DK Eyewitness
2 total works
Take flight with this spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft.
Superb color photographs offer a unique exploration of the history of flight, as well as providing a close-up view of the many different kinds of aircraft in use today, from helicopters to hot-air balloons.
Find out what a Victorian steam-powered airplane looked like, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a "black box". Discover how a plane lands and takes off, how a glider works, which plane could be carried on a car, what the buttons on a flight deck do, and much more.
Great for projects or just for fun, Eyewitness Flight will help you to learn everything you need to know about the history and science of flight.
Superb color photographs offer a unique exploration of the history of flight, as well as providing a close-up view of the many different kinds of aircraft in use today, from helicopters to hot-air balloons.
Find out what a Victorian steam-powered airplane looked like, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a "black box". Discover how a plane lands and takes off, how a glider works, which plane could be carried on a car, what the buttons on a flight deck do, and much more.
Great for projects or just for fun, Eyewitness Flight will help you to learn everything you need to know about the history and science of flight.
Since the days of Daedalus and Icarus in ancient Greece people have longed to fly like birds. Using stunning original photographs Flying Machine show how that dream has been fulfilled.Beginning with Leonardo da Vinci's visionary ornithopter the book explores man's many different attempts through history to achieve flight. See how aeroplanes have progressed since the Wright brothers' historic first flight and experience the dangers faced by the pioneer aviators. Examine the early flying machines from a 1909 Blériot to a biplane and take a close-up look at many different types of aircraft from supersonic jetliners to modern gliders.Written by Andrew Nahum aviation curator at London's Science Museum Flying Machine is a unique and exciting introducton to the world of flight.