The Best-ever Book of Flight
Published on 17. September 2001
Book
Hardback
63 pages
978-0-7534-0531-4 (ISBN)
Description
This title explores the world of flight from the early pioneers to the future of air and space travel. Discover which aircraft is the world's fastest, how an airliner is built, how stealth aircraft are invisible to radar, what's inside a black box, as well as the basic principles of flight.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pan Macmillan
Target group
Children/juvenile
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Illustrations
illustrations, photographs, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 246 mm
Weight
667 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7534-0531-4 (9780753405314)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Air transport; airliners; faster than sound; building an airliner; spinning blades; to the ends of the earth; flying for fun; aerial sports; light aircraft; lighter than air; safety; controlling the air traffic; hazards; training; airpower; air combat; black art of stealth; dressing for action; pushing the limits; speed king; the first flight; trailblazers; round the world; beyond the atmosphere; flying into the future; principles of flight; the plane facts; dateline.