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New Look! Relaunched with new jackets and 8 pages of new text! Here is a spectacular and informative guide to the fascinating world of aircraft. Superb color photographs offer a unique "eyewitness" exploration of the history of flight, as well as provide a close-up view of the many different kinds of aircraft in use today, from helicopters to hot-air balloons. See a Victorian steam-powered airplane, a World War I biplane, a jetliner in cross section, what the first pilots wore, how wings provide lift, and what's inside a "black box." Learn how a jet engine works, why early wings needed "doping", how to keep an airplane flying straight and level, and why modern airliners need pressurized cabins. Discover how wooden planes are constructed, what it was like to fly a biplane, how a plane lands and takes off, how a glider works, which plane could be carried on a car, how a helicopter flies, and much, much more.Children's LiteratureThe well-known "Eyewitness" series provides nonfiction volumes centered on one subject. Each has spectacular photography and accurate, authentic information. To please the younger reader Knopf began the Eyewitness Juniors recommended for ages six to ten, but they are accessible to children slightly younger. Flying Machine is one title in the series.
Flying like a bird6Lighter than air8Gliding aloft10Powered flight12The first airplanes14Those magnificent men16Double wings18The evolving plane22Light aircraft26Airplane engines28The propeller30Flying the world32Jetliner34Jet propulsion36Landing gear38Controlling the plane40In the cockpit42On the flight deck44Flying instruments46Rotating wings48Helicopter50Hot-air balloon54Airship56A modern glider58Kites for people60Portable planes62Did you know?64Who's who?66Find out more68Glossary70Index72
