Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.72 (692 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1617230030 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Like everything the author does, the book is, in part, an advertisement ("Over the years, pioneered comfortable reclining seats"). (Apr. Into the soaring, crashing, and burning, Branson inserts his own extreme-ballooning adventures—"I opened the hatch, climbed out on top of the capsule, and hacked away at the cable with my knife"—and much interesting lore of aero-space design. All rights reserved. Photos. Branson ranges from the Montgolfier brothers' 1783 invention of the hot-air balloon to today's nasc
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.. *Steve Fossett, who broke 130 world records in planes, balloons, and airships. 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. 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. One of the world's most famous business leaders (and a well-known avian fanatic) explores the pioneers of flight. *Leo Valentin, the "bird man" who jumped from 9,000 feet wearing a pair of wooden wings in the 1950s
"Enjoyable, Readable Ride into the Sky" according to Dave English. There are a lot of aviation history books, and if you are really interested in the subject many of them are much better than this one. But so many of them are a little dry, and this has something unique - Branson's voice. "My version of the history of flight Everything in this book . Aistis Zidanavicius said Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into Space. Entrepreneurial look at the history of conquering the skies!!. Today is science fiction of yesterday and tomorrow is science fiction of today.Hot air balloons, zeppelins, bird-men, first attempts to fly, parachutes, first planes, first airlines, spaceships, trips to the space, future of air travelling and much much more you will be able to know. John Sisk said five star rating. Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen, and Blasting into SpaceRichard BransonI received the book on time and it was in good condition.It is a great book and full of good points.A great addition to my personal library.
He lives on Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands and is married with two grown-up children. Sir Richard Branson is a hugely successful international entrepreneur, adventurer and icon, and is chairman of the Virgin Group. . His autobiography, Losing My Virginity, and his books on business, Screw It, Let's Do It and Business Stripped Bare, are all international bestsellers