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Lovings Love is the inspiring autobiography of Neal V Loving an aeronautical engineer experimental aircraft designer and true aviation pioneer Despite racism that barred him from most aviation opportunities as well as a nearfatal flying accident that resulted in the loss of his legs Loving remained optimistic ambitious and resourceful He triumphed over those who doubted and denied him to become the first African American and first person with bilateral amputation to be licensed as a racing pilot Loving designed and flew five aircraft throughout his lifetime the first when he was a young high school graduate This book centers on his midget oneseater racing plane the WR1 Lovings Love that he flew from Detroit Michigan to Kingston Jamaicaan impressive feat for a plane of its kind Describing his early days as a fledgling designer and his years as the owner of a flying school he opened to students of all races Loving often refers to his personal creed No success without enthusiasm At age forty he enrolled as a fulltime engineering student going on to a long and distinguished career as an aerospace research engineer Lovings Love is the story of a man who exemplified the abiding love of flight that spurred the first barnstormers and who left behind a triumphant legacy