Song of the Sky

What is it like to soar on wings like eagles, to glide like an albatross or to dive like a falcon?

On 17th December, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first successful flight in an airplane.

Never before had humankind experienced the world that surrounded them from the air.

This moment paved the way for a new era of exploration.

Unlike the first Age of Exploration, which led men to sail across the globe, this twentieth century invention led people to soar across the skies.

Guy Murchie’s brilliant account of aviation Song of the Sky explores every aspect of spending life above the clouds, from what it is like sit in the cockpit and control the plane to meteorology to physics that make flight possible.

“Guy Murchie has written a wonderful documentary … he makes throughout an exciting contribution in this poetic and scientific tribute to the sky.” Kirkus Reviews

Guy Murchie was an experienced aviator and flight instructor who had begun flying at an early age. He wrote a number of books including, Men on the Horizon, Song of the Sky, Music of the Spheres, and The Seven Mysteries of Life, which covered themes from astronomy to biology to the meaning of life. Song of the Sky was first published in 1954 and he passed away in 1997.