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AVIATION DOCUMENTARIES AND FILMS - VHS VIDEOS AND DVD

76 VHS & DVDs
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76 VHS & DVDs
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58 VHS & DVDs

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157 VHS & DVDs
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84 VHS & DVDs
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90 VHS & DVDs
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149 VHS & DVDs
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115 VHS & DVDs
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104 VHS & DVDs
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WRIGHT BROTHERS BIOGRAPHIES & DOCUMENTARIES
Videos are available in VHS video Pal Format and DVD (region 1 US and Canada) format. The products will be shipped from the USA and delivered to your door by the US based company "Historic Aviation".

Modern Marvels: The Technology of the Kitty Hawk - VHS
$24.95

Modern Marvels:
The Technology of the Kitty Hawk - VHS Video

From their first tentative steps to the triumphant flight and beyond, this video tracks the steps the brothers took on their road to history. You'll see how inspiration came from watching buzzards circling over Dayton, the control breakthrough that came from an empty inner tube box, glider testing on the harsh proving grounds of Kitty Hawk, and much more in this incisive, illuminating look at the nuts and bolts of the first flight. 50 minutes.
 

Wilbur & Orville:Dreams of Flying - VHS
$19.95

Wilbur & Orville:
Dreams of Flying
- VHS Video
Despite popular myth, the Wrights were more than just clever bicycle mechanics with good fortune. In fact, they were years ahead of many leading inventors of their time. Although Kitty Hawk made them instantly famous, their patents were challenged and their contributions largely ignored by the scientific community. This is a dramatic portrait of the brothers who first conquered space but were defeated by the weight of the world. 50 min.
         

The Wright Stuff - VHSThe American Experience
$19.95

The Wright Stuff - VHS Video
The American Experience

Narrated by Garrison Keillor, this is the quintessential American story of two Midwestern boys who believed they could break the barrier of the air. Where others with government grants and engineering educations had failed, the Wright Brothers succeeded. 60 min.
 

The Wright Stuff:The American Experience - DVD
$19.95

The Wright Stuff:
The American Experience
- DVD
Narrated by Garrison Keillor, this is the quintessential American story of two Midwestern boys who believed they could break the barrier of the air. Where others with government grants and engineering educations had failed, the Wright Brothers succeeded. 60 min.
         

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brother's Journey of Invention - VHS
$19.95

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brother's Journey of Invention - VHS Video
This program documents the Wright brothers' gripping tale of hardship, perseverance and triumph. Follow their quest for powered flight with the presentation of rare and unpublished photos, insights from experts and stunning footage of replica gliders in flight. Legendary astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn breathe life into the Wright brothers' writings by giving voice to Orville and Wilbur, celebrating 100 years of flight. 115 minutes. 
 

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brother's Journey of Invention - DVD
$19.95

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brother's Journey of Invention - DVD
This program documents the Wright brothers' gripping tale of hardship, perseverance and triumph. Follow their quest for powered flight with the presentation of rare and unpublished photos, insights from experts and stunning footage of replica gliders in flight. Legendary astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn breathe life into the Wright brothers' writings by giving voice to Orville and Wilbur, celebrating 100 years of flight. 115 minutes.
         

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brothers's Journey of Invention - Special Edition DVD
$24.95

Kitty Hawk - The Wright Brothers's Journey of Invention - Special Edition DVD
This program documents the Wright brothers' gripping tale of hardship, perseverance and triumph. Follow their quest for powered flight with the presentation of rare and unpublished photos, insights from experts and stunning footage of replica gliders in flight. Legendary astronauts Neil Armstrong and John Glenn breathe life into the Wright brothers' writings by giving voice to Orville and Wilbur, celebrating 100 years of flight.
DVD Bonus - In addition to the program above, you'll get a second disk containing dramatic flight footage of a replica 1902 flying machine, analysis of the machines of the Wright Brothers, the Wright Brothers' own photographs of flight including motion pictures, excerpts from their letters, and more. 2-disks, 230 minutes total.
 

History's Mysteries: Wright Brothers Controversy - VHS
$24.95

History's Mysteries:
Wright Brothers Controversy
- VHS Video
Everybody knows that Wilbur and Orville Wright were the first men to make and fly an airplane. But there were many other inventors trying to become first in flight. Here, you'll journey back to the early days of the century to chronicle the attempts of the overlooked aviators and dreamers who were the Wrights' contemporaries. In particular, you'll learn of the controversy surrounding the claims of Gustave Whitehead, whom many witnesses claimed to have seen aloft in his flying machine in 1901 and again in 1902. Filled with contemporary accounts and the analysis of experts and historians, this video tells the complete story of the dawn of aviation. 50 min.
         

Nova DVD: Wright Brother'sFlying Machine
$19.95

Nova DVD: Wright Brother's
Flying Machine

The Wrights were inventors, mechanics, risk-takers, and visionaries who designed and built wings, steering devices, engines, and a wind tunnel to create their flying machine. Now, follow a team of modern pilots, builders, and historians as they retrace, rebuild and re-fly planes built to the century-old specifications. You'll see both the Wrights' historic flights and the team's attempt to fly their replica. As computer technology meets dusty artifacts, the Wrights' aviation secrets emerge more impressive than ever. 60 minutes.
 

Nova VHS: Wright Brother'sFlying Machine
$19.95

Nova VHS: Wright Brother's
Flying Machine

The Wrights were inventors, mechanics, risk-takers, and visionaries who designed and built wings, steering devices, engines, and a wind tunnel to create their flying machine. Now, follow a team of modern pilots, builders, and historians as they retrace, rebuild and re-fly planes built to the century-old specifications. You'll see both the Wrights' historic flights and the team's attempt to fly their replica. As computer technology meets dusty artifacts, the Wrights' aviation secrets emerge more impressive than ever. 60 minutes.
         

The Magic of Flight - VHS
$19.95

The Magic of Flight - VHS Video
Originally filmed using IMAX cameras, this video takes you on a technological thrill ride. Relive the historical first flight of the Wright brothers, and then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity with breathtaking maneuvers. Film highlights and salutes a variety of modern aircraft and the people who fly them. Also includes The Making of the Magic of Flight! This bonus puts you behind the camera and provides further insights into the world of aviation and the techniques used to get some of the most amazing airborne footage ever captured on film. 82 min.
 

The Magic of Flight - DVD
$19.95

The Magic of Flight - DVD
Originally filmed using IMAX cameras, this video takes you on a technological thrill ride. Relive the historical first flight of the Wright brothers, and then soar with the Blue Angels as they defy the laws of gravity with breathtaking maneuvers. Film highlights and salutes a variety of modern aircraft and the people who fly them. 39 minutes. 
         

Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk - VHS
$9.95

Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk - VHS Video
This is America, Charlie Brown. Birds can fly. Certainly a fly can fly. But people? The Peanuts pals are eyewitnesses to the first airplane flight in 1903. Approx. 30 minutes.