Unlocking The Sky

Glenn Hammond Curtiss and the Race to Invent the Airplane

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Aviation, History, Biography & Memoir, Reference
Cover of the book Unlocking The Sky by Seth Shulman, HarperCollins e-books
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Seth Shulman ISBN: 9780061846939
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books Publication: October 13, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books Language: English
Author: Seth Shulman
ISBN: 9780061846939
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Publication: October 13, 2009
Imprint: HarperCollins e-books
Language: English

Unlocking the Sky tells the extraordinary tale of the race to design, refine, and manufacture a manned flying machine, a race that took place in the air, on the ground, and in the courtrooms of America. While the Wright brothers threw a veil of secrecy over their flying machine, Glenn Hammond Curtiss -- perhaps the greatest aviator and aeronautical inventor of all time -- freely exchanged information with engineers in America and abroad, resulting in his famous airplane, the June Bug, which made the first ever public flight in America. Fiercely jealous, the Wright brothers took to the courts to keep Curtiss and his airplane out of the sky and off the market. Ultimately, however, it was Curtiss's innovations and designs, not the Wright brothers', that served as the model for the modern airplane.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Unlocking the Sky tells the extraordinary tale of the race to design, refine, and manufacture a manned flying machine, a race that took place in the air, on the ground, and in the courtrooms of America. While the Wright brothers threw a veil of secrecy over their flying machine, Glenn Hammond Curtiss -- perhaps the greatest aviator and aeronautical inventor of all time -- freely exchanged information with engineers in America and abroad, resulting in his famous airplane, the June Bug, which made the first ever public flight in America. Fiercely jealous, the Wright brothers took to the courts to keep Curtiss and his airplane out of the sky and off the market. Ultimately, however, it was Curtiss's innovations and designs, not the Wright brothers', that served as the model for the modern airplane.

More books from HarperCollins e-books

Cover of the book Death in Lovers' Lane by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Africa United by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Party Girl by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Sharpe's Fury by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Sky Hunters: X-Battalion by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Don't Leave Me This Way by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Last Chance Saloon by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Tour of Duty by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Women and Autoimmune Disease by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Love in the Time of Taffeta by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Shattered Justice by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Bone Valley by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book The Sinister Pig by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book Blues Dancing by Seth Shulman
Cover of the book 33 Revolutions per Minute by Seth Shulman
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy