Author: John M. CollinsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781580087261
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Provides instructions on basic origami folds to create a variety of paper airplanes.
Author: John M. Collins
Author: Federal Aviation AdministrationUnderstanding Gliding
Author: Derek PiggottPublisher: A & C Black
ISBN: 9780713643435
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Now in its third, updated edition, Understanding Gliding has become one of gliding's classic works. Piggott demonstrates that the basic priciples are not in fact complex, and he answers many of the common questions which are asked by new pilots.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Flying and Gliding
Author: Bill LanePublisher:
ISBN: 9780028638850
Category : Aeronautics
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this guide, the authors trace the progress of aviation from the classic age to the fastest and largest of modern airliners presently operating. Opening the cockpit door they offer an insight into how pilots do their job.
Author: Thomas KnauffCatching Air: Taking the Leap with Gliding Animals (How Nature Works)
Author: Sneed B. CollardPublisher: Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing
ISBN: 0884485390
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
*Junior Library Guild Selection 2017* Only a few dozen vertebrate animals have evolved true gliding abilities, but they include an astonishing variety of mammals, reptiles, and amphibians. North America’s flying squirrels and Australia’s sugar gliders notwithstanding, the vast majority of them live in rainforests. Illustrated with arresting photographs, Catching Air takes us around the world to meet these animals, learn why so many gliders live in Southeast Asia, and find out why this gravity-defying ability has evolved in Draco lizards, snakes, and frogs as well as mammals. Why do gliders stop short of flying, how did bats make that final leap, and how did Homo sapiens bypass evolution to glide via wingsuits and hang gliders—or is that evolution in another guise? Fountas & Pinnell Level R
How Do Hang Gliders Work?
Author: Jennifer BoothroydPublisher: Lerner Publications ™
ISBN: 154150593X
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 33
Book Description
Would you want to swoop through the air like a bird? Riding a hang glider is a fun way to fly. But a hang glider has no motor. How does the pilot take off? How does the hang glider stay in the air? Learn the answers in this book!
The Gliding Flight
Author: John M. CollinsPublisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1580087264
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
THE GLIDING FLIGHT is a return to paper airplane basics: one person, one piece of paper, and a few folds later, one airplane. Using a refreshingly inventive approach to designs and flying characteristics, you can make 20 original paper planes, such as the Stealth, the Wind Devil, the Glart, and the Skid Kid. The book's flip-book animation demonstrates the basic origami folds, with clear step-by-step assembly for each design. A crease here and there is all you need to create high-performance aircraft — no scissors, no glue. In the current age of electronic toys, THE GLIDING LIGHT proves you can still have fun with a simple sheet of paper and a little imagination.
Author: Norman Schmidt