Secrets of flight /
Andrew Solway.
- New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, c2011.
- 32 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
- Science secrets .
Includes index.
Would you like to fly? -- What keeps us on the ground? -- What were the first flyers? -- How are birds adapted to flight? -- How do balloons float? -- Who was the first person to fly? -- How does a wing work? -- Why do aircraft have to fly quickly? -- How do aircraft engines work? -- How does a helicopter fly without wings? -- What makes a good fighter plane? -- Why don't rockets use jet engines? -- What will aircraft be like in the future?.