aeronautical engineers

Archival photographs and text profile the Wright brothers and their pioneering first flight.

Young Violet's only friend is her dog, Orville, until one of her homemade flying machines takes her to the rescue of a Boy Scout troop in trouble.

Discusses the achievements of Alberto Santos-Dumont, a Brazilian man who designed, built, and flew a personal flying machine, becoming the first pilot to lift off and land a completely self-propelled plane.

Describes the life and accomplishments of Igor Sikorsky, the Russian-American man who built the first successful helicopter.

A biography of the aircraft designer and manufacturer who pioneered in multi-engine airplanes, helicopters, and flying boats.

A graphic novel biography of the lives and careers of Orville and Wilbur Wright, the Dayton, Ohio, brothers credited with the creation of mechanical flight.