Washoe County Library System

"Enthralled with origami from a young age, master designer Michael LaFosse has used those skills to design and perfect paper airplanes for decades. In Planes for Brains, LaFosse presents 28 original models that incorporate innovative functional and aesthetic details--like faceted flaps, ailerons, canards and spoilers that really work. The sense of proportion and balance, and an ingenious nose and fuselage locking system, define these signature models,...

Traces the evolution of the airplane from man's first flying machine to today's supersonic jets.

Thirty minutes before a flight to New York, the family of the pilot is kidnapped and in order for them to live, all 143 passengers onboard must die in the first novel by a former flight attendant.

"Militaries need fast and powerful machines in the air. Fighter jets, cargo planes, and other amazing aircraft zoom over land and water to get the job done!"--Provided by amazon.

Rhyming text introduces air travel, from the airport to the flight deck, with information about how planes fly, safety rules, in-flight entertainment, and air traffic control.

After being separated from her father at the airport, Angela starts exploring and finds big trouble.

Step-by-step pictures show you how to create amazing paper planes and gliders. Includes flying tips.

"In this easy-to-follow guide, Mark Vanhoenacker covers every step in the process of flying a plane - from approach to touchdown, through the control panel and cockpit - to demystify the magic of flight."--Provided by publisher. "Take a seat—the captain’s seat, that is—and relax. You’re about to land a Boeing 747. The mystery of flight is magical; the reality, still more so—from the physics that keeps a 450-ton...