The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying On Airplanes
by David Blatner
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802776914
- ISBN 13
- 9780802776914
- Seller
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State College, Pennsylvania, United States
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Synopsis
Whether you fear, thrill at, or, like many, have never bothered to stop and think about the wonder of commercial flight, The Flying Book will inform, surprise, reassure, and entertain. David Blatner takes readers from the cockpit to the runway, the control tower, the baggage and security systems, the airplane manufacturing plant, and beyond, explaining the many factors that make airline travel possible. There are stops along the way to examine airplane maintenance, pilot training, the effects of weather, safety statistics, tips for staying healthy, oddball aviation inventions such as the air car, and what aerodynamicists have learned from birds and bugs. With a brief history of aviation just to put it all in perspective, as well as minibiographies of some of history's great aviators, The Flying Book is a treasure trove of fascinating aviation facts. A delight for travelers-business, pleasure, or armchair-or any readers who like to indulge their sense of curiosity, The Flying Book captures the spirit, illuminates the science, and reveals the magic of flight.
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- Bookseller
- Webster's Bookstore Cafe (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- mon0000075841
- Title
- The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying On Airplanes
- Author
- David Blatner
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0802776914
- ISBN 13
- 9780802776914
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005-10-01
- Size
- 0.7000 in x 6.9000 in x 6.9000 i
- Bookseller catalogs
- Book;
- X weight
- 1.5000 lb
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