A photo essay tracing the history and development of aircraft from hot-air balloons to jetliners. Includes information on the principles of flight and the inner workings of various flying machines.

This charming history of aviation covers every contraption that flies in one spectacular comic album about our conquest of the skies.

"The pioneers of early flight performed death-defying feats and broke new technological ground as they took to the skies to thrill crowds and advance the boundaries of human innovation"--Provided by publisher.

Explains some of the wonderful developments in the world of aircraft, past and present, in peacetime and in war.

"Jet into the world of flight and discover its history, from the first hot-air balloons and gliders to today's supersonic spy planes, helicopters, and space vehicles. Telling the stories of the pioneers of aviation, such as Charles Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart, Flight is also packed with fun facts. For example, did you know that early airplanes landed on wheels that were borrowed from cars and motorcycles?"--Publisher's website.

"Discover how far the first airplane flew, what a barnstormer did, and what keeps an airplane up in the air"--Jacket.

Describes seventeen twentieth-century historic flights and their pilots, from the Wright brothers to those of the space shuttles.

Provides an overview of the principal stages in the history of flight, from animal flight and the first attempts to develop human flight to the present, and describes the invention of the various systems on an airplane and notable aircraft.