aeronautics

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aeronautics

Famous first flights across the Atlantic

1979
Includes, among others, such historical flights across the Atlantic as the very first flight, the first non-stop flight, and the first mass crossing.

The Wright brothers and the airplane

2007
Presents a brief overview of inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright in graphic novel format, and examines their work on the first successful powered airplane.

From birds to-- aircraft

2013
Discusses ways nature has inspired technological innovations and focuses on how birds have helped scientists develop aircraft and flight technology.

If you were a-- pilot

2000
Describes the training and skills of air pilots and the clothing, equipment, and instruments used by them.

Space and aircraft

1994
Examines the technology behind the latest developments in space engineering and flight.

Tiny Broadwick

the first lady of parachuting
2001
Chronicles the life of Tiny Broadwick, the first women to parachute out of a plane.

Helicopters

2012
Read all about your favorite helicopters. From massive military machines to tiny single-seaters, from flying cranes to air ambulances. There are amazing helicopters here for everyone!.

By air

2012
Provides an overview of the history of travel by air, discusses the technologies involved, and explores possible innovations that could aid in air travel.

The Wright brothers

2003
Traces the path of the Wright brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of transportation.

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