Gossamer Odyssey: The Triumph of Human-Powered Flight
By Morton Grosser.
Description
An account 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. The color photographs of the original 1981 Houghton Mifflin edition are reproduced in b&w; a new preface by the author has been added. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. - from Amzon
ISBN(s)
0486266451, 9780486266459