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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... things more thrilling for a small boy than to be chased by a decorated war hero. Even better, I 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 ...
... things more thrilling for a small boy than to be chased by a decorated war hero. Even better, I 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 ...
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... things.” Between the mid-1990s and his death in 2007, Steve broke about 130 world records, 93 of them in planes, balloons, and airships, 23 of them in yachts. He climbed most of the world's highest mountains. He swam the English Channel ...
... things.” Between the mid-1990s and his death in 2007, Steve broke about 130 world records, 93 of them in planes, balloons, and airships, 23 of them in yachts. He climbed most of the world's highest mountains. He swam the English Channel ...
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... things, and somehow get paid for your trouble. They knew how easily patrons fall out with their designers and how resentments and broken loyalties can ruin the finest plans. Another story. On eight or nine occasions between 1630 and ...
... things, and somehow get paid for your trouble. They knew how easily patrons fall out with their designers and how resentments and broken loyalties can ruin the finest plans. Another story. On eight or nine occasions between 1630 and ...
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... thing.” Dorfmann's defense, when finally this prickly fact comes to light, is a delight. Sweating and terrified, he delivers a speech—too long and broken to repeat here— that is, in short, a history of aviation. All the great advances ...
... thing.” Dorfmann's defense, when finally this prickly fact comes to light, is a delight. Sweating and terrified, he delivers a speech—too long and broken to repeat here— that is, in short, a history of aviation. All the great advances ...
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... things were designed for emergencies. Were the cockpit of your military plane to suddenly depressurize, the suit would give you a couple of vital minutes to dive your aircraft down to 38,000 feet. In about two minutes, we will black out ...
... things were designed for emergencies. Were the cockpit of your military plane to suddenly depressurize, the suit would give you a couple of vital minutes to dive your aircraft down to 38,000 feet. In about two minutes, we will black out ...
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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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