Exploring the world of flight -- Up, up, and away! -- Winging it: Early flying machines -- Wright stuff -- Races in the air -- Wings of war: Fighters -- War in the sky: Bombers -- Spy in the sky -- Aerial acrobats -- Flying the mail -- Charles Lindbergh -- Amelia Earhart -- Women of flight -- Traveling by air -- Flight control -- Whirlybirds -- To the limit -- Blast off -- At the controls -- Living in space -- Working in space -- Bringing it home -- Into the future -- Journey to Mars -- Index -- Picture credits.
Summary:
Surveys the history of aviation, from the first attempts to modern supersonic planes to space shuttles.
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