flying-machines

Provides an introduction to the history of flight and explores the various aircraft in use today.

A sheep and a wolf try to build a flying machine.

A look at aircraft, such as helicopters space shuttles, and planes.

When Catwoman, The Joker, and other Super-Villains enter their wacky flying contraptions in the Gotham City air show, it's up to Batman in his high-flying Batbot to keep them out of trouble"--Amazon.

"Emery spends the summer building a flying machine with a new neighbor, an old man named Leon"--Provided by publisher.

"Soaring thousands of feet above sea level in nothing but a fabric suit? It sounds crazy, but it's the reality of modern human flight. Action-packed photos and engaging text propel readers through this high-interest (and high-flying) angle on STEM."--.

Contains several illustrated photographs that chronicle the history of aviation from man's first attempts to fly including Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of flying machines, airships and balloons, and powered flight throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"The secret of flight wasn't cracked until the beginning of the twentieth century. This book explores how . . . understanding of the science of flight has improved, creating aircraft that are bigger and faster than the Wright brothers ever dreamed of. It covers helicopters, jet-planes,rocket-planes, planes big enough to carry hundreds of people, planes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, and even flying machines small enough to strap on your back"--Provided by publisher.

Join the PAW Patrol as they discover facts about all kinds of devices that fly.

"Waldo Baron awakes one morning to find his inventor parents have turned their house into a flying machine, and they intend to enter into a race across the country in the hopes of winning the $500 prize. His parents' plans go astray when they are kidnapped by Rose Blackwood, the sister of notorious villain Benedict Blackwood, who intends to use the prize money to free her brother from prison. But Rose is not what she seems to be, and Waldo finds himself becoming friends with their kindly kidnapper as they race across the country in the magnificent flying Baron estate!"--Amazon.com.