airplanes

Traces the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners, and includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.

Text, photographs, and diagrams offer an exploration of the science of flight.

Did you know that more than 2 million people get on airplanes every day in the United States? The airport is a place where airplanes come and go. Learn more about this important place in Airport.

Fasten your seat belt and fly high in the sky with this lift-the-flap adventure.

Presents over twenty detailed step-by-step origami airplane designs that incorporate innovative functional and aesthetic details, including faceted flaps, ailerons, and canards.

Jack Smurch, armed with a salami and a gallon of gin, becomes the first man to fly solo and non-stop around the world, but officials find they have their work cut out for them when it becomes clear that Smurch, an arrogant, illiterate lout, is no one's idea of an American hero.

From airplanes to spaceships, and satellites to missiles, Boeing is the company behind a large number of the vehicles and equipment circling the skies and stars above Earth.

The earliest successful human flights were conducted using lighter-than-air balloons. Today, modern aircraft wings use a principle known as the Bernoulli effect to generate lift. Examine significant developments in air and space technology in air and space, one of the titles in the technology and innovation series.

Jumbo jets move people and goods around the world. The biggest jumbo jet can carry more than 550,000 pounds of goods. Learn more about these machines in Jumbo Jets.

Presents a pictorial history of flight profiling over 800 aircraft, eleven engines, popular manufacturers, notable innovators, and the latest technology. Features full-color photographs throughout, quotes, a glossary of terms, and two photographic prints.