Flying machine
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Flying machine
（Eyewitness guides）（A Dorling Kindersley book）
Dorling Kindersley, 2003
- : pbk
Available at 2 libraries
Note
"Hardback edition first published in Great Britain in 1990"--T.p. verso
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Follow the fascinating path of human flight and flying machines from the first early attempts in the middle ages to the development of highly advanced intruments and tools on-board the modern aircraft.
In-depth facts and stunning photographs make this a perfect resource for projects, reference and discovery.
Table of Contents
- Flying like a bird
- lighter than air
- gliding aloft
- powered flight
- the first aeroplanes
- those magnificent men
- double wings
- the evolving plane
- light aircraft
- aero-engines
- the propeller
- flying the world
- jetliner
- jet propulsion
- landing gear
- controlling the plane
- in the cockpit
- on the flight deck
- flying instruments
- rotating wings
- helicopter
- hot-air balloon
- airship
- a modern glider
- kites for people
- portable planes
- did you know? who's who?
- find out more.
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