aeronautics

Contains over 250 photographs that provide a visual history of American aircraft production during World War II, and includes captions that explain production processes, aircraft construction, assembly, and armament.

Looks at the power of flight from birds to humans.

A biography of American aviator Charles Lindbergh, with an emphasis on the preparation for and details of his solo nonstop flight from New York to Paris in the Spirit of St. Louis in 1927.

Cross-section illustrations reveal the complex technology of 747s, helicopters, supersonic jets, and other vehicles of flight.

Focuses on the childhood of the Wright brothers and the inventiveness they displayed from their earliest days.

Explains various types of airplanes and other flying machines, including gliders, passenger jets, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Features transparent acetate overlays.

A richly illustrated history of flight from the Smithsonian Institution, featuring profiles of over three hundred planes and coverage of flight's "golden age," aircraft at war, space travel, and the most important flight events and pilots of the twentieth century.

"Tells the saga of three extraordinary aviators--Charles Lindbergh, Eddie Rickenbacker, and Jimmy Doolittle--and how they redefine heroism through their genius, daring, and uncommon courage"--Publisher.

Presents a children's guide to the history of jet aircraft including the history of flight, the purpose of the wings, flaps, ailerons, and rudders, as well as information on the Concorde and super jumbo jets.