Displaying 1 of 1 2024 Format: Book Author: Nahum, Andrew, author. Title: Flight / written by Andrew Nahum. Edition: New edition. American edition. Publisher, Date: New York, NY : DK Publishing, 2024. Description: 72 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm. Summary: Traces the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners, and includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines. Target Audience Note: 008-012. Series: DK eyewitness Dorling Kindersley eyewitness books. Subjects: Flight -- Juvenile literature. Flying-machines -- Juvenile literature. Airplanes -- Juvenile literature. Aeronautics -- History -- Juvenile literature. Other Title: Eyewitness flight DK eyewitness flight Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on publisher data; resource not viewed. Contents: Fly like a bird -- Lighter than air -- Gliding aloft -- Powered flight -- The first airplanes -- Flying aces -- Double wings -- The evolving plane -- Light aircraft -- Aero-engines -- The propeller -- Flying the world -- The jet age -- Jet propulsion -- Landing gear -- Controlling the plane -- In the cockpit -- On the flight deck -- Flying instruments -- Rotating wings -- Helicopter -- War in the air -- Hot-air balloon -- Airship -- A modern glider -- Plain sailing -- Did you know? -- Timeline -- Find out more -- Glossary. ISBN: 9780593842379 9780593842362 Other Number: 1428822175 System Availability: 7 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 7 Control Number: 1055794 # Local items in: 3 # System items in: 3 Call Number: j 629.13 Nahum Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
