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Author : George Shea
Release : 1997-09
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Book Rating : 526/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis First Flight by : George Shea
Download or read book First Flight written by George Shea. This book was released on 1997-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. I Can Read Series Level 4: Advanced Reading.
Author : T. A. Heppenheimer
Release : 2003-02-12
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 247/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis First Flight by : T. A. Heppenheimer
Download or read book First Flight written by T. A. Heppenheimer. This book was released on 2003-02-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An aviation expert uncovers the brilliance behind the first successful flight of an engine-powered plane In the centennial year of the Wright Brothers' first successful flight, acclaimed aviation writer T. A. Heppenheimer reexamines what Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved. In First Flight, he debunks the popular assumption that the Wrights were simple mechanics who succeeded by trial and error, demonstrating instead that they were true engineering geniuses. Heppenheimer presents the background that made possible the work of the Wrights and examines the work of Samuel P. Langley, a serious rival. He places their work within a broad historical context, emphasizing their contributions after 1903 and their convergence with ongoing aeronautical work in France. T. A. Heppenheimer (Fountain Valley, CA) has written extensively on aerospace, business, and the history of technology. His many books include Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation (0-471-10961-4), Countdown: A History of Space Flight (0-471-14439-8), and A Brief History of Flight: From Balloons to Mach 3 and Beyond (0-471-34637-3), all from Wiley.
Author : Susan O'Dwyer Brinchman
Release : 2015
Genre : Aeronautical engineers
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Book Rating : 302/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Gustave Whitehead by : Susan O'Dwyer Brinchman
Download or read book Gustave Whitehead written by Susan O'Dwyer Brinchman. This book was released on 2015. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents evidence for Gustave Whitehead's claim to have preceded the Wright Brothers in powered flight by two years with a flight in Fairfield, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. The book also provides other details on Whitehead's life and accomplishments. Numerous quotes from primary sources are included.
Author : Chris Claremont
Release : 1987
Genre : Human-alien encounters
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Book Rating : 841/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis First Flight by : Chris Claremont
Download or read book First Flight written by Chris Claremont. This book was released on 1987. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After Lt. Shea fails a simulation test, she is given a second chance. She is to play pilot to a minimal-hassle scientific mission which turns out to be mankind's first contact with alien life.
Author : Noriko Carroll
Release : 2006-03
Genre : Nature
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Book Rating : 075/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis First Flight by : Noriko Carroll
Download or read book First Flight written by Noriko Carroll. This book was released on 2006-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides full-color photographs that chronicle the life of a hummingbird, following the story of Honey, an adult female, and her two chicks, Ray and Zen, including building a nest, laying the eggs, hatching, and their first flight.
