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Author(s):	Anthony Burton

Date:	2021	Format:	epub	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1526719495
Pages:	216	OCR:		Quality:		ISBN13:
Uploader:	maveriks	Upload Date:	5/30/2022 8:24:39 AM

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This book tells the often dramatic and always fascinating story of flight in lighter than air machines. For centuries man had dreamed of flying, but all attempts failed, until in 1782 the Montgolfier brothers constructed the worlds first hot air balloon The following year saw the first ascent with aeronauts  not human beings but a sheep, a duck and a cockerel. But it was not long before men and women too took to the air and became ever more adventurous. The aeronauts became famous giving displays before crowds of thousands, often accompanied by special effects.

In the early years, ballooning was a popular pastime, but in the 19th century it found a new use with the military. Balloons were used to send messages out during the Siege of Paris and later found a role as observation balloons for the artillery. But their use was always limited by the fact that they were at the mercy of the wind. There were numerous attempts at steering balloons, and various attempts were made to power them but it was the arrival of the internal combustion engine that saw the balloon transformed into the airship. The most famous developer of airships was Graf von Zeppelin and the book tells the story of the use of his airships in both peacetime and at war. There were epic adventures including flights over the poles and for a time, commercial airships flourished  then came the disaster of the Hindenburg. Airships still fly today and ballooning has become a hugely popular pastime.
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