Author: Steve ParkerPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9781564582362
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
From birds to outer space, here's a truly galvanizing account of man's dream to soar into the sky.
Flight and Flying Machines
Author: Steve ParkerPublisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN: 9781564582362
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
From birds to outer space, here's a truly galvanizing account of man's dream to soar into the sky.
Flying Machines
Author: Nick ArnoldPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 076367107X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Ready to take off? Learn all about aerodynamics and find everything you need to make five fabulous flying machines. Do you love machines that fly? Can you name some key aviation inventions, from balloons to solar-powered planes? Do you know how flight forces such as gravity, drag, thrust, and lift work? Kids who are raring to make their own flying machines can pore through the theory and history of flight, build five different models — a galactic glider, a deadly dart, a whirlybird helicopter, a single-prop Starlite, and a twin-prop SuperStar — and pick up some expert tips on flying them like an ace. Special features include: • Tear-out printed sheets for making two paper planes • Materials for making three propeller-powered machines, including balsa wood body parts, neoprene wings, plastic propellers, wheels, and an elastic band
Progress in Flying Machines
Author: Octave ChanutePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
One of the most important books in the history of aviation, this volume contains research from between 1891 and 1893 that proved invaluable to the Wright Brothers. 90 illustrations.
Flight
Author: David JefferisPublisher: Franklin Watts
ISBN: 9780531152331
Category : Airplanes
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets.
Visions of a Flying Machine
Author: Peter L. JakabPublisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1560987480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
This acclaimed book on the Wright Brothers takes the reader straight to the heart of their remarkable achievement, focusing on the technology and offering a clear, concise chronicle of precisely what they accomplished and how they did it. This book deals with the process of the invention of the airplane and how the brothers identified and resolved a range of technical puzzles that others had attempted to solve for a century. Step by step, the book details the path of invention (including the important wind tunnel experiments of 1901) which culminated in the momentous flight at Kitty Hawk in 1903, the first major milestone in aviation history. Enhanced by original photos, designs, drawings, notebooks, letters and diaries of the Wright Brothers, Visions of a Flying Machine is a fascinating book that will be of interest to engineers, historians, enthusiasts, or anyone interested in the process of invention.
Planes, Gliders, Helicopters
Author: Terry J. JenningsPublisher:
ISBN: 1856978699
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines, in text and labelled diagrams and illustrations, how various types of airplanes and other flying machines work and the kinds of functions they perform. Includes instructions for related projects and experiments. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Flying Machine
Author: Andrew NahumPublisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9780756606800
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.
Rubber Band Powered Flying Machines
Author: Editors of KlutzPublisher:
ISBN: 9781591747420
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Rubber band powered planes have been around for ages, but Klutz has reinvented them. The three included planes have been engineered for maximum performance and coolness. Fly them inside and out and watch with amazement as the basic principles of aerodynamics and physics come to life.
The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont
Author: Victoria GriffithPublisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419700118
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Profiles Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who made great strides in the invention of flight.
Book of Flight
Author: Riccardo NiccoliPublisher: Friedman/Fairfax Pub
ISBN: 1586637169
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
"If man were meant to fly, he'd have wings." Luckily, the intrepid pioneers of aviation didn't let that little detail stop them. Dedicated to the history of human flight, this richly illustrated retrospective spans centuries of innovation from the drawings of DaVinci to the daring deeds of John Glenn. Strap yourself in for a thrilling, sometimes bumpy ride as the uncertain attempts of the medieval period give way to the excitement of the Wright Brothers' advances and eventually the sophistication of the Space Shuttle. Whether warplanes, transport and tourism crafts, acrobatic machines, seaplanes or helicopters capture your imagination, you'll find every type of aircraft described in vivid detail. Marvel as technology leads to the development of convertiplanes, 21st century superfighters, and the controversial Concorde. You'll even glimpse the future of air travel with prototypes of commercial airliners yet to be produced by Airbus and Boeing.