Flying Machine OUT OF PRINT see Flight 0756673178 by Andrew Nahum
	ISBN-10:   0756606802 ISBN-13:   9780756606800 Publisher:   DK Publishing, Inc. Series:   DK Eyewitness Books Ser. Category:   Airplanes, Non-Fiction, Science Books Pub. Date:   August 2004 Pages:   72 Format:   Hardcover
Subjects
AERONAUTICS AERONAUTICS_JUVENILE LITERATURE
Description/Notes
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. New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft. Superb color photographs offer a unique 'eyewitness' exploration of the history of flight, as well as provide a close-up view of the many different kinds of aircraft in use today, from helicopters to hot-air balloons. See a Victorian steam-powered airplane, a World War I biplane, a jetliner in cross section, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a 'black box.' Learn how a jet engine works, why early wings needed 'doping', how to keep an airplane flying straight and level, and why modern airliners need pressurized cabins. Discover how wooden planes are constructed, what it was like to fly a biplane, how a plane lands and takes off, how a glider works, which plane could be carried on a car, how a helicopter flies, and much, much more. See a Victorian steam-powered airplane, a World War I biplane, a jetliner in cross section, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a 'black box.' Learn how a jet engine works, why modern airliners need pressurized cabins, how wooden planes are constructed, what it was like to fly a biplane, how a plane lands and takes off, how a helicopter flies, and much, much more.