aeronautics

A look at the origins, leaders, growth, and innovations of Southwest Airlines, the low-fare airline that was founded in Texas in 1967 and today carries more than 100 million passengers annually.

A collect of photographs, letters, and articles describing the early days of flight in America, pioneers of aviation, and the role of airpower before and after World War I.

Text and illustrations explore how airplanes are built.

Discusses how the invention of an airplane changed the world. Includes information on the Wright brothers, the Greek myth of Icarus, and the making of the "Flyer." Also provides information on the main parts of an airplane, and how a gasoline engine works. Discusses modern uses of an airplane such as cropdusting, and "air tractors.".

Learn about what keeps planes in the air and the actions, either intentional or unintentional, that bring them crashing to the ground.

After discovering that the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum is much smaller, has no Spirit of St. Louis airplane or Apollo 11 command module, and is filled with balloons, blimps, and dirigibles, four schoolmates travel through time to try and restore the Wright brothers to their well-earned place in history and learn about aerodynamics and other aviation principles along the way.

Milestones of Flight takes readers soaring through the high points of American aviation: from the Wright brothers and their competitors to the military pilots who first circumnavigated the globe, from the initial space rocket to the moon walk, from the earliest manmade satellite to today s spy drones.

Traces the path of Orville and Wilbur Wright as they pursue their dream of aviation.

A comprehensive, alphabetically-arranged history of aviation that traces the development of flight from the ancient myths to twenty-first-century space exploration; and includes over 500 full-color and black-and-white photos and illustrations, timeline, and glossary.

"Take to the skies with Flying Machines! Follow the famous aviators from their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio, to the fields of North Carolina where they were to make their famous flights. In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright Brothers were among the first innovators of heavier than air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and even other aviators complicated the Wright Brothers' journey. Though they weren't as wealthy as their European counterparts, their impressive achievements demanded attention on the international stage. Thanks to their carefully recorded experiments and a healthy dash of bravery, the Wright Brothers' flying machines took off"--Amazon.com.