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2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
An outstanding book! Sep 17, 2010
By Jack Sweeney
This book reviews in authorative detail the discoveries in aviation technology in several chapters.
Chapter one covers the period from 1740 to 1890, when an amazing amount of critical aeronautical technology was accumulated. Of course, certain data (with the benefit of hindsight) proved to be incorrect. It was up to the experimenter to accumulate these papers and separate the wheat from the chaff.
The second chapter reviews aviation technology from 1890 to about 1905, mostly as the result of glider experiences.
The third chapter shows what historical data was provided the Wrights by the Smithsonian and reviews the Wrights progress, step by step, change by change, by analyzing their progress and the errors that the Wrights made in view of the data made available to them, and what later advancements have proven. The review relies upon the Wright's own written records of their program, providing an invaluable insight into the validity of the author's comments.
The remaining chapters review the aeronautical field in the years since the Wright era, covering many interesting facets of this era. They also point out many of the false legends that have developed about the Wright programs, explaining how they came about. It can be taken as critical of the Wrights programs, but is (I believe) just a matter of eliminating many fables that have arisen over the years.
The author, Joe Bullmer,is a highly educated aeronautical engineer with a long and distinguished career in the industry. He is to be commended for producing a highly readable book which includes the results of extensive research into aviation technology over the past 250 years.
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The Wright Story Dec 23, 2009
By Joy M. Peeler
This is an excellent book containing information many of us have never heard. It is a must read for anyone interested in the history of flight.
Joy Peeler
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The Wright Story Apr 01, 2010
By Louise A. Webb
"Flying Buff's Wife"
I purchased this book for my husband, a 70 year aviation enthusiast, engineer and USAF veteran. He could not put it down. He knew some of the amazing things brought to life in this book but not in the documented detail delivered here. This is an exciting look at how the world got into the air.
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