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X Planes 13: Wright Flyers 1899-1916 by Richard P. Hallion SC
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472837770
ISBN-13
9781472837776
eBay Product ID (ePID)
7038739349
Product Key Features
Book Title
Wright Flyers 1899-1916 : the Kites, Gliders, and Aircraft That Launched the Air Age
Number of Pages
80 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Aviation / History, Military / Aviation, Aeronautics & Astronautics, Science & Technology
Publication Year
2019
Illustrator
Yes, Tooby, Adam
Genre
Transportation, Technology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
X-Planes Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
9.5 Oz
Item Length
7.2 in
Item Width
9.8 in
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Intended Audience
Trade
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Reviews
"In his conclusion, the author notes that the legacy of the ingenious brothers lives on with every flight. This concise history is a shining addition to Hallion's impressive body of work." - Aviation History
Dewey Edition
23
Series Volume Number
13
Dewey Decimal
629.130092
Table Of Content
Introduction /1899-1902: From kites to gliders and wind tunnel research /1903: The Kitty Hawk Flyer /1904-1907: Design refinement and the 1904, 1905, and 1907 machines /1908-1909: Demonstrations in America and Europe & the Wright Military Flyer /1910-1914: The later Wright Model B, EX, and others /1915-1916: End of the Wright era /Conclusion and Assessment /Bibliography
Synopsis
An authoritative new history and analysis of the Wright Brothers' pioneering aircraft, from their triumph in 1903, through their string of achievements in the next decade, to their eclipse in the 1910s. Orville and Wilbur Wright, two bicycle-making brothers from Dayton, Ohio, secured their place as the most famous names in aviation history when, on December 17, 1903, they made the first powered, controlled, and sustained heavier-than-air flight. But their success over the cold and windswept Carolina dunes that day has overshadowed their many other accomplishments before and after that historic flight. The Wrights' progression from theory to analysis to ground-testing components and wing shapes, and to then flight-testing kites, gliders, and their first powered aeroplane, marked the world's first successful "X-Plane" research and development program. They established a template all subsequent aircraft have followed, one still relevant in the era of hypersonic flight and drone research. This book traces the Wright Brothers' story, from their first success on that cold December day throughout their glory years to their eventual eclipse by other aviators. It explores in detail the process that lead them to their pioneering craft and their many subsequent achievements over the following years, and highlights their enduring importance in the age of modern flight., Orville and Wilbur Wright did not just invent the airplane. They were aeronautical engineers before the field existed. They researched, developed, tested, and evaluated sub-scale technology demonstrators such as airfoil models, kites, and gliders. They built and used test rigs and a wind tunnel. The brothers did not just give the world flight, they gave aero engineers a model of how to design and test aircraft. After 1903, the "firsts" continued. The Wrights' were the first airplanes to be fully maneuverable, to carry a passenger, to fire a machine gun, to cross the United States. The first production aircraft was a Wright, as was the world's first military aircraft - of the US Signal Corps. On tours of Europe the Wrights wowed the crowds. But the limitations of their chain-driven canard pusher design soon told. By the 1910s the future clearly lay in tractor aircraft, and by World War I, the Wright era was over. This is a fascinating history of the Wrights, their work, and their aircraft, by one of the world's authorities on early flight. Throughout the last century, one-off experimental aircraft and cutting-edge military prototypes have pushed the boundaries of what is possible. Authoritative and accessible, X-Planes is the series that explains the technology behind the world's most important prototype and research aircraft, their often dangerous flight-test careers, and how their successes and failures influenced frontline aircraft development. Each Book Contains: The best archive photography, Meticulously detailed original artwork, Expert history and analysis Book jacket., An authoritative new history and analysis of the Wright Brothers' pioneering aircraft, from their triumph in 1903, through their string of achievements in the next decade, to their eclipse in the 1910s.
LC Classification Number
TL540
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