aeronautics

Describes the various careers available within the aviation industry including aeronautical and aerospace technicians, mechanics, flight instructors and pilots, security and service personnel, and more.

A history of barnstorming in America, with an ample number of anecdotes about the dangerous acrobatics and stunts performed by thrill-seeking exhibition flyers, mostly ex-military pilots, especially during the 1920s.

A photographic chronicle of flight in the twentieth century, from the pioneering attempts of Otto Lilienthal to take to the air, to the return of John Glenn to outer space in 1998.

Photographs and text describe the work of airplane pilots.

Surveys the history, achievements, activities, and technology of aviation.

Looks at flight and different flying machines such as hot air balloons, helicopters, and airplanes, with related activities and experiments.

Illustrates a variety of aircraft including helicopters, balloons, gliders, and spacecraft. Explains how they work using cut-away diagrams and illustrations.

Presents the unusual and outstanding facts and feats of heavier-than-air flight, and also covers lighter-than-air craft and space flight.

A reference book dealing with balloons, gliders, and all manner of aircraft, with special sections on flying animals and on airports.

Chronicles man's attempts to fly from the ancients to Kitty Hawk.