Flight and motion
Subtitle: the history and science of flying
By: writers, Dale Anderson, Ian Graham, [and] Brian Williams
Contributors: Graham, Ian, 1953- author; Williams, Brian, 1943- author
Publisher: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 601
ISBN-13: 9781315704296
Subjects: Aeronautics; Encyclopedias; History; Flight; Aéronautique; Encyclopédies; Vol
Other titles: History and science of flying
Description: Designed for readers from grade 6 and up, this lavishly illustrated set provides comprehensive coverage of the history of aviation, including space flight, as well as the science and technology on which it depends. Detailed A-Z entries trace the development of human flight from ancient myths and legends through today's space exploration, highlighting scientific discoveries and innovations that made aviation possible."Flight and Motion" also celebrates the contributions and achievements of the pioneers and visionaries of air and space flight, from inventors and innovators to pilots, astronauts, and cosmonauts. Detailed illustrated diagrams give readers a general understanding of the mechanics of flight and of the physics and technology involved. The set also highlights key air and spacecrafts that have made a unique mark in the history of flight.
Notes: Includes general glossary, time line, measurements, places of interest, further reading and web sites (page 623), and indexes of aircraft and spacecraft, people, general.
Table of contents: title: Volume 1.; title: Contents by theme --; title: Introduction --; title: Readers' guide --; title: Aerobatics --; title: Aerodynamics --; title: Aeronautics --; title: Aerospace manufacturing industry --; title: Aileron and rudder --; title: Air and atmosphere --; title: Air-cushion vehicle --; title: Air traffic control --; title: Aircraft, commercial --; title: Aircraft, experimental --; title: Aircraft, military --; title: Aircraft carrier --; title: Aircraft design --; title: Airport --; title: Airship --; title: Alcock, John, and Brown, Arthur Whitten --; title: Altitude --; title: Apollo program --; title: Armstrong, Neil --; title: Astronaut --; title: Autogiro --; title: Avionics --; title: AWACS --; title: Ballistics --; title: Balloon --; title: Volume 2.; title: Barnstorming --; title: Bell X-1 --; title: Benz, Karl, and Daimler, Gottlieb --; title: Bernoulli's principle --; title: Biplane --; title: Bird --; title: Black box --; title: Blériot, Louis --; title: Boeing --; title: Bomber --; title: Cape Canaveral --; title: Cayley, George --; title: Challenger and Columbia --; title: Cochran, Jacqueline --; title: Cockpit --; title: Cody, Leila Marie and Samuel --; title: Coleman, Bessie --; title: Communication --; title: Concorde --; title: Control system --; title: Curtiss, Glenn --; title: Da Vinci, Leonardo --; title: De Havilland Comet --; title: Douglas Commercial 3 --; title: Drone --; title: Earhart, Amelia --; title: Einstein, Albert --; title: Ejection seat --; title: Energy --; title: Engine --; title: Fighter plane --; title: Flying boat and seaplane --; title: Force --; title: Fuel --; title: Volume 3.; title: Future of aviation --; title: Future of spaceflight --; title: Gagarin, Yuri --; title: Glenn, John --; title: Glider --; title: Global positioning system --; title: Gossamer Penguin --; title: Gravity --; title: Hang glider --; title: Helicopter --; title: Hindenburg --; title: Hubble space telescope --; title: Hughes, Howard --; title: Insect --; title: International space station --; title: Jet and jet power --; title: Kennedy space center --; title: Kite --; title: Kitty Hawk flyer --; title: Landing gear --; title: Laws of motion --; title: Lift and drag --; title: Lilienthal, Otto --; title: Lindbergh, Charles --; title: Materials and structures --; title: Microlight --; title: Missile --; title: Volume 4.; title: Mitchell, Billy --; title: Momentum --; title: Montgolfier, Jacques-Étienne and Joseph-Michel --; title: Myths and legends --; title: NASA --; title: Navigation --; title: Newton, Isaac --; title: Night witches --; title: Ornithopter --; title: Parachute --; title: Pilot --; title: Pitch, roll, and yaw --; title: Pollution --; title: Pressure --; title: Propeller --; title: Radar --; title: Relativity, theory of --; title: Ride, Sally --; title: Rocket --; title: Satellite --; title: Shepard, Alan --; title: Shock wave --; title: Sikorsky, Igor --; title: Skydiving --; title: Skyjacking --; title: Sound wave --; title: Spaceflight --; title: Space probe --; title: Volume 5.; title: Space race; Space shuttle --; title: Speed --; title: Sputnik --; title: Stability and control --; title: Stall --; title: Stealth --; title: Supersonic flight --; title: Synthetic vision system --; title: Tail --; title: Takeoff and landing --; title: Thrust --; title: Velocity --; title: VTOL, V/STOL, and STOVL --; title: Weight and mass --; title: Whittle, Frank --; title: Wind tunnel --; title: Wing --; title: World War I --; title: World War II --; title: Wright, Orville and Wilbur.