Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight by Morton Grosser

Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight

Morton Grosser

336 pages first pub 1981 (editions)

nonfiction design history technology informative inspiring medium-paced
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Tells the story of the historic flight of the Gossamer Albatross, a spindly, feather-light craft which on June 12, 1979 became the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel. Recent 100th anniversary of manned flight has heightened ...

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