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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... turned out the way I did, always reaching for the skies? I wasn't the only child of my generation to be inspired by his example and his story. (Paul Brickhill's biography of him, Reach for the Sky, later to become a film starring ...
... turned out the way I did, always reaching for the skies? I wasn't the only child of my generation to be inspired by his example and his story. (Paul Brickhill's biography of him, Reach for the Sky, later to become a film starring ...
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... turned his attention to spaceships, Burt Rutan wove extraordinary airplanes together out of exotic resins; his brother Dick flew them and set world records. Not every pioneer succeeds. Clément Ader achieved manned heavier-than-air ...
... turned his attention to spaceships, Burt Rutan wove extraordinary airplanes together out of exotic resins; his brother Dick flew them and set world records. Not every pioneer succeeds. Clément Ader achieved manned heavier-than-air ...
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... turned blue and their eyes bulged grotesquely, Glaisher manfully persevered with his experiments. He had brought pigeons along to see how well they coped with high altitude. At regular intervals, he threw one out of the carriage. It ...
... turned blue and their eyes bulged grotesquely, Glaisher manfully persevered with his experiments. He had brought pigeons along to see how well they coped with high altitude. At regular intervals, he threw one out of the carriage. It ...
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... turned and watched the balloon. Without my weight, it soared back up like a magnificent spaceship and vanished in the clouds. Incredibly, Per survived. He was picked up by a dinghy two hours after jumping into the ocean without his life ...
... turned and watched the balloon. Without my weight, it soared back up like a magnificent spaceship and vanished in the clouds. Incredibly, Per survived. He was picked up by a dinghy two hours after jumping into the ocean without his life ...
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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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