Cromwell Dixon's Sky-Cycle
In the years and decades following the Wright Brothers' famous first flight, an obsession with aviation gripped the nation. Thousands caught the bug. In an era of innovation and invention, scores of people pursued their own personal dreams of building a flying machine, and many did so right in...
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In the years and decades following the Wright Brothers' famous first flight, an obsession with aviation gripped the nation. Thousands caught the bug. In an era of innovation and invention, scores of people pursued their own personal dreams of building a flying machine, and many did so right in their own backyards.Few stories, though, are as remarkable as that of Cromwell Dixon, a fourteen-year-old boy who successfully designed, built and flew what he dubbed his "Sky-Cycle" - literally a flying bicycle, that he could fully steer, and that he flew thousands of feet in the air.
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9780399250415 (0399250417)
ASIN: 9780399250415
Publish date: 14-05-2009
Publisher: Penguin
Edition language: English
What a fascinating story, and what an amazing kid Cromwell Dixon was! And what a wonderful, encouraging, supportive mother he had! A great tale about what our kids can do with love, support, and encouragement!
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