Super Jumbo Jets
- ISBN-10
- 1435863836
- ISBN-13
- 9781435863835
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 48
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2001-12-15
- Publisher
- The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
- Author
- Holly Cefrey
Description
This book will give students an understanding of the history of flight right up to the technology and scientific discoveries that allow us to fly planes as large as todays super jumbo jets. How are airplanes designed so they can operate safely? What is the future of flight? All of these questions and more will be answered as students take a look at super jumbo jets, inside and out!
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