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Loading... Jetpack Dreams: One Man's Up and Down (But Mostly Down) Search for the Greatest Invention That Never Wasby Mac Montandon
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The book is very readable and entertaining, including a section of photographs of real-life flights and an endless treasure of trivia and information on the subject.
Jetpack Dreams chronicles the colorful pop history and science of that most amazing and mysterious of machines: the jetpack. Fueled by a fascination and lifelong obsession with the power of flight, journalist Mac Montandon goes on a vastly entertaining search of the elusive invention. He examines the jetpack's inspiration from the first shoulder-mounted wings to Bill Suitor's 1984 Olympic flight, even uncovering a gruesome jetpack-related murder in Houston. From the earliest days of the 'packto its enduring role in popular culture--with Buck Rogers, James Bond, Boba Fett--Montandon seeks to answer two simple questions: Where is the jetpack that was promised to him, and to all of us, years ago? And if it's out there, can he catch a ride? No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)629.1333Technology Engineering and allied operations Other Branches Aviation Aviation engineeringLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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