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The Wright Brothers: a Brief Account of Their Work, ,1899-1911 |
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Gibbs-Smith, Charles H. |
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30p. + illus. |
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London: H. M. Stationery Off., 1963 |
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1963 |
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Biographical References--Wright Brothers--Books |
| Abstract |
Substance of a lecture delivered before the Royal Institution of Great Britain, May 3, 1963. Pages 1-13 originally published with title "Wright Brothers and Their Invention of the Practical Aeroplane" in Nature , June 1, 1963, vol. 198, pp. 824-826. Concise and authentic survey of the Wright brothers' achievements, their early gliding experiments, 1900-1902, their aeroplanes and powered flights, 1903-1905, their patent and flight control systems, their flights in France and the U.S. in 1908-1909; Wright aeroplane modifications, 1909-1911, and their influence on aviation abroad during the period 1902-1909. |
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