We Were There at the First Airplane Flight

We Were There at the First Airplane Flight
Author: Felix Sutton
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2013
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0486492583

"On a blustery North Carolina afternoon in 1902, young Jimmie and Clara Blair meet Orville and Wilbur Wright and assist the inventors in realizing their dream of human flight"--

My First Airplane Ride

My First Airplane Ride
Author: Patricia Hubbell
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780761454366

A little boy is excited by his first airplane ride

First Flight

First Flight
Author: T. A. Heppenheimer
Publisher: Wiley
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2003-02-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780471401247

An aviation expert uncovers the brilliance behind the first successful flight of an engine-powered plane In the centennial year of the Wright Brothers' first successful flight, acclaimed aviation writer T. A. Heppenheimer reexamines what Wilbur and Orville Wright achieved. In First Flight, he debunks the popular assumption that the Wrights were simple mechanics who succeeded by trial and error, demonstrating instead that they were true engineering geniuses. Heppenheimer presents the background that made possible the work of the Wrights and examines the work of Samuel P. Langley, a serious rival. He places their work within a broad historical context, emphasizing their contributions after 1903 and their convergence with ongoing aeronautical work in France. T. A. Heppenheimer (Fountain Valley, CA) has written extensively on aerospace, business, and the history of technology. His many books include Turbulent Skies: The History of Commercial Aviation (0-471-10961-4), Countdown: A History of Space Flight (0-471-14439-8), and A Brief History of Flight: From Balloons to Mach 3 and Beyond (0-471-34637-3), all from Wiley.

Yesterday We Were in America

Yesterday We Were in America
Author: Brendan Lynch
Publisher: The History Press
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2019-02-18
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0750991097

On 14 June 1919 – eight years before Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic – two men from Manchester took off in an open-cockpit Vickers Vimy and flew into the history books. They battled through a sixteen-hour journey of snow, ice and continuous cloud, with a non-functioning wireless and a damaged exhaust that made it impossible to hear each other. And then, just five hours away from Ireland and high above the sea, the Vimy stalled. Yesterday We Were in America is the incredible story of John Alcock and Arthur Whitten Brown, and how they gave hope to a post-war world that was in grave need of it.

How We Invented the Airplane

How We Invented the Airplane
Author: Orville Wright
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2012-07-12
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 0486135691

This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs.

Airplane Flight!

Airplane Flight!
Author: Susanna Leonard Hill
Publisher: Little Simon
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781416978329

In the cockpit Captain Bright Makes sure everything works right. Wing flaps open. Wing flaps close. Lights shine bright on tail and nose. Susanna Leonard Hill's rhythmic text and Ana Martin Larranaga's simple but enticing art will take young readers on an exciting airplane ride! Kids can lift the10 flaps throughout the book to make their flying and reading experience more fun! Fasten your seatbelt and fly above the sky with this interactive book that's shaped like an airplane. This format is perfect for young children who are going on a plane for the first to one-hundredth time!

First to Fly

First to Fly
Author: Peter Busby
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-08
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781897330524

With an inspiring text, original paintings, period photographs, and detailed diagrams, the story of Orville and Wilbur Wright is recreated, from their earliest challenges to their final triumph in 1903--building the plane that would change the world.

Gustave Whitehead

Gustave Whitehead
Author: Susan O'Dwyer Brinchman
Publisher:
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2015
Genre: Aeronautical engineers
ISBN: 9780692439302

Presents evidence for Gustave Whitehead's claim to have preceded the Wright Brothers in powered flight by two years with a flight in Fairfield, Connecticut on August 14, 1901. The book also provides other details on Whitehead's life and accomplishments. Numerous quotes from primary sources are included.

First Time on a Plane

First Time on a Plane
Author: Sue McMillan
Publisher: Parragon
Total Pages:
Release: 2012-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781445459417

Jacon is getting his teeth check by the dentist today. Are you going to see the dentist, too? Read this story, find fun things in the scenes and solve the puzzles!