Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into SpacePenguin, 28 Apr 2011 - 352 halaman One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight. Bestselling author and billionaire entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has always been obsessed with the skies. To promote a new Virgin Airlines route, he became the first man to water ski behind a blimp. His Virgin Galactic venture will soon offer ordinary people the opportunity to experience spaceflight aboard the first commercial spaceliner, SpaceShipTwo. In Reach for the Skies, Branson examines the history of aviation over the last two hundred years, putting the spotlight on trailblazers such as: *Tony Jannus, who made the first ever commercial flight over Tampa Bay, Florida, in 1914. *Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s. *Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. The pioneers of flight-not just the world-famous Wright Brothers, but also lesser known visionaries and dreamers-made it possible for any of us with the desire and the commitment to reach for the skies ourselves. |
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... knew I could not be caught—or so I thought. I was about to learn that years of combat experience are a powerful weapon against horrid little boys. Legs or no legs, victory comes to the pilot who tumbles out of the sun upon his enemy ...
... knew I could not be caught—or so I thought. I was about to learn that years of combat experience are a powerful weapon against horrid little boys. Legs or no legs, victory comes to the pilot who tumbles out of the sun upon his enemy ...
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... knew like the back of his hand. Steve did not have children. He had only his own life to lead, so he led it. Among the projects left unfinished at his death was a submarine. He'd been chasing the world depth record. Steve did not have a ...
... knew like the back of his hand. Steve did not have children. He had only his own life to lead, so he led it. Among the projects left unfinished at his death was a submarine. He'd been chasing the world depth record. Steve did not have a ...
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... knew something about where ideas come from. They knew the importance of observation and study; when they described Perdix's saw and Daedalus's wings, they showed how engineering takes its inspiration from nature. They knew the kind of ...
... knew something about where ideas come from. They knew the importance of observation and study; when they described Perdix's saw and Daedalus's wings, they showed how engineering takes its inspiration from nature. They knew the kind of ...
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... knew I would not be released by the flight surgeon to return to flying status by then. In December I made a makeshift balloon and flew it across the runway.” Per Lindstrand I came at ballooning from a different angle.
... knew I would not be released by the flight surgeon to return to flying status by then. In December I made a makeshift balloon and flew it across the runway.” Per Lindstrand I came at ballooning from a different angle.
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... knew I would not be released by the flight surgeon to return to flying status by then. In December I made a makeshift balloon and flew it across the runway.” Per went on to work at Saab and Lockheed. When a neighbor in Sweden bought a ...
... knew I would not be released by the flight surgeon to return to flying status by then. In December I made a makeshift balloon and flew it across the runway.” Per went on to work at Saab and Lockheed. When a neighbor in Sweden bought a ...
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three To Fly Is Everything | |
four The Golden Years | |
five A Great River of Air | |
Part Two Up and Away | |
seven Fanning the Flames | |
eight Above the | |
nine Fast Glass | |
ten Back to the Future | |
Epilogue | |
Afterword | |
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