Reddit reviews Flight: The Complete History

Direct quote is from:
McCullough, 2015, "The Wright Brothers", Epliogue pp. 260-261

This is a great read, just came out.



Here are the Wright Papers at LOC: http://www.loc.gov/collection/wilbur-and-orville-wright-papers/about-this-collection/

Here's a few great reads as well:

• http://www.amazon.com/Birdmen-Wright-Brothers-Curtiss-Control/dp/0345538056/ (mostly later aviation/business years)
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Flight-Complete-History-R-G-Grant/dp/0756619025/r
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/In-Cockpit-Inside-History-Making-Aircraft/dp/0061143812/
  
  
• http://www.amazon.com/Conquer-Air-Wright-Brothers-Flight/dp/0743255364/
  
  
  

My favorite aspect is the proliferation of manufacturers of aircraft and components, the individual quirks and focuses their engineers developed.

Here's my recommended reading for the day

In case anyone is wondering, it's a Rumpler Taube "Dove"

From "Flight- the complete history" page 71 (excellent book by the way, if you like aviation you should definitely buy this book)

> Instantly recognizable by its swept, bird-like wings, which warped for flight control, the Austrian Taube (dove) had its roots in the Etrich-Wels glider of 1907. Manufacture was initially licensed to Rumpler, and the design is generally associated with that company; although it's initial success as a reconnaissance platform in the early days of the war led it to be being built by Albatross, Gotha, and DFW.

> 100 HP Mercedes engine, 6-cylinder liquid-cooled
> 47ft wingspan, 32ft length
> Two seater with a top speed of 60mph