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Old 28th May 2020, 02:56
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Wright Brothers Book

Looking for opinions on which Wright Brothers bio book to buy - needs to have plenty of emphasis on technical aspects.
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Originally Posted by Sonny Corleone
Looking for opinions on which Wright Brothers bio book to buy - needs to have plenty of emphasis on technical aspects.
"The Bishop's Boys" ... by Tom Crouch

Excellent and detailed life of the Wright Bros , lots of pages , lots of pictures ..... it is an older publication but lots of copies still around .... the only flaw in the book was the title .... looks like a religious theme instead of aviation .... their father was a bishop thus the title ...... fathers influence and encouragement played a big part
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Should also have added that it is full of technical details , well written and you feel like you are working right alongside them .... even has technical details and pictures of their wind tunnels .... and the instruments they built to measure drag and lift on various airfoils .... on and on.
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