Published Writings of Wilbur and Orville Wright - NASA's History Office

A unique work, invaluable to serious scholars and
inspiring to young students. The author presents a
study of the Wright family and their interactions, principles
of aeronautics and airplane design, detailed
explanations of how the Wright brothers used their
innate abilities to solve the most technical problems.
Includes illustrations and photographs, bibliographical
references, a bibliography, and index.
Behringer, Wolfgang, and Ott-Koptschalijski,
Constance. [Dream of Flight: Between Myth and
Technology] Der Traum vom Fliegen: Zwischen Mythos
und Technik. Frankfurt am Main: S. Fischer Verlag
GmbH, 1991, 590 pp., +illus.
Contains only a brief account of the first flight of
the Wright brothers (pp. 394—400) and a few other
scattered references, but provides a comprehensive
and detailed history of flight in myth, literature, and
reality from ancient times to the present. End notes pp.
493—512 and refs. pp. 513—561. Includes an extensive
index.
In German.
Biddle, Wayne. Barons of the Sky. New York: Simon and
Schuster, 1991, 366 pp.
In this history of the aircraft and aerospace industries
especially their military aspects the author
includes brief discussion of the Wright brothers early
experiments and first flight, the Wright Company and
Wright Aeronautical Company, and the Wright—
Martin Aircraft Corporation.
Includes bibliographical references, a selective bibliography,
and an index, pp. 329—366.
Boyne, Walter J. Leading Edge. New York: Artabras
Publishers, 1991, 232 pp., +illus.
Updated reprint, originally published by New York:
Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1986. Popular history of
flight from the first Wright Flyer to the present, with
emphasis on technological innovations. Includes
numerous photographs and an index.
Gildemeister, Jerry. Oil painting illustrations by Tim
Larson. Avian Dreamers. Union, Oregon: Bear Wallow
Publishing Company, 1991, 240 pp., +illus.
Popular account of the important personalities and
events in the history of flight in the United States,
with a chapter each, including the Wright brothers.
Includes numerous photographs.
Harris, Sherwood. First to Fly: Aviations Pioneer Days.
Blue Rudge Summit, Pennsylvania: Tab/Aero Books,
1991, 231 pp.
Reprint of 1970 Simon and Schuster edition.
A detailed history from the early years to 1915,
Aeroplanes and Flights
including diary notations, letters, photographs of the
Wright brothers, their 1900 and 1902 gliders, and
1903, 1904, and 1905 airplanes. Documents accidents
involving such figures as Beachey, Bl riot, Quimby,
and Selfridge. Bibliography and photo credits pp.
221—224.
Kelly, Ann Marie. Illustrated by Judy Wong Bedian.
Wright Connection U.S.A., pt. 1 & 2. Flying
Connections: The Dream Comes True. Roslyn, New
York: Berrent Publications, Inc., 1991, pp. 82—93, +illus.
Describes the Wright brothers dreams of flight and
the efforts to make these dreams a reality.
Ethell, Jeffrey L. Frontiers of Flight. New York: Orion
Books, 1992, 256 pp., +illus. (pertinent pp. 12—31).
A history of aviation, with richly illustrated text,
beginning with the 1903 Wright Flyer and concluding
with the record-breaking 1986 flight of Voyager.
Includes index.
Spangenburg, Ray, and Moser, Diane K. Connecting a
Continent: The Story of Air Transport in America. In
their It All Began at Kitty Hawk: The Early Days of
Flying in America. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1992.
Includes an overview of the life and work of the
Wright brothers, especially their early attempts and
ideas which eventually led to their first successful
flight.
Patrick, Michael. 90 Years of Flight. Popular
Mechanics, Dec. 1993, pp. 25—32, +illus.
Firsts in aviation history from the first controlled
powered flight by the Wright brothers in Dec. 1903 to
the beginning of production of the F-22 combat jet in
Dec. 1993, each illustrated by a photograph or painting
with a brief explanatory text.
Blackman, Steve. Illustrated by Jeremy Pyke and photography
by Martyn Chillmaid. Planes and Flight. New
York: Franklin Watts, 1993, 32 pp., +illus.
Describes some the different devices, including hot
air balloons, gliders, and airplanes, used to get people
into the air. Includes various projects that children can
do. Cites the example of the Wright brothers first controlled
powered flight, p. 28.
Parramore, Thomas C. Triumph at Kitty Hawk: The
Wright Brothers and Powered Flight. Raleigh: North
Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of
Archives and History, 1993, 124 pp., +illus.
Detailed account of the Wright brothers activities
at Kitty Hawk and of the people they associated with
there, many of whom became lifelong friends, and of
what became of those people. The author argues that
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