Lopez, Donald S.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan USA 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 LOPPyle, Rod
Summary: Award-winning science writer and documentarian Rod Pyle presents an insider's perspective on the most unusual and bizarre space missions ever devised inside and outside of NASA. The incredible projects described here were not merely flights of fancy dreamed up by space enthusiasts, but actual missions planned by leading aeronautical engineers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prometheus Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629 PYLSmith, Sherri L.
Summary: "A nonfiction account of a group of determined Black Americans who created a flying club and built their own airfield on Chicago's South Side in the period between World Wars I and II"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.P. Putnam's Sons 2024
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 629.13 SMICopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA 920 SMIHeppenheimer, T. A.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wiley 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 HEPRinard, Judith E.
Summary: Summary: The major milestones in flight history illustrated from the collections of the National Air and Space Museum. Includes the development of flight and diagrams explaining flight science and technology.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.1309 RINTobin, James
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2003
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP 629.13 TOBWilgus, Alison
Summary: "In an era of dirigibles and hot air balloons, the Wright brothers were among the first innovators of heavier-than-air flight. But in the hotly competitive international race toward flight, Orville and Wilbur were up against a lot more than bad weather. Mechanical failures, lack of information, and even other aviators complicated the Wright brothers' journey. But thanks to their carefully...
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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 920 WILCrouch, Tom D.
Contents: Foundation stories -- Taking to the air -- The world takes wing, 1904-1909 -- From experiment to industry, 1909-1914 -- Into the fight: the airplane at war, 1914-1918 -- Laying the foundation, 1919-1927 -- Big business, 1927-1935 -- The roar of the crowd, 1927-1939 -- Revolutions in the sky, 1926-1941 -- Setting the stage, 1929-1939 -- Battles in the sky, 1939-1945 -- Toward new horizons --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 CROGann, Ernest K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan 1974
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.1309 GANSimons, David.
Summary: A celebration of flight from the first pioneering aviators to 21st century air travel.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Parragon Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.1309 SIMSummary: The all-American story of two Midwestern boys who truly believed they could fly, Orville and Wilbur Wright. Discover little-known facts about these visionary brothers and their flying machines that changed the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston Video 2003
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WRINahum, Andrew.
Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Pub. 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 NAHMcAllister, Bruce.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roundup Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.13 McAKeenan, Sheila.
Summary: Traces the history of flight from the days when people only dreamed about flying to planes of the future. Illustrations explain how different flying machines function.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1995
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629 KEESummary: The historic journey of how two Midwestern bicycle mechanics with no formal training prevailed over the world's leading inventors in discovering the secret of flight.
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Publisher / Publication Date: David Garrigus 2003
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC KITGibbs-Smith, C H
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Publisher / Publication Date: NMSI Trading Ltd. 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 629.13 GIBGrant, R. G.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dorling Kindersley 2009
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: A. Knopf 1990
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 629.13 NAHRabinowitz, Harold
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Publisher / Publication Date: MetroBooks 1996
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Contents: Foreword -- Age of the pioneers : The prehistory of flight ; Fight to be first ; Flying takes off -- Aircraft go to war : Working for the generals ; Knights of the air ; Zeppelins and bombers -- The golden age : Blazing the trail ; Passengers now boarding ; Flying boats and airships ; The shadow of war -- Battle for the skies : Command of the air ; Battle for Britain ; Air war at sea ; Death...
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Publisher / Publication Date: DK Publishing 2007
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Summary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Knopf 1990