261 Seiten / pages dunkler Leinenband im Oktavformat mit illustr. Schutzumschlag; Einbandecke leicht bestossen, sonst sehr gut erhaltenes Exemplar mit zahlreichen Abbildungen - well-kept dark linen copy with many text illustrations Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1.

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Title

Visions of a flying Machine : The Wright brothers and the Process of Invention

Publisher

Washington [u.a.] : Smithsonian Inst. Press

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0874744563

ISBN 13

9780874744569

Binding

Leinen

Edition

1st edition.

Condition

Gut

Dust Jacket Condition

Dust Jacket Included

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Explains how the Wright Brothers identified and resolved each technical obstacle to the construction of a flying machine and why they succeeded where so many had failed

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Thoroughly researched and well written, this is a scholarly assessment of the engineering methods used by the Wright Brothers. Jakab documents the progression of their experiments to refine the wings, propulsion system, and control and balance designs that led to a flyable airplane. He underscores the Wrights' hard work and perseverence throughout. Tom D. Crouch's The Bishop's Boys ( LJ 5/15/89) is an excellent companion volume which relates the biographical side of this fascinating story.
- William A. McIntyre, L.R.C., New Hampshire Technical Coll., Nashua
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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