Project Gutenberg 2018-08-19 Public domain in the USA. 85 East, Omega G. Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina [U.S.] National Park Service. Historical handbook series, no. 34 Reading ease score: 60.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stephen Hutcheson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Wright Brothers National Memorial, North Carolina" by Omega G. East is a historical account published during the early 1960s. This book focuses on the significant contributions of Wilbur and Orville Wright, the pioneering brothers who achieved the first powered, manned flight in a heavier-than-air aircraft. The text serves to commemorate not only their groundbreaking achievements but also the subsequent establishment of the memorial itself at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, preserving the site of their historic flights. The book details the Wright brothers' journey from their early mechanical interests to their determination in achieving controlled powered flight. It narrates their experiments with various gliders, their innovative solutions to control and balance issues, and culminates in the monumental success of December 17, 1903, when Orville Wright made the historic flight of 120 feet in 12 seconds. The narrative includes descriptions of their trials, the scientific methods they developed, and their eventual transition to powered flight, showcasing their genius and tenacity. It also highlights the establishment of the Wright Brothers National Memorial, which honors their contributions to aviation and serves as an educational site for visitors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Wright, Orville, 1871-1948 Wright, Wilbur, 1867-1912 Wright Brothers National Memorial (N.C.) TL Text Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: History - American Browsing: Science - General 160819 161050 2024-09-24T04:42:55.092585 2023-09-25T04:09:36.107442 text/html text/html 153517 2018-08-18T17:13:34 text/html 6524606 2024-09-24T04:43:02.375585 application/epub+zip 6527809 2024-09-24T04:42:58.125545 application/epub+zip 104763 2024-09-24T04:42:56.377568 application/epub+zip 6578702 2024-09-24T04:43:05.174537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6545303 2024-09-24T04:43:00.948553 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144005 2022-09-26T06:05:42.402088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126970 126881 2024-09-24T04:42:54.309085 2023-09-25T04:09:35.435411 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 127693 2018-08-18T17:13:30 text/plain; charset=utf-8 46130 2018-08-18T17:14:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 127226 2018-08-18T17:14:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 45961 2018-08-18T17:14:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20268 2024-09-24T04:43:05.313502 application/rdf+xml 18082 2024-09-24T04:42:56.470562 image/jpeg 2690 2024-09-24T04:42:56.422568 image/jpeg 6005590 2018-08-18T17:14:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 6011851 2024-09-24T04:42:55.285572 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog