Description
See inside a jet engine and discover the power of propulsion. Look down over an airport and learn how an aircraft lands. Sit in a cockpit and explore the computer controls.
Thy does a wing W cause lift? What makes an airship rise and fall? How is a helicopter steered? In The World of Flight, amazing technology - past and present and the principles of flight are made accessible to young readers, with lucid text by Bill Gunston, and stunning cutaway illustrations by artists Ian Howatson and Sebastian Quigley.
Author of over 300 books on aviation, Bill Gunston has become an international authority on the subject. As well as being a major contributor to family encyclopaedias and magazines, he has written for numerous television and video programmes. He began his successful writing career while serving in the Royal Air Force as pilot, lecturer and flying instructor. ISBN:9781899762361 
