From the author of Trucks Roll!, an up-in-the-clouds exploration of all things airplane. World’s mighty big but there’s just one sky and it’s yours to travel. Planes fly! Take to the skies with this fun, rhyming book about all that planes do! From jet planes to puddle jumpers, from the cockpit to the rudders, this book explores it all—and the bright, dynamic illustrations will keep even the youngest of readers engaged.
"Daddy, How Do Planes Fly?" is a dynamic introduction into the fantasy of flight. This brightly illustrated story shows children the primary principles of flight: roll, pitch, yaw, and thrust.
Presented in a handy question-and-answer format, this practical guide to airline travel draws on the expertise of a commercial airline pilot to provide valuable information on safety, security screening, passenger health, aerodynamics, and ...
Frank Davis Adams. Aeronautical Dictionary. Washington, D.C.: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959. This dictionary gives a remarkably inclusive alphabetical listing of over 100,000 ...
Flying a small plane to Alaska is an adventure many pilots only dream of.
Readers can also learn how planes fly and pretend to be a pilot as they look at a cockpit from a pilot's eye view. Perfect for introducing young plane enthusiasts to a huge variety of exciting aircraft from around the world!
A layperson's explanation of how commercial airplanes function addresses common questions and concerns about a plane's practical mechanics and safety, covering such topics as maintenance, weather effects, and safety statistics. Reprint.
The race was on! First Flight Around the World documents the exciting journey of four American planes—the Chicago, Boston, New Orleans, and Seattle—and their crews on a race around the world.
Most of the books written are about them. This book is about the private pilot who is the average man or woman who does not intend to risk their lives flying an airplane.
This book gives you brain- and gut-level understanding of what gets you up there and keeps you up there! *Explains flight in simple, intuitive terms *Spares you misinformation and confusion—this book gets it right and tells it right *100 ...
Since airplanes were first invented, they have often been used for military purposes. Learn about different kinds of fighter planes and find out how they are differen from regular planes.