Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Airplanes and flying machines Airplanes and flying machines Nancy E. Krulik,Donald Grant Explains various types of airplanes and other flying machines, including gliders, passenger jets, helicopters, and hot-air balloons. Features transparent acetate overlays. OL16054958W
Aircraft Aircraft Ian Graham Describes the development of airplanes over the years and provides information about various models while focusing on those characteristics which promote speed in flight. OL1818135W
The World's Most Powerful Civilian Aircraft The World's Most Powerful Civilian Aircraft Paul E. Eden 228 pages : 29 cm OL20220191W
Before the Wright brothers Before the Wright brothers Don Berliner Describes the ideas and experiments that lead to the first powered flight by the 1903 "Wright Flyer." OL2160701W
The Wright Brothers The Wright Brothers Wendie C. Old "Traces the path of the Wright Brothers as they pursued their dream of changing the world of aviation."-- OL2639042W
First Flight First Flight George Shea,George Shea A twelve-year-old boy named Tom Tate meets Orville and Wilbur Wright and witnesses the invention of the airplane in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903. OL2918836W
Careers in aviation Careers in aviation Sharon Carter Examines careers in aviation, including both flying and non-flying jobs such as crop duster, helicopter pilot, flight attendant, and air traffic controller. OL4111907W
Flight Flight Andrew Haslam,Jack Challoner An illustrated book of projects demonstrating the properties of flight. OL482726W