Title:
The flying machine book : build and launch 35 rockets, gliders, helicopters, boomerangs, and more / Bobby Mercer.
ISBN:
9781613740866
Personal Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, [2012]
©2012
Physical Description:
ix, 197 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents:
Flight school -- Rockets -- Hand-powered gliders -- Rubber band-powered gliders -- Helicopters -- Launchers -- Boomerangs.
Summary:
"Shows readers how to turn rubber bands, paper clips, straws, plastic bottles, and index cards into amazing, gravity-defying flyers. Each project contains a material list and detailed step-by-step instructions with photos. Mercer also includes explanations of the science behind each flyer, including concepts such as lift, thrust, and drag, the Bernoulli effect, and more"--Provided by publisher.
OCLC Number:
ocn759048542
Availability:
~0
