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The Wright Brothers was a book about the invention of a flying machine by the brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright. It showed how the brothers developed their own airplane that was talked about around the world. It showed the math, science, and mechanics that went into building the first plane. This book would interest math teachers, science teachers, engineers, pilots, and whomever is interested in planes. This book was published in 2016, but was written over things that happened in that start of the twentieth century. The events that take place happened a little over one hundred years ago which was not a long time ago. David McCullough wrote The Wright Brothers to tell the story of how the airplane was invented. To show how much dedication …show more content…

McCullough talked about their knowledge in every aspect that he could. Throughout the book he talked about how brilliant the two brothers were and wrote excitedly about their success in building a plane by themselves. He talked about their success in different ways in each chapter which made it more exciting to read. When Wilbur performed flights over in Paris, France, McCullough talked about how grand it was. He talked about a flight Wilbur had and said “the most magnificent turning movement that has ever been performed by and aviator.” McCullough brought up that Wilbur had built a magnificent flying machine and maneuvered it in a very pristine manner. He also wrote excitedly about Orville Wright performing flights in Washington that broke all the records that Wilbur set over in Paris, …show more content…

It was a wooden box that was waist high and had old cut up hacksaw blades inside of the tunnel. They were all different shapes and sizes and were hammered in different directions in the tunnel of the contraption. The brothers tested around thirty-eight wing surfaces which showed Orville and Wilbur how to construct the wings. This was a huge turning point for the two brothers because no men had studied the science of flight that tediously or with such courage. In the second part of the book, the brothers wanted to add an engine to their aircraft. Wilbur and Orville sent out letters to companies that manufacture car engines. They asked for engines that they could have off the shelf that was light in weight but had great power. Charlie Taylor, a man who helped the Wright Brother’s project, helped them build an engine for the aircraft. It had four cylinders and delivered around eight horsepower. This motor was finished by mid-February but broke after testing it. Two months later the engine was repaired and delivered an unexpected twelve

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