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.
Gliding
Author: Steve LonglandPublisher: Crowood
ISBN: 1847974449
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 267
Book Description
Gliding is for everyone who has ever dreamt of riding the air currents with the view stretching to the horizon, and with barely a sound to disturb the moment. Written by an experienced instructor, this book guides you through the first steps to realising that dream, and goes on to explore the many opportunities offered by this compelling and existing sport.
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 KnauffHow 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!
Catching 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
Beginning Gliding
Author: Derek PiggottPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780713663525
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 223
Book Description
This manual is intended for budding and improving glider pilots and as a resource for gliding instructors. It views the whole process from the perspective of a beginner tackling all the difficulties and concerns experienced by them head on, including the fundamentals of gliding, how to learn them and how they should be taught. It includes a new chapter on soaring.
