000 02282cam a22003373u 4500
001 38739
003 UtSlPG
005 20260610133903.0
006 m
007 cr n
008 260607r2012||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d
010 _a78614968
040 _aUtSlPG
041 7 _aen
_2iso639-1
050 4 _aTL
100 1 _aHobbs, Leonard S.,
_d1896-1977
245 1 4 _aThe Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2012
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2012-02-02
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Joe Cooper, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design" by Leonard S. Hobbs is a scientific publication written in the early 1970s. This work is part of the Smithsonian Annals of Flight and focuses on the pioneering engines crafted by Wilbur and Orville Wright during the early 20th century. The book delves into the engineering accomplishments of the Wright brothers, examining their innovative designs and the technical challenges they faced as they strove to achieve powered flight. At the start of the text, Hobbs establishes the historical significance and context of the Wright brothers' endeavor in aircraft engine development, portraying them as both visionaries and skilled engineers. The opening details the origins of their interests in flight and the initial steps they took in creating their own power units for their flying machines. By exploring their design processes, Hobbs introduces readers to the complexities that accompanied their projects, illustrating how the Wrights transitioned from theoretical considerations to practical engineering solutions, thus laying the groundwork for the evolution of aviation technology. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aWright, Orville, 1871-1948
653 _aWright, Wilbur, 1867-1912
653 _aAirplanes -- Motors -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/38739
999 _c79578
_d79578