Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
by Michael Barnes, David Axelrod
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Actor: Neil RossDirector: David Axelrod, Michael Barnes
Brand: Wgbh Wholesale
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
Running Time: 60 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-17
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: PBS
Movie Reviews of Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
Movie Review: Emmy nominated documentary
Summary: 5 Stars
For anyone interested in early aviation this show is a treat. From the New York Times review: "It's a wide-eyed hour, a spiffy story of American know-how and gumption."
Also see the show's interesting website
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/wright
Summary of Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
The challenge of rebuilding the Wright Brothers? Flying Machine. Orville and Wilbur Wright were remarkable inventors, mechanics, risk-takers, and visionaries. They designed and built their own wings, steering devices, engines, and wind tunnel. But just how did they construct such an impressive flying machine?It takes a team of modern pilots, builders, aviation experts, and historians joined together to retrace, rebuild and re-fly planes built to the specifications developed by the Wright Brothers a century ago. Vivid footage captures both the Wrights? own historic flights and the team?s attempt to fly an authentically recreated Wright "Model B." As modern computer technology meets dusty artifacts, the Wrights? aviation secrets emerge from the past and seem more impressive than ever. Discover how the Wright Brothers transformed themselves from bicycle mechanics to high-flying inventors who built a machine that changed the world during a mythical flight at Kitty Hawk on December 17, 1903, and see how they contrived to refine their incredible aircraft.
Special DVD features include: materials and activities for educators; a link to the NOVA Web site; scene selections; closed captions; and described video for the visually impaired.
On one DVD5 disc. Region coding: All regions. Audio: Dolby stereo. Screen format: Letterboxed.
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