How do airplanes fly? /Zachary Williams.
- first Library edition.
- New York : Rosen, (c)2002.
- 24 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm.
The science of flying -- The first flight -- What is flight? -- How do airplanes stay in the air? -- What is lift? -- How does lift work? -- How do thrust and drag work? -- How do airplanes move in the air? -- All kinds of airplanes -- The fast way to travel.
Explains briefly why airplanes are able to fly and notes certain historical milestones in the field of aeronautics.