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Wings
The invention of the airplane ushered in the modern age--a new era of global commerce, revolutionary technologies, and total war. In this new history of aviation, Crouch weaves the people, machines, and ideas of the air age into a compelling narrative.
The Bishop's Boys: A Life of Wilbur and Orville Wright
The reissue of this definitive biography heralds the one-hundredth anniversary of the Wright brothers' first flight. Brilliant, self-trained engineers, the Wright brothers had a unique blend of native talent, character, and family experience that perfectly suited them to the task of invention but left them ill-prepared to face a world of skeptics, rivals, and officials. Using a treasure trove of Wright family correspondence and diaries, Tom Crouch skillfully weaves the story of the airplane's invention into the drama of a unique and unforgettable family. He shows us exactly how and why these two obscure bachelors from Dayton, Ohio, were able to succeed where so many better-trained, better-financed rivals had failed.
First Flight
Describes the Wright brothers of Dayton, Ohio and the events that lead to the world's first successful flight of a man-carrying, power-driven, heavier-than-air machine. The Wright brothers' first flight occurred on Dec. 17, 1903 and lasted just 12 seconds at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
BLERIOT XI PB
Each book deals with a different historic airplane in the National Air and Space Museum's (NASM) impressive collection. The first section of each book covers the background and history of the aircraft; the second provides illustrations, diagrams, and details unique to its restoration by skilled NASM craftsmen.
Lighter Than Air
Looks at the history of balloons and airships, from Archimedes' discovery of the principle of buoyancy to the present day.
A Dream of Wings: Americans and the Airplane, 1875-1905
For decades before the Wright brothers took off, a community of engineers, scientists and dreamers had tried to fly. A Dream of Wings brings to life these characters and their contraptions.
The Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age
Presents a biography of the Wright brothers, focusing on their systematic research of flight mechanics which proved the key to their success.
Military Ballooning During the Early Civil War
Crouch, senior curator of the Aeronautics Division at the National Air and Space Museum.
How We Invented the Airplane
This fascinating firsthand account covers the Wright Brothers' early experiments, construction of planes and motors, first flights, and much more. Introduction and commentary by Fred C. Kelly. 76 photographs.
