Flight
By: written and photographed by Kim Taylor
Contributors: John Wiley & Sons
Edition: U.S. ed.
Series: Flying start science
Publisher: John Wiley
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9780471579830
Subjects: Flight; Juvenile literature; Pictorial works
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Flying 4. Freefall 6. Parachutes 8. Gliders 10. Insect wings 12. Flapping wings 14. Skinny wings 16. Taking off 18. Landing 20. Hovering 22. Speeding 24. Lighter than air 26. Thermals and upcurrents 28. Propellers and jets 30.