The flying machine book : build and launch 35 rockets, gliders, helicopters, boomerangs, and more
Title:
The flying machine book : build and launch 35 rockets, gliders, helicopters, boomerangs, and more
Author:
Mercer, Bobby, 1961-
ISBN:
9781613740866
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Publication Information:
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, 2012.
Physical Description:
ix, 197 p. : ill. ; 20 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Contents:
Flight school -- Hand-powered gliders -- Rubber band-powered gliders -- Helicopters -- Lauchers -- Boomerangs.
Abstract:
"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.
