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written by Andrew Nahum
72 p.
col. ill. +
1 wallchart
Cover subtitle: How people conquered the skies and the amazing machines that made it possible Table of contents includes: Flying like a bird -- Lighter than air -- Gliding aloft -- Powered flight -- The first aeroplanes -- Those magnificent men -- Double wings -- The evolving plane -- Light aircraft -- Aero-engines -- The propeller -- Flying the world -- Jet liner -- Jet propulsion -- Landing gear -- Controlling the plane -- In the cockpit -- On the flight deck -- Flying instruments -- Rotating wings -- Helicopter -- Hot-air balloon -- Airship -- A modern glider -- Kites for people -- Portable planes -- Did you know? -- Who's who?
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