wright flyer (airplane)

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wright flyer (airplane)

The Wright brothers fly

2007
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.

Conquering the sky

the secret flights of the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk
2009
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.

The Flyer flew!

the invention of the airplane
2006
Provides an account of the invention of the airplane by Orville and Wilbur Wright in the early twentieth century.

Can you fly high, Wright Brothers?

2006
Answers twenty questions on the Wright Brothers, discussing their childhood hobbies, study of flight, and first powered flight, and includes three experiments.

Aloft at last

how the Wright brothers made history
2002
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