The Early History of the Airplane (annotated) - Tapa blanda

The Early History of the Airplane is a classic aviation history text by Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright. Though the subject of aerial navigation is generally considered new, it has occupied the minds of men more or less from the earliest ages. Our personal interest in it dates from our childhood days. Late in the autumn of 1878 our father came into the house one evening with some object partly concealed in his hands, and before we could see what it was, he tossed it into the air. Instead of falling to the floor, as we expected, it flew across the room, till it struck the ceiling, where it fluttered awhile, and finally sank to the floor. Contents: The Wright brothers' aeroplane -- How we made the first flight -- Some aeronautical experiments.