For thousands of years, man has dreamed of flying. In 1490 da Vinci drew a flying machine. Powered flight was finally realized by the Wright Brothers in 1903, which changed transportation forever.

Aviation: From Curiosity to Reality

Mary Buckingham Lipsey

MLH Books

Although he's not remembered as such anymore, Dr. William Christmas invented inset ailerons, which are still used over 100 years later on nearly every modern aircraft. His contemporaries included the Wright brothers and Glenn Curtiss. A Christmas Flight is the first-ever biography about the talented, yet now forgotten, man who made many important contributions to aviation. He built his first plane in secret on a farm in Fairfax County, VA, then moved his operations to College Park Air Field in Maryland, and later established a factory on Long Island, NY. A gifted inventor, Dr. Christmas was awarded his first patent, one of many, at age 18. He also designed an underground airport and a flying hotel. A Christmas Flight has 60 illustrations, 3 maps, an appendix of his aviation-related patents, and a timeline listing the aeronautical accomplishments of Dr. Christmas alongside those of Dr. Samuel P. Langley and the Wright brothers.

A Christmas Flight: Aviation Pioneer, Dr. William Christmas

History4All, Inc.

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Aviation: From Curiosity to Reality

A Christmas Flight: Aviation Pioneer, Dr. William Christmas