Masters, Nancy Robinson

An introduction to gliders, including their history, and the science behind their flight.

Describes the skills necessary to pursue a career as an air traffic controller, and examines the type of work they do.

Provides information about the invention of the airplane, looking at the quest to develop a flying machine, examining the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, and tracing the history of airplane technology.

Brief text and photographs describe how a hot air balloon flies, how chase crew workers launch a hot air balloon, how a pilot uses a burner and controls the hot air balloon, and how a hot air balloon lands.