Percy Pilcher and the Challenge of Flight - Couverture souple

Jarret, Philip

 
9781901663563: Percy Pilcher and the Challenge of Flight
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1901663566 ISBN 13 : 9781901663563
Editeur : NMSE - Publishing Ltd, 2001

Synopsis

British aviation pioneer Percy Pilcher was a determined inventor who designed, built and flew hang gliders from 1895 until his death in a flying accident in 1899. He was a courageous individual who struggled to build a stable, controllable glider and was the first Briton to fly in a heavier-than-air aircraft. He was also the first to lose his life in a flying accident to such a machine. This book looks at his life and work, and the influence of other pioneers in Europe, Australia and the USA. It also appraises his accomplishments and his influence on others. The story of a visionary man who gave his life to the conquest of the skies over one hundred years ago.

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Éditeur
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1901663566
ISBN 13 
9781901663563
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
32
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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