flying machines

In the late nineteenth century, when Conor Broekhart discovers a conspiracy to overthrow the king, he is branded a traitor, imprisoned, and forced to mine for diamonds under brutal conditions while he plans a daring escape from Little Saltee prison by way of a flying machine that he must design, build, and, hardest of all, trust to carry him to safety.

"A Hello, World! board book about planes and other machines humans have created in order to fly"--.

When Catwoman, The Joker, and other Super-Villains enter their wacky flying contraptions in the Gotham City air show, it's up to Batman in his high-flying Batbot to keep them out of trouble"--Amazon.

"Airports welcome planes of all shapes and sizes. Only one attracts crowds wherever it lands. The Antonov 124 was built to carry tanks and helicopters for the Russian military. It carries everything from jet engines to trains. It is the biggest working cargo plane in the world. [Learn about the Antonov 124 in this book]"--Back cover.

"Describes how the science-fiction concept of jet packs could develop in real life, including the scientific concepts involved, the progress that scientists have made, and what the future could hold"--Provided by publisher.

Contains several illustrated photographs that chronicle the history of aviation from man's first attempts to fly including Leonardo da Vinci's drawings of flying machines, airships and balloons, and powered flight throughout the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"The secret of flight wasn't cracked until the beginning of the twentieth century. This book explores how . . . understanding of the science of flight has improved, creating aircraft that are bigger and faster than the Wright brothers ever dreamed of. It covers helicopters, jet-planes,rocket-planes, planes big enough to carry hundreds of people, planes that can fly faster than the speed of sound, and even flying machines small enough to strap on your back"--Provided by publisher.

Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to big machines that can fly, such as a Chinook helicopter, the NASA Space Shuttle, and the super jumbo jet.

Learn all about the different kinds of aircraft, from hot air balloons to fighter jets to rockets.

"All the sensible hogfolk in Pigdom Plains know that if pigs were meant to fly, they'd have been born with wings--but there's no convincing Lily Leanchops. The daughter of renowned inventor Hercules Fatchops, Lily has watched her father's flying machines fail time and time again. Working in secret, Lily is trying to build what her father couldn't: an aircraft that actually works. And of course, she's following his example and employing scientific principals alone--not magic. (Well, a protection spell or two doesn't count, right?) Lily's secret project takes on a new sense of urgency when a mysterious enemy emerges from beyond the mountains. The Warthogs are coming, and they're piloting flying machines powered by dangerous magic spells. To save Pigdom Plains, Lily must take to the skies in her own experimental aircraft--and there's no time for a test run"--Provided by publisher.