Synopses & Reviews
People have always wanted to fly like birds. Not until the experiments of Orville and Wilbur Wright in the early 1900s did it really happen. They tried and tried, until one day their flying machine lifted them up and away...into history, and so modern flight was born. Read the true story of how it really happened!
Synopsis
Not until the experiments of Orville and Wilbur Wright in the early 1900s did the dream of people flying become a reality. Here's the true story of how these talented, persistent brothers developed early flying machines, written in simple, clear language with realistic watercolor illustrations.
Table of Contents
Contents Flying a Kite, 1899
Bumpy Rides, 1900-1901
Twists and Turns, 1901-1902
Props and Powerr, 1902-1903
The Wright Flyer, 1903
Onward and Upward