Planes

The Super Explorers want to show you the planes of the world, from biplanes and passenger jets to stealth aircraft and drones. – The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft to fly – The Spirit of St. Louis was the first plane to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean – The Gossamer Albatross is powered by a person pedaling a bike – Some water bombers can scoop up water from big lakes to put out fires – The Harrier Jump Jet can take off and land vertically so it does not need a runway – The Concorde supersonic passenger jet could fly more than twice the speed of sound – SpaceShipOne was a rocket-powered plane that could fly in space above the Earth’s atmosphere.

Author: Nicholle Carriere, Super Explorers
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Super Explorers
Published: 07/15/2017
Series: Super Explorers
Pages: 64
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.50w x 0.20d
ISBN: 9781926700748
Language: English

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