Bibliograph

Flight, written by Andrew Nahum

Type

Label

Flight, written by Andrew Nahum

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flight

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

738438937

Responsibility statement

written by Andrew Nahum

Series statement

DK eyewitness booksGale eBooks

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

Table Of Contents

Flying like a bird -- Lighter than air -- Gliding aloft -- Powered flight -- The first airplanes -- 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

resource.variantTitle

Eyewitness flight

Classification