Gossamer Odyssey: Triumph of Human - Powered Flight Book

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Gossamer Odyssey: Triumph of Human - Powered Flight
Written by author Morton Grosser
Published by MBI Publishing Company, September 2004
Gossamer Odyssey tells the story of the historic flight of the Gossamer Albatross, a spindly, feather-light craft which on June 2, 1979, became the first human-powered aircraft to cross the English Channel. Author Grosser covers the history of human-power

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Illustrations xiii
Foreword xvii
Introduction: Parallels xix
Part I The Gossamer Condor
1. Stimulus: Forerunners of the Kremer Prize 3
2. The Kremer Prize: Human-Powered Flight 1938-1961 18
3. Competition: Kremer Prize Projects 1961-1976 32
4. Ground School: Paul MacCready Jr. 50
5. Genesis: The Origins of the Gossamer Condor 66
6. Eyrie: Mojave Airport 83
7. Fledgling: Mojave/Shafter 98
8. Adolescence: Shafter Airport 111
9. Practice: The Turning Point 125
10. Triumph: Winning the Kremer Prize 137
Part II The Gossamer Albatross
11. Sequel: The Cross-Channel Prize 155
12. Evolution: The Gossamer Albatross 174
13. Endurance: The First Long Flights 192
14. Migrants: The Winds of Kent 209
15. Liftoff: The Edge of England 227
16. The Channel: Bleriot, Nous Sommes Ici! 242
17. Epilogue: Some Reflections on the Gossamer Projects 256
Appendices
The Gossamer Squadron 269
The Rules for the Kremer Competitions 270
Members of the Man-Powered Aircraft Group Committee, Royal Aeronautical Society 279
Bibliography 280
Index 286

Title: Gossamer Odyssey: Triumph of Human - Powered Flight

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MBI Publishing

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Publication Date: September 2004

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Date Last Edited: August 25, 2020, Edited By: Ross

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reviewed Gossamer Odyssey: Triumph of Human - Powered Flight on November 01, 2020

Gossamer Odyssey

Would be cooler if i knew stuff about how airplanes are built, can get very technical. Still a very cool book though!

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