| Document Type
|
:
|
BL
|
| Record Number
|
:
|
703617
|
| Doc. No
|
:
|
b525806
|
| Main Entry
|
:
|
Nahum, Andrew
|
| Title & Author
|
:
|
Flight /\ written by Andrew Nahum
|
| Edition Statement
|
:
|
Rev. ed
|
| Publication Statement
|
:
|
New York :: DK Pub.,, 2011
|
| Series Statement
|
:
|
DK eyewitness books
|
| Page. NO
|
:
|
72 p. :: ill. (chiefly col.) ;; 29 cm. ++ 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.) + 1 col. poster
|
| ISBN
|
:
|
0756673178 (bk. & CD-ROM)
|
|
|
:
|
: 0756673186
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780756673178 (bk. & CD-ROM)
|
|
|
:
|
: 9780756673185
|
| Notes
|
:
|
At head of title: Eyewitness
|
|
|
:
|
Includes index
|
|
|
:
|
Rev. ed. of: Flying machine. New York : Knopf, 1990
|
| Bibliographies/Indexes
|
:
|
Includes bibliographical references (p. 69) and index
|
| 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 -- Jet liner -- Jet propulsion -- Landing gear -- Controlling the plane -- In the cockpit -- On the flight deck -- Flying insturments -- Rotating wings -- Helicopter -- Hot-air balloon -- Airship -- A modern glider -- Kites for people -- Portable planes -- Did you know? -- Who's who? -- Find out more
|
| Abstract
|
:
|
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
|
| Subject
|
:
|
Airplanes, Juvenile literature
|
| Dewey Classification
|
:
|
629.1309
|
| LC Classification
|
:
|
TL547.N28 2011
|
| Added Entry
|
:
|
Nahum, Andrew.
|
| Parallel Title
|
:
|
Eyewitness flight
|