<p>A WARM, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENTERTAINING biography of the fearless pioneer pilot who flew Canada into the Aviation Era when his <em>Silver Dart<\/em>\u00a0 lifted off lake ice in Baddeck, February 23, 1909. The story of the Aerial Experiment Association \u2014 four young men around Alexander Graham Bell \u2014 that developed and flew the flimsy planes that became the legendary <em>Silver Dart<\/em>. A story of companionship, invention and courage, as Canadian aviation was born in Cape Breton Island.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
<p>A WARM, ENTHUSIASTIC AND ENTERTAINING biography of the fearless pioneer pilot who flew Canada into the Aviation Era when his <em>Silver Dart<\/em>\u00a0 lifted off lake ice in Baddeck, February 23, 1909. The story of the Aerial Experiment Association \u2014 four young men around Alexander Graham Bell \u2014 that developed and flew the flimsy planes that became the legendary <em>Silver Dart<\/em>. A story of companionship, invention and courage, as Canadian aviation was born in Cape Breton Island.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65525,"template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[15838],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-65523","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","5":"product_language-eng-fr","6":"product_subjects-biography-autobiography-2-fr","7":"product_subjects-science-technology-fr","8":"product_cat-nscc-read-atlantic-fr","9":"entry","11":"first","12":"instock","13":"taxable","14":"shipping-taxable","15":"purchasable","16":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n