This book marks a lasting contribution to the observance of this ultimate aviation milestone: the reprinting of Arthur G. Renstrom's Wilbur & Orville Wright: A Chronology Commemorating the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Orville ...
This edition of Gibbs-Smith's authoritative text, first published in 1987, is illustrated with a number of historic photographs and detailed diagrams.
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In this classic title, Alden Hatch offers the biography of one of the most influential men in twentieth-century American technology.
His wisdom is as fresh and relevant today as it was at the beginning of the century when he offered it. This collection of Mitchell's thoughts on air power offered here should illuminate the vision offered by Global Engagement.
They changed the world forever. In The Wright Brothers, Ian Mackersey gives us an intriguing new biography of these eccentric figures, whose genius unlocked the secrets of mechanical flight to realize one of man's oldest dreams.
Pioneers of Aviation
On December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina.
America's premier closed-course high-speed air race was the Pulitzer Trophy Race, which was the marquee event during the annual National Air Races. Publishing magnates Ralph, Joseph, Jr., and Herbert Pulitzer of the New York World and ...
Canton boasts a rich aviation heritage, reaching back to the earliest pioneers of flight.