Washoe County Library System

Provides an easy-to-read overview of the history of aircraft.

Presents a history of flight, discussing how airplanes and helicopters are able to fly, which aircraft was the first to go faster than the speed of sound, and how jet engines work.

"In 1903, the Wright brothers made three brief flights, and no one was there to watch them. Six years later, Wilbur Wright traveled to Europe to evangelicize about aviation and raise money for patents--and the world got aviation fever. That summer, a group of champagne companies organized the first ever international air meet in Rheims, France. They knew they could throw a great party and sell a lot of champagne. They didn't know that this single...