Just finished this. A very readable yet thorough discussion of US attempts at flight prior to and leading up to the Wright Brothers.
It is amazing how much they managed to get correct by working more independently. There was really no contest by the time 1903 rolled around between them and Langley.
It is amazing how much they managed to get correct by working more independently. There was really no contest by the time 1903 rolled around between them and Langley.