Ch. 01 // Woodcut 1903$23.00
12 Seconds Woodcut Heavyweight Tee
1903 Wright Flyer I · Comfort Colors 1717 · 6.1 oz 100% ring-spun garment-dyed cotton (Black, Pepper, Navy)
The record / 1900s
The Story & Historical Record
At 10:35 on the morning of 17 December 1903, Orville Wright lay down on the lower wing of the Wright Flyer and took off from the sand at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina. The first powered flight lasted 12 seconds and covered 120 feet. The brothers made four flights that day, and the longest went 852 feet in 59 seconds.A small top-down silhouette of the Wright Flyer sits at the chest, with one thin vertical line of type trailing behind it like a contrail: KILL DEVIL HILLS, 17 DEC 1903.Garment-dyed heavyweight 100% ring-spun cotton, relaxed unisex fit, made to order and shipped from the US. Printed in white on a black tee, small and quiet, so the story is the thing people ask about.Sources National Park Service, The First Flight NASA, 120 Years Ago: The First Powered Flight Library of Congress, Today in History: December 17 Wright Flyer silhouette rebuilt from measurements of a CC0 plan view (Wikimedia Commons, MLWatts, "Wright Flyer 1903 3-view.svg").
Read the historical recordVerified Airframe Configuration
| Aircraft | 1903 Wright Flyer I |
|---|---|
| Date & Place | 17 December 1903 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. (4 miles south of Kitty Hawk) |
| First Flight | 10:35 a.m. · 12 seconds · 120 feet (Orville Wright prone) |
| Configuration | Canard biplane: twin forward elevators, twin rear pusher propellers, twin rear rudders, wooden skids on monorail launch track |
Plate 01 · Kill Devil Hills, N.C. / Woodcut 1903
Kill Devil Hills Heavyweight Contrail Tee
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1900s
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