Gossamer odyssey: the triumph of human-powered flight

By Morton Grosser

Book Overview

Gossamer Odyssey tells the story of the historic flight of the Gossamer Alb This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0718120337
• ISBN13: 9780718120337
• Release Date: January 1981
• Publisher: Michael Joseph, London, 1981.
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 1.0" x 1.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for any aviation buff.

This was a very informative book and gave lots of insight into the hugh effort that must have gone into this age-old quest. The focus at the personal level gives a nice picture of what the individuals must have gone through. Makes you think "Hey, I could have been there..." Very enjoyable.

As one of the Condor crew, I think this book was the best.

Morton Grosser came to Shafter and to our homes while we were trying to build the first man-powered plane. He wrote a book that centered on the people that were working, thinking and arguing towards the goal. If you want a feel of what it was like to do something for the first time ever, read this book.