01580cam a2200265 4500 610957072 TxAuBib 20120126120000.0 010122s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2001029001 9780753453261 $16.95 0753453266 $16.95 (OCoLC)45917272 DLC DLC IG# XY4 BAKER BTCTA OCLCG FHP RLN TxAuBib Graham, Ian, 1953- Flight [Book] / Ian Graham. New York : Kingfisher, 2001. 63 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 32 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [64]) and index. Civil aviation -- Airliners -- Faster than sound -- Building an airliner -- Spinning blades -- To the ends of the Earth -- Flying for fun -- Aerial sports -- Light aircraft and gliders -- Lighter than air -- Air safety -- Controlling the skies -- Air hazards -- Flight simulators -- Airpower -- Air combat -- Black art of stealth -- Dressing for action -- Pushing the limits -- Wright brothers -- Trailblazers -- Speed king -- Circling the globe -- Beyond the atmosphere -- Flying into the future -- Reference -- Controlling an aircraft -- Plane facts -- Flying first -- glossary. Illustrations and simple text chronicle the history of flight and describe different kinds of aircraft that have been used throughout history. 20120126. Aeronautics. Airplanes.