aeronaut

• “The aeronaut is strapped into a carrier, attached to a sail wing of nylon stretched on an aluminium frame like a paper dart, and jumps into the air from a high place.”

  November 2007

• ““Land,” called the aeronaut, his voice small against the whistling of the air over the wind-screen.”

  When the Sleeper Wakes

• “Japanese, and it is characteristic that from the first it was contemplated that the aeronaut should be a swordsman.”

  The War in the Air

• “It was no easy task to carry, half dragging it, the heavy body of Mr. Damon off the platform, but the aeronaut was a muscular individual, and long hanging from a trapeze, at great heights, stood him in good stead.”

  Tom Swift and His Airship

• “The aeroplane owner who hires a professional aeronaut, that is, one who has qualified as an expert, owes him very little legal duty to supply him with a perfect aeroplane.”

  Flying Machines: Construction and Operation

• “Land," called the aeronaut, his voice small against the whistling of the air over the wind-screen.”

  When the Sleeper Wakes

• “Mostly they were Japanese, and it is characteristic that from the first it was contemplated that the aeronaut should be a swordsman.”

  The War in the Air

• “Sam Elliot is again the great Western icon as a Texan "aeronaut" signed on to the Arctic expedition.”

  William Bradley: Angels and Demons and Religious Politics

• “Robert Falcon Scott became the first "aeronaut" when hespent an hour, 800 feet over the edgeof the Ross Ice ShelfonFebruary 4, 1902.”

  Aerial Exploration of the Antarctic

• “Flight pioneer Bertrand Piccard, an aeronaut who made the first nonstop round the world balloon flight, recently unveiled a prototype of an incredible solar-powered airplane that will one day circle the globe.”

  2009 June | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World

Show 10 more examples...