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100 1 $aDarling, David J.,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe rocket man :$band other extraordinary characters in the history of flight /$cDavid Darling.
264 1 $aLondon :$bOneworld Publications,$c2013.
300 $axvi, 195 pages :$billustrations ;$c21 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 187-189) and index.
505 0 $aThe oddest couple in the air -- Insanity in a pinstripe -- Black Ace -- Dances with death -- Under pressure -- Flying in the face of reason -- John Stapp and his incredible sleds -- The X-Men -- Hostile skies and amazing leaps -- Testing to the extreme -- Break-up at Mach 3 -- Fantastic voyage -- Jetman -- Falling hero.
520 $aThe wonder of flight has long captured the human imagination. In this beguiling history ranging from the first aircraft to astronauts and beyond astronomer David Darling tells the stories of the true life adventurers whose wonder has translated into bizarre contraptions, magnificent achievements and, sometimes, startling folly.
600 10 $aBlanchard, Jean-Pierre,$d1753-1809.
600 10 $aBlanchard, Marie-Madeleine-Sophie Armand,$d1778-1819.
600 10 $aBeachey, Lincoln J.,$d1887-1915.
600 10 $aCollishaw, Raymond,$d1893-1976.
600 10 $aLocklear, Ormer Leslie,$d1891-1920.
600 10 $aPost, Wiley,$d1898-1935.
600 10 $aHughes, Howard.
600 10 $aStapp, John P.$q(John Paul),$d1910-1999.
600 10 $aKittinger, Joe,$d1928-
600 10 $aWeaver, Bill,$d1930-
600 10 $aRutan, Dick.
600 10 $aYeager, Jeana.
600 10 $aYeager, Chuck,$d1923-
600 10 $aRossy, Yves,$d1959-
600 10 $aCorliss, Jeb,$d1976-
650 0 $aAir pilots$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aAeronautics$xHistory$vAnecdotes.
650 0 $aFlight$xHistory$vAnecdotes.
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