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Countdown to Flight! Paperback - 1999

Name: Countdown to Flight!
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Author: Steve Englehart
ISBN: 9781583484036

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From the rear cover

It's December 17, 1903, and Wilbur and Orville Wright are about to do what man had dreamed of for centuries -- fly! They have worked for five years, studying, trying new ideas, and testing their inventions on a lonely spot of sandy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. Finally, after many setbacks and disappointments, they are ready to launch their engine-powered aeroplane -- and this time it works. With Orville in the pilot's seat and Wilbur running alongside holding on to the bottom of the wing, the Kitty Hawk Flyer is in the air. The flight lasts just 12 seconds, but it is the beginning of a new era of the amazing flying machines that now take us all over the world.

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Title Countdown to Flight!
Author Steve Englehart
Binding Paperback
Edition Revised
Pages 112
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher iUniverse
Publication date 1999-09-01
Illustrated Yes
Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781583484036 / 1583484035
Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
Dimensions 8.56 x 5.6 x 0.32 in (21.74 x 14.22 x 0.81 cm)
Age range 13 to 17 years
Grade levels 8 - 12
Themes
- Chronological Period: 1851-1899
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
Category Young Adult Misc. Nonfiction
Library of Congress subjects Wright, Wilbur, Wright, Orville
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 99090908
Dewey Decimal Code 629.130

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