The Rocket Man and Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight

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.

ISBN:	9781780742977
Publisher:	Oneworld Publications
Imprint:	Oneworld
Published date:	03 Oct 2013
DEWEY:	629.130922
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	224
Weight:	301g
Height:	137mm
Width:	199mm
Spine width:	21mm

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