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Filled with rare photographs and featuring accounts written by the Wright Brothers themselves, this fascinating firsthand history covers the brothers' early experiments, their construction of planes and motors, the first test flights, life after Kitty Hawk, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 black-and-white photographs.
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1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly, Orville and Wilbur Wright. Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.
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On a winter day in 1903, in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, two unknown brothers from Ohio changed history. But it would take the world some time to believe what had happened: the age of flight had begun, with the first heavier-than-air, powered machine carrying a pilot. Who were these men and how was it that they achieved what they did? Far more than a couple of unschooled Dayton bicycle mechanics who happened to hit on success, they were men...
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Secret Smithsonian adventures volume 1
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
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English
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After discovering that the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is much smaller, has no Spirit of St. Louis airplane or Apollo 11 command module, and is filled with balloons, blimps, and dirigibles, four schoolmates travel through time to try and restore the Wright brothers to their well-earned place in history and learn about aerodynamics and other aviation principles along the way.
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103 pages : illustrations, map ; 20 cm.
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Español
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Presents the lives and accomplishments of the Wright brothers, high school dropouts from Dayton, Ohio, who started out repairing bicycles and went on to build and fly the first successful airplane.
Presenta la vida y los logros de los hermanos Wright, abandonan la escuela secundaria de Dayton, Ohio, que comenzó a cabo la reparación de bicicletas y pasó a construir y volar el primer avión con éxito.
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Scholastic science super giants volume 1
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48 pages : illustrations (part color) ; 23 cm.
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English
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In Can You Fly High, Wright Brothers? you will find answers to twenty questions about Orville and Wilbur Wright. Facts you'll discover include: What were their favorite hobbies growing up? How did the get interested in flying? Why did the pick Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? Which brother was the first to fly? You'll also learn about flight-from kites to gliders to jet planes.
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113 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm.
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English
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"In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and even other aviators complicated the Wright brothers' journey. But thanks to their carefully recorded experiments and a healthy dash of bravery, the Wright...
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