How We Invented the Airplane: An Illustrated History (Dover Transportation)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (539 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486256626 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 96 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mr. Long forgotten until a typewritten copy was discovered among the Wright papers at the Library of Congress, it is the best, most detailed account of how the Wright brothers succeeded in creating the machine that lifted man into the sky on wings.The brothers first became interested in the problem of flight after reading about the glider experiments of Otto Lilienthal, a 19th-century German engineer. A new era had begun and the world would never be the same again.The achievement of the Wright brothers is placed in historical context in the absorbing and informative introduction to this volume, written by Fred C. As an extra bonus, a lively popular account of the Wrights' success, written in 1908 by both brothers, has been included in an Appendix. It was the realization of a dream as old as mankind. Experimenting first with kites and gliders, they developed a revolutionary wing design that helped solve the
How the Wright Brothers changed travel himart Well written book about two brothers who had a vision and made it happen. The Wright brothers solved a mystery the of flight that escaped many others before them. What is ignored in the telling of the Wright brothers is the third man who remained in the background, The three worked as a team in all aspects running the businesses and in designing the first powered airplane. Charles Taylor, a self taught machinist, without plans made from scratch the light w. "The story is best in their own words." according to William Dougherty. I liked Tom Crouch’s “The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright” and when I saw this referenced I bought it. I must say it had real resonance while adding context. It’s short and concise and help’s you to understand what drove them (even after having read a 600 page biography). I recommend it to anyone who admires the Wright Bros. as I do. I’m not sure if you should read this before or after “The Bisho. GREAT book, About two GREAT People Joel Godston I'm an Aeronautical Engineer, retired from Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, a Division of United Technology Corporation, a pilot with a Commercial rating, and over 55 years of flying experiencehaving flown Piper Cubs, T-28's, T-birds, B-47's, F-84's, F-86H's, and Cessna 172's, and 182's.Lots of fun and experiences! The book tells it like it was for two young brothers to invent, and perform for the first time, controlled flight. It was an inspiration to me and to