Skip to contentSkip to Braille Studio

Library / Engineering & Technology / Building and Flying an Aeroplane / Braille

Building and Flying an Aeroplane ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

Grade 1 — uncontracted, letter-for-letter. Translated on this server by our own braille engine (BRF — Braille Ready Format, Library of Congress fdd000551). View Grade 2 instead.

Download .brf — Grade 2 Download .brf — Grade 1 Plain-text reader .txt

278,798 braille cells · 295 embossed pages at 40×25 · 273 unrepresentable characters omitted

⠠⠍⠕⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠝⠑⠭⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠀
⠁⠍⠃⠊⠞⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠎⠞⠁⠛⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠃⠥⠊⠇⠙⠊⠝⠛⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀
⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠤⠙⠗⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠍⠕⠙⠑⠇⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠓⠁⠎⠀⠃⠑⠑⠝⠀⠍⠁⠙⠑⠀
⠏⠕⠎⠎⠊⠃⠇⠑⠀⠃⠽⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠥⠋⠁⠉⠞⠥⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠍⠊⠝⠊⠁⠞⠥⠗⠑
⠀⠛⠁⠎⠕⠇⠊⠝⠑⠀⠍⠕⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎
⠀⠏⠥⠗⠏⠕⠎⠑⠲⠀⠠⠍⠕⠞⠕⠗⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠅⠊⠝⠙⠂⠀⠺⠑⠊⠛⠓⠊⠝⠛
⠀⠃⠥⠞⠀⠁⠀⠋⠑⠺⠀⠏⠕⠥⠝⠙⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠉⠁⠏⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠙⠑⠧⠑⠇⠕⠏⠊⠝⠛⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠙⠀⠓⠕⠗⠎⠑⠤⠏⠕⠺⠑⠗⠀⠕⠗⠀⠍⠕⠗⠑⠂⠀
⠍⠁⠽⠀⠃⠑⠀⠓⠁⠙⠀⠉⠕⠍⠏⠇⠑⠞⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠁⠝⠀⠼⠁⠓⠤⠰⠊⠝⠉⠓⠀
⠁⠇⠥⠍⠊⠝⠥⠍⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠇⠇⠑⠗⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠁⠉⠉⠑⠎⠎⠕⠗⠊⠑⠎⠀⠋⠕⠗⠀
⠁⠃⠕⠥⠞⠀⠼⠙⠑⠲⠀⠠⠁⠎⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠉⠁⠎⠑⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠗⠥⠃⠃⠑⠗⠤⠃⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠗⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠍⠕⠙⠑⠇⠂⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠕⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠊⠍⠏⠇⠑⠎⠞⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠞⠕⠀⠉⠕⠝⠎⠞⠗⠥⠉⠞⠂⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠙⠊⠍⠑⠝⠎⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠙⠑⠞⠁⠊⠇⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠝⠀
⠁⠑⠗⠕⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠊⠎⠀⠞⠽⠏⠑⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠛⠊⠧⠑⠝⠀⠓⠑⠗⠑⠲⠀
⠠⠊⠞⠀⠺⠊⠇⠇⠀⠃⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠁⠞⠀⠁⠀⠇⠊⠃⠑⠗⠁⠇⠤⠎⠊⠵⠑⠙⠀
⠍⠁⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠀⠊⠎⠀⠗⠑⠟⠥⠊⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠀⠑⠧⠑⠝⠀⠎⠥⠉⠓
⠀⠁⠀⠎⠍⠁⠇⠇⠀⠍⠕⠞⠕⠗⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠎⠂⠀⠠⠋⠊⠛⠲⠀⠼⠊⠂⠀
⠓⠁⠧⠑⠀⠁⠀⠎⠏⠗⠑⠁⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠼⠛⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠼⠓⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠀⠋⠗⠕⠍⠀
⠞⠊⠏⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠊⠏⠂⠀⠑⠁⠉⠓⠀⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠊⠝⠛⠀⠼⠉⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠃
⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠀⠃⠽⠀⠁⠀⠉⠓⠕⠗⠙⠀⠕⠋⠀⠼⠁⠑⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠑⠎⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠽⠀
⠁⠗⠑⠀⠎⠥⠏⠏⠕⠗⠞⠑⠙⠀⠕⠝⠀⠁⠀⠋⠗⠕⠝⠞⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠗⠑⠁⠗⠀⠺⠊⠝⠛⠀
⠎⠏⠁⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠎⠏⠗⠥⠉⠑⠂⠀⠼⠁⠸⠌⠃⠀⠃⠽⠀⠼⠉⠸⠌⠓⠀⠊⠝⠉⠓⠀⠊⠝⠀
⠎⠑⠉⠞⠊⠕⠝⠂⠀⠺⠓⠊⠇⠑⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠊⠃⠎⠀⠊⠝⠀⠃⠕⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠁⠊⠝
⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀⠁⠝⠙⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠗⠑⠁⠗⠀⠎⠞⠁⠃⠊⠇⠊⠵⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠇⠁⠝⠑⠀

These are the same pages the .brf download embosses — form-feed breaks and all. BRF opens in braille software (Duxbury, BrailleBlaster), on embossers, and on refreshable displays.