The Rocket Man - 9781780742977
Un libro in lingua di David Darling edito da Oneworld Pubns Ltd, 2013
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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 colorful adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
Discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and the secret military planes that never made it off the ground ? including the ?flying pancake” and the plane with thirty wings. Meet Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, before disappearing without trace over the Pacific Ocean; 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 was the first person to cross the English Channel with the aid of a jet-pack.
Eccentric and imaginative, reckless and resourceful ? Darling’s daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
Discover outrageous attempts to fly like a bird and the secret military planes that never made it off the ground ? including the ?flying pancake” and the plane with thirty wings. Meet Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, before disappearing without trace over the Pacific Ocean; 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 was the first person to cross the English Channel with the aid of a jet-pack.
Eccentric and imaginative, reckless and resourceful ? Darling’s daring cast of dreamers is guaranteed to entertain and inspire.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: The Rocket Man
- Sottotitolo: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight
- Lingua: English
- Autore: David Darling
- Editore: Oneworld Pubns Ltd
- Collana: Oneworld Pubns Ltd (Hardcover)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 29 Ottobre '13
- Genere: TRANSPORTATION
- Pagine: 195
- Dimensioni mm: 196 x 130 x 0
- EAN-13: 9781780742977