Product Details

• Actors: Neil Ross
• Directors: Michael Barnes, David Axelrod
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Letterboxed, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: PBS
• DVD Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0000B1OFW
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #82,445 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Emmy nominated documentary, August 3, 2004

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Pilot (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine (DVD)

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

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great product!, May 28, 2009

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Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: Wright Brothers' Flying Machine (DVD)

i purchased this item for my father as a gift. it arrived promptly and in perfect condition. he used to be a pilot. he found the dvd very informative and has watched it several times, he has enjoyed watching the historical footage.