http://www.claireburdett.com/2009/10/flying-into-the-future/ Author, Writer, Editor, Photographer, Traveller Tue, 11 Oct 2011 03:10:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.claireburdett.com/2009/10/flying-into-the-future/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Alastair Goodrum Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:42:47 +0000 http://www.claireburdett.com/?p=282#comment-1185 Enjoyed reading your article. Noted in first para the reference to the Wright Brothers and the frailty of early flights. As a published writer on aviation history can I draw your attention to the PRE-Wright era of flying, please? I refer of course to hte intrepid aeronauts of the lighter-than-air era - which began way back in 1783. For entertaining stories of these first travellers through the air and the 'air shows' they gave all over the country and the 'powered' flyers that followed them, please read my book 'Balloons, Bleriots & Barnstormers - Two hundred years of flying for fun.' I guarantee you'll be fascinated by it. Published by The History Press in 2009, it's the third of my four books. No.4 is just out 'Dying To Fly' - The human cost of Military flying - East Midlands. Enjoyed reading your article. Noted in first para the reference to the Wright Brothers and the frailty of early flights. As a published writer on aviation history can I draw your attention to the PRE-Wright era of flying, please? I refer of course to hte intrepid aeronauts of the lighter-than-air era – which began way back in 1783. For entertaining stories of these first travellers through the air and the ‘air shows’ they gave all over the country and the ‘powered’ flyers that followed them, please read my book ‘Balloons, Bleriots & Barnstormers – Two hundred years of flying for fun.’ I guarantee you’ll be fascinated by it. Published by The History Press in 2009, it’s the third of my four books. No.4 is just out ‘Dying To Fly’ – The human cost of Military flying – East Midlands.

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