their experimentation in flight in 1896 at their bicycle shop
in Dayton, Ohio. They selected the beach at Kitty Hawk as their proving ground because of the constant wind that added lift to their craft. In 1902 they came to the beach with their glider and made more than 700 successful flights.Wilbur flies a glider in earlier tests
Kitty Hawk, Oct. 10, 1902.