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 astronomer David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and...

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Main Author:	Darling, David J. (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Oneworld, 2013.
Subjects:	Blanchard, Jean-Pierre, > 1753-1809. Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand, > 1778-1819. Beachey, Lincoln, > -1915. Collishaw, Raymond, > 1893-1976. Locklear, Ormer Leslie, > 1891-1920. Post, Wiley, > 1898-1935. Hughes, Howard. Stapp, John P. > (John Paul), > 1910- Kittinger, Joe, > 1928- Weaver, William A. Rutan, Dick. Yeager, Jeana. Yeager, Chuck, > 1923- Rossy, Yves Corliss, Jeb Air pilots Aeronautics > History. Flight > History.
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