From the rear cover
It's December 17, 1903, and Wilbur and Orville Wright are about to do what man had dreamed of for centuries -- fly! They have worked for five years, studying, trying new ideas, and testing their inventions on a lonely spot of sandy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Finally, after many setbacks and disappointments, they are ready to launch their engine-powered aeroplane -- and this time it works. With Orville in the pilot's seat and Wilbur running alongside holding on to the bottom of the wing, the Kitty Hawk Flyer is in the air. The flight lasts just 12 seconds, but it is the beginning of a new era of the amazing flying machines that now take us all over the world.
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- Title Countdown to Flight!
- Author Steve Englehart
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 112
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher iUniverse
- Date 1999-09-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781583484036 / 1583484035
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 8.56 x 5.6 x 0.32 in (21.74 x 14.22 x 0.81 cm)
- Ages 13 to 17 years
- Grade levels 8 - 12
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Library of Congress subjects Wright, Wilbur, Wright, Orville
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99090908
- Dewey Decimal Code 629.130
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