Octave’s maps of the launch site were
not to be trusted
2006
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Pierpont spent hours ironing his new
Signal Captain uniform and getting ready
to be photographed
2006
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60"x96"

at the moment of launch, the quick
release jammed and Huffaker lost his
cool
2006
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72"x144"

Langley wouldn't let anyone touch his
precious ropes and cables
2006
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54"x36"

The pilot: airborne oxygen system check
2006
graphite on paper
42"x42"

The pilot: testing the launch tether
2006
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42"x42"

Lillienthal’s curiously incorrect
meteorological predictions made him the
primary scapegoat
2006
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60"x144"

Langley postponed the take-off so he
could oil the machine for the fourteenth
time
2006
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48"x72"

Huffaker and Lillienthal’s dispute over
publicity issues causes them to miss the
launch entirely
2006
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48"x108"

The pilot: third attempt to descend
2006
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42"x42"

Miscues, poor signaling and improper use
of the target by Pierpont and Chanute
all doomed the landing
2006
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66"x144"

The burning hulk of jetpack didn't keep
Huffaker from posing for the
cameras" graphite on paper
2006
graphite on paper
54"x36"