aeronautics

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The history of flight

2008
This book, in graphic novel format, describes the Wright Brothers' flying machine, the epic flight of Charles Lindbergh, and the breaking of the sound barrier by Capt. Charles E. Yeager.

I wonder why planes have wings and other questions about transportation

2003
Answers questions about transportation and vehicles, including "Do airships run on air?" and "Why don't ships sink?".

Let's build airplanes and rockets!

1996
This lively text combines model airplanes and rocket building with history, biography, and the elementary physics of flight.

Aviation insecurity

the new challenges of air travel
2003
Examines the impact the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have had on air travel and aviation, discussing how the industry is protecting itself and its passengers from terrorism, and critiquing the security measures that have been taken.

Aircraft safety

accident investigations, analyses, and applications
2003

North to the Orient

1967
An account of a pioneer flight made by Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh in 1931, from Washington, D.C., to Japan and China.

Pilots

the romance of the air : pilots speak about the triumphs and tragedies, fears and joys of flying
1991
Various pilots from Jimmy Doolittle to the pilot of Air Force One tell their stories of flying whether heroic, tragic, or comic.

Pioneers of flight

1990
Presents a history of flight by narrating the accomplishments of courageous men and women in the field.

Both ends of the night

1997
Private investigator Sharon McCone embarks upon a dangerous course when she sets out to discover who killed her friend and former flight instructor Matty Wildress.

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