How do aircraft fly?
By: by Susan Markowitz Meredith ; science and curriculum consultant, Debra Voege.
Series: Science in the real world
Publisher: Chelsea Clubhouse
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781604134643
Subjects: Aerodynamics -- Juvenile literature; Airplanes -- Juvenile literature
Genres: Juvenile literature
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Air all around us; title: Types of aircraft; title: Hot-air balloons; title: Floating airships; title: Heavier-than-air craft : the basics; title: Forces at work; title: Flying an airplane; title: Staying aloft without power; title: Airliners; title: Helicopters; title: Military aircraft; title: "Green" designs; title: Flying machines everywhere.