21st-Century Airplanes (Library Binding) (ISBN-13: 9780766096912)

Taking off with a brief history lesson including the Wright Brothers' famous first flight, this exciting resource engages readers with the feats of today's aeronautical engineers, scientists, and researchers as they design, test, engineer, and build the flying machines of the present and the future. Readers will explore supersonic planes of the future that will fly faster than a speeding bullet, flying cars that can lift off and speed passengers to school or grandma's house, and biofuels that will power the next generation of aircraft.

Author: Lisa Idzikowski
ISBN-10: 0766096912
ISBN-13: 9780766096912
Publisher: Enslow Publishing
Language: English
Published: 07/30/2018
Pages: 48
Format: Library Binding
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 9.50h x 7.30w x 0.30d