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| Title |
Os irmaos Wright |
| Personal
Name |
Napoleao, Aluizio |
| Pages |
pp. 115-129, 205-252 |
| Publisher |
Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, 1941 |
| Publication
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1941 |
| Open
Term |
Biographical References--Wright Brothers--Books |
| Series |
In his Santos Dumont e a conquista do ar |
| Abstract |
This book and its sections devoted to the Wright brothers was published also in Spanish translation Rio de Janeiro: Imprensa Nacional, 1943, vol. 1, pp. 114-132, 205-251 and in English translation Rio de Janeiro: National Printing Office, 1945, vol. 1, pp. 130-155, 239-285. The sections on the Wrights are also included in the second edition (Sao Paulo: Companhia Editora Nacional, 1957), pp. 142-161, 253-312. Extensive discussion of Wrights' flights and claims in sections entitled "The Flight with the Heavier-than-air Machine" and "Priority in Airplane Flying." Quotes extensively from accounts of the Wrights by Captain Ferber and John McMahon in his book The Wright Brothers . Casts doubt on Wright claims and concludes that Santos-Dumont "was the first man to fly in a heavier-than-air machine." |
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