The History of FlightIn bold, colorful, graphic nonfiction format, The History of Flight tells the story of three thrilling events that took place during the first fifty years of aviation: the Wright Brothers first flight, the journey of Alcock and Brown across the Atlantic, and Chuck Yeager breaking the sound barrier. These richly-illustrated, high-interest stories are perfect for the reluctant reader, and the engaging, informative narratives are accessible introductions to the fascinating history of aviation. |
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12 SECONDS AERONAUTICAL AIRCRAFT AIRFOIL airliner airplane airship Alcock and Brown ALTITUDE American Atlantic ATTEMPTS TO FLY balloon Bell X-1 Blériot CHANUTE CHANUTE'S CHARLES LINDBERGH CHUCK Crabtree Publishing Company CRASH CROSSWIND DAYTON EPIC FLIGHT faster FEET fighter-the Messerschmitt FINAL FLIGHT flew FLYING MACHINE FLYING SOLO Flying wings Fonck miraculous France FUEL GLIDER Golden Age INNER TUBE internal combustion engine Jet planes KITTY HAWK km/h lift lightweight LILIENTHAL'S LOUIS MACH MARTINDALE METERS MIDAIR MONOPLANE Montgolfier brothers MUROC nonstop NUNGESSER OKAY OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS ORVILLE Otto Lilienthal person to fly PILOT Pioneers of Flight plane design radar RENE FONCK rocket plane RUDDER Sikorsky SIR GEORGE CAYLEY'S SIX HUNDRED MILES SOUND BARRIER speed of sound SPIRIT OF ST Spirit of St.Louis Spirit St.Louis STAY AWAKE stealth bomber Steen supersonic TAKEOFF TEST FLIGHT THRUMM-THRUMM-THRUMM-THRUMM TODAY trailing edge TRANSATLANTIC WILBUR WIND wing shape WING WARPING CONTROLS World WRIGHT BROTHERS YEAGER YORK TO PARIS оо