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Sub-topic: Aircraft
Question Type: Expert

*When did the wrights begin construction on what became the famous flyer?

Answer: February 1903 (page 62)
Reference: Mastering The Sky! A History of aviation: Ancient Times to The Present, James P. Harrison. 1996.

Sub-topic: Aviation Museums
Question Type: Expert

*Who is the man who became the third director of the Smithsonian institution in Washington during 1887 and attempted unsuccessfully to fly a machine just before the Wrights did so.

Answer: (page 56)
Reference: Mastering The sky! A History of Aviation from Ancient Times To The Present. By James P. Harrison. 1996

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