aeronautics

Explores the history of human flight, from the first experiments at Kitty Hawk to superjumbo jets, focusing on the contributions made by the Wright Brothers and featuring first-hand accounts of early pilots and observers.

Profiles a generation of brave and reckless young women who, in the 1920s, were taking to the skies to assert their independence.

Presents an overview of the aerospace industry, including employment outlook, educational requirements, and salary opportunities for specific careers.

Discusses various kinds of aircraft including their history, design, and construction.

A detailed biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright that profiles their life and early attempts to conquer flight that finally led to success in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

A reference book dealing with balloons, gliders, and all manner of aircraft, with special sections on flying animals and on airports.

An introduction to airplanes, discussing principles of flight, airplane engines, air safety, airplane history, and various kinds of airplanes including the space shuttle.

Highlights the major milestones in flight history, with illustrations from the collections of the National Air and Space Museum, and includes information on the development of flight and diagrams explaining flight science and technology.

Presents over twenty fiction stories and story excerpts about flying, including selections by Jules Verne, Dale Brown, James Michener, Stephen Coonts, and others.

Provides a wealth of information about commercial flight, explaining how airplanes work, why they sometimes crash, how to survive an emergency, what goes on behind the scenes at an airline, how planes are built, and factors that affect the skyways, discussing the history of flying, and looking at other flying machines.