Wright's 3rd Test Glider. Historic photo of the Wright brothers' third test glider being launched at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, on October 10, 1902. Wilbur Wright is at the controls, Orville Wright is at, and Dan Tate (a local resident and friend of the Wright brothers) is at right. The 1902 test gliders were extremely important the development of the first powered airplane (NASA Media Archives). Buy this as a superb wall poster, a canvas print or a framed print.