Magnificent Women and Flying Machines

Author: Sally Smith
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0750999195
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 341

Book Description
'Lively history of British women aviators.' Daily Mail 'Compelling stories of female pioneers whose soaring ambition achieved firsts in the field of aviation.' Britain Magazine 'This lovely book offers a welcome and enjoyable read and provides a timely testament for these unsung pioneers of aviation.' Maggie Appleton MBE, Chief Executive Officer, RAF Museum 'A real celebration of the women who defied tradition and followed their dreams into the sky. Readable and entertaining, this book is a worthy tribute to Britain's woman aviation pioneers.' Sharon Nicholson FRAeS, Chairwoman of the British Women Pilots' Association Just eighteen months after two Frenchmen made the world's first ever flight, a fearless British woman hopped into a flimsy balloon and flew across the London sky for nearly an hour. Since then, many other remarkable British women have decided to defy traditional society and follow their dreams to get into the sky. For the first time, Magnificent Women and Flying Machines tells the stories of the pioneers who achieved real firsts in various forms of aviation: in ballooning, parachuting, gliding, airships and fixed-wing flight – right up to a trip to the International Space Station! Full of entertaining adventure, here at last is a proper record of Britain's wonderful women of the air.

Birds

Author: Caroline Arnold
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
ISBN: 9781570915161
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An introduction to the science that explains how birds fly.

Those Wonderful Women in Their Flying Machines

Author: Sally Van Wagenen Keil
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 460

Book Description

The Fabulous Flying Machines of Alberto Santos-Dumont

Author: Victoria Griffith
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
ISBN: 9781419700118
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Profiles Brazilian aviator Alberto Santos-Dumont, who made great strides in the invention of flight.

The Flying Machine

Author: Ray Bradbury
Publisher: Dramatic Publishing
ISBN: 9781583424520
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28

Book Description

Miss Todd and Her Wonderful Flying Machine

Author: Kristina Yee
Publisher: Compendium Publishing & Communications
ISBN: 9781938298769
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"Inspired by the ... short film [entitled Miss Todd]"--Jacket.

The Wondrous Whirligig

Author: Andrew Glass
Publisher: StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN: 1630833819
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

Book Description
Inspired by a model helicopter and encouraged by their parents and sister, young Orville and Wilbur Wright attempt to build a life-size helicopter from scrap.

Science Comics: Flying Machines

Author: Benjamin A. Wilgus
Publisher: First Second
ISBN: 1250169410
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
A National Science Teachers Association Best STEM Books of 2017 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.

Those Magnificent Women and Their Flying Machines

Author: Minnie Vaid
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789388874588
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description
A fascinating look into the lives, struggles and triumphs of the women scientists who spearheaded Mangalyaan--India's mission to Mars. In late 2013, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched Mangalyaan--India's first inter-planetary mission--after just eighteen months, at a fraction of the cost of similar missions by foreign space agencies. The next year India became the first Asian nation to reach the Mars orbit and the first in the world to do so in its first attempt. This historic mission, among ISRO's other great successes, was spearheaded by the most talented, dedicated and badass group of women scientists that the world has ever seen. Nandini Harinath and Ritu Karidhal calculated the spacecraft's trajectory to Mars, besides overseeing the mission operations; Moumita Dutta and Minal Sampat designed the complex scientific instruments involved in the mission; while numerous other 'Wonder Women' have been instrumental in ISRO's other pathbreaking work. Those Magnificent Women and Their Flying Machines narrates the inspiring stories of these extraordinary women: how they overcame the naysayers and gender barriers in a field dominated by men to achieve the impossible. Now India is ready to launch Gaganyaan, its first space mission with humans on board, at least one of whom will be a woman. Women in science are set to reach for the stars--and beyond.

Propellerhead

Author: Antony Woodward
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007406959
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
Described by Pilot magazine in 2011 as ‘Inspirational ... one of the best books ever written about flying’. Join the real Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines as they compete in the Round Britain race. Woodward’s warm, wry account of learning to fly will lift hearts everywhere. BBC2 documentary based on the book – 23 January 2012.