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Overview"Most people recognize Wilbur and Orville Wright as the first in flight, in 1903, on the blustery sand dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. But few know that the next aviator, a Brazilian, flew almost three years later and was nevertheless widely credited as being the first. Or that a world-famous escapologist, a Hungarian, made the first flights in Australia but afterwards never flew again. Or that in Spain the first public display of a flying machine led to religious riots. The first pilots from each of a hundred countries have their stories told in this work. A ""flight"" is defined as that made by a ""heavier-than-air machine capable of taking off from ground level carrying a pilot, who controls to some degree the ascent, descent and path of the machine."" To be called ""successful,"" the flight must be ""sustained past the point to which the machine's take-off momentum would normally carry it through the air.""" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hart MatthewsPublisher: McFarland & Co Inc Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc Edition: illustrated Edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780786438808ISBN 10: 0786438800 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 27 October 2008 Recommended Age: From 18 years Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Countries The Chronology Glossary Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsCompelling reading...an interesting international approach to the fascinating history of flight...useful -- Booklist RBB Booklist RBB Author InformationHart Matthews is a freelance writer and photographer. He lives in Durham, North Carolina. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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