Flying from My Mind: Innovative and Record-Breaking Microlight and Aircraft Designs

A memoir of one of Britain's most outstanding microlight designers. It begins in 1973 when David Cook built a glider in an attempt to win the Selsey Birdman Rally - an annual event where all types of creations are launched from the end of Bognor Pier. In 1978, he became the first and lowest-powered microlight to cross the English Channel.

Summary

A memoir of one of Britain's most outstanding microlight designers. It begins in 1973 when David Cook built a glider in an attempt to win the Selsey Birdman Rally - an annual event where all types of creations are launched from the end of Bognor Pier. In 1978, he became the first and lowest-powered microlight to cross the English Channel.

Product details

• Authors: David Cook, David G. Cook
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9781844155880
• ISBN: 978-1-84415-588-0
• No. of pages: 227
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 240 mm x 27 mm
• Weight: 621 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Aircraft, space travel