Technical and Scale Drawings:

Drawings of the 1903 Wright Flyer

1903 Wright Flyer, Drawing A-1
NASM 9A 00706

During the 1985 restoration of the 1903 Wright Flyer, the National Air and Space Museum restoration team completely disassembled the aircraft and measured each component. Finding a number of inaccuracies in existing sets of drawings of the Flyer, the Museum commissioned a new set of 50 drawings of the airframe and engine. These drawings are available from the Museum's Archives Division as a set, or individually; each drawing measures 24 X 36 inches (60.9 X 91.4 cm). The 3-view drawing pictured here measures 24 X 44 inches (60.9 X 111.7 cm). A downloadable version (151k) to print out at home is also available. Information on other drawing sets of the Flyer is also available. Please read our Drawings Reference Policy.

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  Archives Division
  Smithsonian Institution
  PO Box 37012
  National Air and Space Museum
  Room 3100, MRC 322
  Washington, DC 20013-7012

NOTICE: A signed Document Use and Indemnification Agreement is required before reproductions of materials from this collection may be released. For more information, please see the Archives Drawings Reference Policy.

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Technical drawings of many other aircraft are available; please write us with your interests for a summary of our holdings.

SI 87-3893

A downloadable version (181k) of another drawing of the Flyer available.

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