- ONEWorld Publications
Rocket Man: And Other Extraordinary Characters in the History of Flight
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- David Darling
- ONEWorld Publications
- Hardcover
- 9781780742977
- 7.9 X 5.2 X 0.9 inches
- 0.65 pounds
- Transportation > Aviation - History
- English
Book Description
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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