David Darling 
Mayday! [EPUB ebook] 
A History of Flight through its Martyrs, Oddballs and Daredevils

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The thrilling stories of those who looked to the skies and dared to dream of flight ‘Gripping dazzling tales of madness and derring do.’ Brian Clegg In a world without aircraft, to believe flight might be possible required a certain kind of character. You had to be starry-eyed, a possessor of practical ingenuity, nerves of steel and a level of sanity that would be best described as deficient. In Mayday!, David Darling tells the stories of the unconventional aviators across history who have been willing to risk all to further their craft. Meet Sophie Blanchard, a balloonist of nervous disposition whom Napoleon charged with organizing balloon displays at all major ceremonies in France. Then there’s the daredevil stuntman Lincoln Beachey, the dogfighter aces of WWI, the man who performed the dance of death switching planes in mid-air, the real ‘X-Men’ who flew at the edge of space, and the BASE jumpers who want to fly without wings. The cast are eccentric, reckless and extraordinary, and Mayday! is made up of their riveting tales, bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.

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Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 224 ● ISBN 9781780745657 ● Casa editrice Oneworld Publications ● Pubblicato 2015 ● Scaricabile 3 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 5485155 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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