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Item Information       Summary     More Content     More by this author     Veken, Jan van der, 1975- author.     Subjects     Airplanes -- Juvenile literature.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Veken, Jan van der, 1975- author.       by title:      Planes : from the Wr...         MARC Display

Planes : from the Wright Brothers to the supersonic jet / Jan Van der Veken. by Veken, Jan van der, 1975- author. London ; New York : Prestel, 2020. Subjects Airplanes -- Juvenile literature. ISBN:  9783791374413 (hardback) : 3791374419 (hardback) Description:  97 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm Edition:  English edition. Contents:  Airplane design -- Atmosphere and weather -- Communication and navigation -- The future of flight. Requests:  0 Summary:  "How does a plane move through the air? What is turbulence? How do pilots communicate with ground control? How did "flying wings" evolve into the B-2 bomber? This illustrated book about aviation will answer all these questions and more, and give a great overview of aerodynamics, the mechanics of wing shape and lift, runway design, GPS, how ailerons, propellers, and flaps work, record-breaking flights across continents and oceans, and where the world's most treacherous runways are located. A fascinating encyclopedia guide to the history and mechanics of flight, from the birth of flight to today!"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information No Item Information

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