Secrets of flight
By: Andrew Solway.
Series: Science secrets
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781608701360
Subjects: Aeronautics -- Juvenile literature; Flight -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Would you like to fly?; title: What keeps us on the ground?; title: What were the first flyers?; title: How are birds adapted to flight?; title: How do balloons float?; title: Who was the first person to fly?; title: How does a wing work?; title: Why do aircraft have to fly quickly?; title: How do aircraft engines work?; title: How does a helicopter fly without wings?; title: What makes a good fighter plane?; title: Why don't rockets use jet engines?; title: What will aircraft be like in the future?.