On Great White Wings The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight

Title On Great White Wings The Wright Brothers and the Race for Flight ISBN 9780786866861 Author Culick, Fred E. C. Subject Aviation Binding Hardcover Publisher Hyperion Publisher Year 2001 Condition Fine in Fine dust jacket Description Pictorial endpapers, color, b/w photos. ; On the eve of the hundredth anniversary of the historic events at Kitty Hawk comes a splendidly illustrated account of the legendary twelve-second flight that changed the world forever. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright took to the air for less than a minute, accomplishing what mankind had only dreamed of for centuries. Now, almost one hundred years later, this definitive account offers a unique look at the Wright Brothers' achievement, and at the many experiments that led up to their momentous ride. Revealing the brothers' youthful interest in technology and flight, the authors recount the trials and errors of other would-be aviators, and explain how the race t