Taking off with a brief history lesson including the Wright Brothers' famous first flight, this exciting resource engages readers with the feats of today's aeronautical engineers, scientists, and researchers as they design, test, engineer, and build the flying machines of the present and the future. Readers will explore supersonic planes of the future that will fly faster than a speeding bullet, flying cars that can lift off and speed passengers to...

"Attempts at electric powered flight date to well before the 19th century. Battery weight and low energy output made it impractical until the 1990s. The author describes the diverse designs of modern electric flying machines--from tiny insect-styled drones to stratospheric airships--and explores developing trends, including flying cars and passenger airliners"--

Explains how to draw using perspective, how to build shapes, and add finishing touches.

The Hardy boys investigate when a friend's plane is stolen at an airshow, an event which triggers a crime wave.

Amazing photography and engaging information explain the technologies and capabilities of the F-14 Tomcats.

World War I is known as the "war to end all wars." In this title readers will learn how the airplane went from a prototype to a fast moving weapon controlled by brave soldiers. The book also discusses superstar pilots known as aces. Primary source quotes and data from WWI are used as support. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo & Daughters is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

A biography of the man whose fascination with flying machines produced the Bleriot XI, which in 1909 became the first heavier-than-air machine to fly the English Channel.`

In a spoof of disaster films, an airplane is out of control and the crew struggles to save it. Worst of all, they are out of coffee.