Aerospace engineering and the principles of flight / Anne Rooney.
Material type: TextSeries: Engineering in actionPublisher: St. Catharines, Ontario : Crabtree Publishing Company, [2013]Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0778774953 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 0778775003 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 9780778774952 (reinforced library binding : alk. paper)
- 9780778775003 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 629.1 R777 | Available | 33111007073618 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Aerospace engineers work with different kinds of aircraftfrom gliders to space shuttles. This book introduces readers to this profession. Readers learn how engineers use the principles of flight to design and innovate airplanes, rockets, and more. Clearly written text outlines the steps in the engineering design process and guides readers through the steps to create their own flying machines.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is aerospace engineering? -- How flight works -- Forces in action -- Breaking forces -- Activity -- Taking flight -- Working in aerospace -- Starting the design process -- Working with ideas -- Prototypes -- Better and better -- Design challenge: make a glider -- Getting into space -- Learning more.
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