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Up in the Air:
The Story of the Wright Brothers
Chapter Seven: Octave Chanute (May-September 1900)
Wilbur Wright is experimenting with kites and gliders. Needing advice, he has sent a letter to the well-known engineer Octave Chanute.
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2. Clip ads and articles from The News-Journal showing popular vacation destinations. Sort them into 3 groups: those that might have leisure-time activities of interest to the brothers, those the brothers might have used to test their flying machines and those that would hold little or no interest for them. Then ask classmates, friends and family members to sort and compare your groups.
ON THE WEB: Flights Before the Wrights -- In 1896 an historic glider flight in the Indiana Dunes signaled the dawn of aviation. In command was Octave Chanute, a Paris born civil engineer with a passion for flight.
Serial Story: UP IN THE AIR -- The 18-part serial story ran in the Daytona Beach News-Journal each Monday from January 13 through May 19 (except for April 14). Text and illustrations for the serial copyright © 2003 by Brian Floca. Sponsored in part by Inventing Flight, Dayton, Ohio. Reprinted by permission of Breakfast Serials, Inc. www.breakfastserials.com.
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