Overview
One hundred years ago on December 17, 1903, the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight. The venture kicked off a frenzy for flight at the turn of the century. Children will love the large realistic illustrations and photos in this entertaining book that details the triumphs and follies of: – Sir George Cayley – Clement Ader – Otto Lilienthal – S.P. Langly – Orville and Wilbur Wright – Santos-Dumont – Louis Bl?riot and Henry Farman – Glenn Curtiss and other record setters at Reims – Calbraith Perry Rodgers – S.F. Cody and military aircraft – Petr Nesterov and the daredevilsOle Steen – Sikorsky and his helicopter – plane identification guide