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Unlocking the Gateway to Flight: The Keys to the Success of the Wright Brothers tells the fascinating story of how these two remarkable brothers realized mankind's age-old dream of flight. In crystal-clear prose Dale Whitford's new book chronicles, step-by-step, how patience, the scientific method, inspired genius, and incredible concentration changed the world forever.
Neither Orville, nor Wilbur held a high school diploma; both had only modest means. Yet, in just four short years they learned the secrets of flight that had evaded even the most famous, the best educated, and the most heavily financed scientists and engineers for centuries. The principles they discovered a century ago still apply to every aircraft built today.
Beautifully designed by Bill Patterson, of Patterson Graphics, and liberally illustrated with photographs and diagrams, many from the Wrights' archives, this historic publication marks the centennial of flight with a fresh look at two of America's native sons.
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Dale H. Whitford has been intensely interested in airplanes and aviation history since early childhood. He built his first flying model airplane at age 6 and that hobby eventually directed him to his life's work. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering and is one of the 5 founders of the University of Dayton Research Institute.
Whitford read and lectured extensively to both technical and non-technical groups on the Wrights, their airplane, and the reasons for their success. This book is the culmination of his study.
Whitford is now retired after 41 years of conducting aeronautical research for government and industry.
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