Download or read book The History of Man-Powered Flight written by D. A. Reay and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The History of Man-Powered Flight provides a comprehensive history of man-powered aircraft. This book discusses the flight in early civilizations; Leonardo da Vinci— a scientist among skeptical philosophers; formation of the Man-Powered Aircraft Committee at Cranfield; Kremer Competition— catalyst for worldwide activity, and the first entrant; and United Kingdom "Miscellany of the 1960s. The topics on man-powered rotorcraft and the persistence of the "bird-men; "Toucan and other machines; and future prospects on man-powered flight are also deliberated in this text. This publication is intended for experts in the field of aeronautics, but is also beneficial to students and individuals interested in aviation.