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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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300 |a xvi, 195 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 21 cm 
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520 |a 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, sometimes, startling folly. 
505 0 |a The oddest couple in the air -- Insanity in a pinstripe -- Black Ace -- Dances with death -- Under pressure -- Flying in the face of reason -- John Stapp and his incredible sleds -- The X-Men -- Hostile skies and amazing leaps -- Testing to the extreme -- Break-up at Mach 3 -- Fantastic voyage -- Jetman -- Falling hero. 
600 1 0 |a Blanchard, Jean-Pierre,  |d 1753-1809. 
600 1 0 |a Blanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand,  |d 1778-1819. 
600 1 0 |a Beachey, Lincoln,  |d -1915. 
600 1 0 |a Collishaw, Raymond,  |d 1893-1976. 
600 1 0 |a Locklear, Ormer Leslie,  |d 1891-1920. 
600 1 0 |a Post, Wiley,  |d 1898-1935. 
600 1 0 |a Hughes, Howard. 
600 1 0 |a Stapp, John P.  |q (John Paul),  |d 1910- 
600 1 0 |a Kittinger, Joe,  |d 1928- 
600 1 0 |a Weaver, William A. 
600 1 0 |a Rutan, Dick. 
600 1 0 |a Yeager, Jeana. 
600 1 0 |a Yeager, Chuck,  |d 1923- 
600 1 0 |a Rossy, Yves 
600 1 0 |a Corliss, Jeb 
650 0 |a Air pilots 
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650 0 |a Flight  |v History. 
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