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9781426301889
On a windswept beach in North Carolina in 1903, American aviation finally took wing.The Wright Brothers Flytells the soaring tale of how Orville and Wilbur Wright achieved the first controlled human flight in history. What was their inspiration? What was the drive behind their childhood dream? What were the solutions that the brothers found to the endless aerodynamic challeges they encountered? This absorbing and beautifully illustrated book follows the story of how the Wright Brothers' obsession with flight led to one of the greatest achievements of modern man.O'Sullivan, Robyn is the author of 'Wright Brothers Fly ', published 2007 under ISBN 9781426301889 and ISBN 142630188X.
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