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Episode 3 Learning Tales: Sky Riders

Learning Tales | Written by Eve Mendez

 ✈️ Step into the windswept dunes of Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, December 1903. 

In this episode of Learning Tales, The Sky Riders takes you alongside Wilbur and Orville Wright as they battle stubborn winds, shifting sands, and endless experiments in pursuit of the impossible: powered flight.

From testing fragile gliders to carving wooden propellers by hand, you’ll feel every gust, hear the roar of the Flyer’s engine, and witness the moment humanity first rose into the sky. Through the eyes of a young newcomer swept into history, experience the triumph, tension, and sheer determination that changed the world forever.

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