Interviewee

John Wright

Interviewer

Susan Bennett

Date of Interview

2-11-1967

Length of interview and transcript

34 pages

Document Type

Transcript

Language

English

Description

This transcript is part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted with people who knew and interacted with Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright and/or Charles F. Kettering. In this interview, the subject discusses the Kettering "Bug," wind tunnels, first earth invector compass, a practical joke with a gyroscope, testing, patent and postwar developments on the "Bug," the Geman V-1 in World War II, a Smithsonian incident regarding the Wright brothers, Charles F. Kettering, and no-knock gasoline.

Repository

University Archives and Special Collections

Identifier

UASC-033_WrightJ

Comments

John Wright was an electrical engineer and chemist who worked for Charles F. Kettering at Delco. He also knew Orville Wright.

Rights

This item may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). It may only be used for noncommercial educational and scholarly purposes. Please contact the University Archives and Special Collections at archives@udayton.edu to inquire about permission to use a specific digital resource.


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