Rocket Man : And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight Hardback
by David Darling
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The wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination.
In this beguiling history – ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond – David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly. Discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and fall from the edge of space.
Meet Napoleonic ballooniste Sophie Blanchard and her daredevil husband; the real “X-Men” who flew the supersonic experimental “X-planes” for the US Air Force; stuntman Lincoln Beachey, looping-the-loop in a pinstripe suit; and, of course, The Rocket Man himself: Yves Rossy, who in 2006 was the first person to cross the English Channel using a jet-pack. Eccentric and reckless, Darling’s daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Oneworld Publications
- Publication Date:03/10/2013
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- ISBN:9781780742977
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:216 pages
- Publisher:Oneworld Publications
- Publication Date:03/10/2013
- Category:
- ISBN:9781780742977