The pioneers of flight: a documentary history

Pt. 1. Early legends, attempts, and concepts.

Pt. 2. 1799-1881: manned gliders, powered models.

Pt. 3. 1883-1897: successful gliding and the first powered, manned flights.

Pt. 4. 1898-1905: the first controlled, heavier-than-air flight.

Pt. 5. 1906-1908: the spread of powered flight.

Pt. 6. 1908-1914: the early great flights.