The Wright Flyers 1899-1916: The Kites, Gliders, and Aircraft That Launched the "Air Age"

by Richard P. Hallion

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An authoritative new history and analysis of the Wright Brothers' pioneering aircraft, from their triumph in 1903, through their string of achievements in the next decade, to their eclipse in the 1910s.

Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle-making brothers from Dayton, Ohio, secured their place as the most famous names in aviation history when, on December 17, 1903, they made the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1472837770

ISBN13:9781472837776

Release Date:December 2019

Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)

Length:80 Pages

Weight:0.57 lbs.

Dimensions:0.3" x 9.7" x 7.1"

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Engineering History Technology Transportation

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