airplanes

Presents an overview of the history and development of aircraft, one of the great success stories of the twentieth century.

All the facts and stats you need about the fastest, best, and most exclusive planes in the world, complemented by vibrant color photography.

Describes what life was like in the time of the discovery of flight, as seen through the eyes of the the Wright brothers.

A textual and visual history of civilian, military, and commercial aviation from the earliest balloon flights to today's most advanced aircraft.

Provides an introduction to unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, high-tech military tools used as spies; looks at specific models of UAVs; features accounts of UAVs in action; and traces the history of development in the field.

Bird McGill, an eleven-year-old tomboy obsessed with flying in 1942, withholds judgement while her classmates maintain that new Japanese American student Kenji Fujita is a spy, but she realizes Kenji is just as American as she is when they find evidence of real spy activity during their research for a class project.

When their parents are killed in a train accident, cousins Meline and Jocelyn, who have little in common, are sent to live with their wealthy, eccentric, and isolated Uncle Marten on his island off the coast of British Columbia, where they are soon joined by other oddly disconnected and troubled people.

Step-by-step instructions for making eighteen different models of paper airplanes inspired by actual historic flying machines.

Surveys the history, development, and future of airplanes, and examines the impact of flight on civilization.