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" How do aircraft fly? / "
by Susan Markowitz Meredith ; science and curriculum consultant, Debra Voege.
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BL
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| Record Number
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981567
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b735937
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| Main Entry
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Meredith, Susan,1951-
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| Title & Author
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How do aircraft fly? /\ by Susan Markowitz Meredith ; science and curriculum consultant, Debra Voege.
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| Publication Statement
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New York, NY :: Chelsea Clubhouse,, ©2010.
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| Series Statement
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Science in the real world
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32 pages :: color illustrations ;; 24 cm.
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| ISBN
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160413464X
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: 9781604134643
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Includes index.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Air all around us -- Types of aircraft -- Hot-air balloons -- Floating airships -- Heavier-than-air craft : the basics -- Forces at work -- Flying an airplane -- Staying aloft without power -- Airliners -- Helicopters -- Military aircraft -- "Green" designs -- Flying machines everywhere.
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| Abstract
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Reveals the science behind air pressure and flying everything from hot-air balloons to helicopters to jet aircraft through eye-catching full-color photograph and illustrations, as well as through textual explanations of real-world examples.
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Aerodynamics, Juvenile literature.
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Airplanes, Juvenile literature.
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Aerodynamics.
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Airplanes.
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Aerodynamics.
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Airplanes.
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| Dewey Classification
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629.132/3
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QA930.M367 2010
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