内容简介
Bothpropeller-drivenandjet-engineairplanesareshownindetail.Kidsalsodiscovertheprinciplesthatallowaheavyairplanetoriseandremainintheair,andtomaneuver,climb,dive,andcometoasafelanding.TheprofuselyillustratedHowItWorksBookspresentbriefhistoriesofengineeringdevelopment.Detaildrawingsshowmechanicalpartsandcut-awayillustrationsshowhowthepartsareassembledandworktogether.Thisbook'slift-the-flapillustrationsrevealsuccessivelayersofdetailinairplaneconstruction.
作者简介
NicholasHarrishasanHons.degreeinGeographyfromtheUniversityofSheffield,England.Heworkedforseveraladultpublishersbeforesettinguphisowncompany,OrpheusBooksLtdin1992.Haswrittenmanynon-fictionworksforchildren,specializinginscience,astronomy,prehistory,zoology,geographyandancienthistory.