| Description |
248 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
How do airplanes work?: How airplanes fly -- What is air? -- Parts of an airplane -- Airplane engines -- Sound barrier -- How fast does it fly? -- Gimli glider -- Birds do it, bees do it -- Skyways: Weather -- Turbulence -- Air traffic control -- From point A to point B -- Things that go bump in the flight: Bumps and noises of a typical flight -- Trouble with cell phones -- Tips for anxious flyers -- Staying healthy in the air -- Flight attendants -- Behind cockpit doors: What are those pilots up to? -- Cockpit instruments -- Weight and balance -- Runways -- Fear factor: Flight statistics -- Why airplanes sometimes crash -- Be prepared: What you can do to survive an emergency -- Media's fascination with airline disasters -- Less stress, more fun -- Behind the scenes at the airline: Scheduled departures -- Airplane food -- Trouble with toilets -- Fill 'er up: Airplane fuel -- Airport security -- Luggage -- Deregulation and ticket prices -- Building airplanes: Making airplanes -- Boeing 747 -- Aircraft maintenance -- Flying through history: Brief history of flight -- Wright brothers -- Lindbergh: Lone eagle -- Other flying machines: Airships and helicopters -- Aircar and other oddities -- Epilogue: Future of flying -- Appendix: Identifying airplanes -- For more information -- Art credits -- Index. |
| Subject |
Aeronautics, Commercial -- Popular works.
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Aeronautics -- History -- Popular works.
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Airplanes -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
0802713785 |
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