wright flyer (airplane)

"Here is the amazing true story of how a single piece of cloth-originally destined to become underwear-was used in the design of the Wright brothers' Flyer, traveled to the Moon with Apollo 11, and is currently wandering Mars on Ingenuity"--.

Describes the early lives of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the airplane design that helped them achieve controlled flight, the first powered flight, and the help they received from their sister, Katharine.

Examines the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright with a focus on their secret flights in 1908 at Kitty Hawk in North Carolina before the media discovered their actions and introduced their story to the world.

Provides an account of the invention of the airplane by Orville and Wilbur Wright in the early twentieth century.

Answers twenty questions on the Wright Brothers, discussing their childhood hobbies, study of flight, and first powered flight, and includes three experiments.