Burlington Public Library

"Take to the skies with How to Build Aircraft. Featuring simple step-by-step instructions, handy templates, vibrant photographs, and easily accessible materials, this title shows readers how to build their very own aircraft that can really fly! Projects include a hot-air balloon, roto-copter, a variety of gliders, and many more."--

"In 1937 Montana, fourteen-year-old Houston "Huck" Finn finds a dead body in a local creek and steals the man's rare Lindbergh flight watch. Huck is an aspiring aviator, working to build his own airplane--a secret he has kept from his God-fearing mother. His cousin, Annelise, arrives from Los Angeles for a long stay with his family, and Huck is initially wary until he learns she has had flight lessons. As his airplane takes shape, and the young cousins...

A fascinating look inside 10 different aircraft. Find out the answers to such questions as Which passenger aircraft flies faster than the speed of sound?, Why did some early jumbo jets have a piano on board?, What were World War I planes made out of and many more interesting facts.

Rhyming text introduces air travel, from the airport to the flight deck, with information about how planes fly, safety rules, in-flight entertainment, and air traffic control.

See inside fascinating cars, trains, trucks, tanks, etc.

Briefly introduces the process by which an airplane is made from sheet metal and other parts.

Features various kinds of aircraft, from passenger planes to fig hter jets.

Chapter heads: A dangerous age of trial and error--In pursuit of speed and reliability--Forging weapons of aerial warfare ... (etc.)

"From the largest cargo planes and passenger jets to the smallest of single-engine crafts, airplanes are modern marvels. But just how do people build planes and what keeps them safe in the air? This exciting book takes readers inside the hangars where bolts and metal are turned into winged creations ready to take people all around the world."--