The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying on Airplanes (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying on Airplanes Thursday, August 6 2009.

• Whether you fear, thrill at, or, like many, have never bothered to stop and think about the wonder of commercial flight, The Flying Book will inform, surprise, reassure, and entertain. David Blatner takes readers from the cockpit to the runway, the control tower, the baggage and security systems, the airplane manufacturing plant, and beyond, explaining the many factors that make airline travel possible. There are stops along the way to examine airplane maintenance, pilot training, the effects of weather, safety statistics, tips for staying healthy, oddball aviation inventions such as the air car, and what aerodynamicists have learned from birds and bugs.   With a brief history of aviation just to put it all in perspective, as well as minibiographies of some of history's great aviators, The Flying Book is a treasure trove of fascinating aviation facts. A delight for travelers-business, pleasure, or armchair-or any readers who like to indulge their sense of curiosity, The Flying Book captures the spirit, illuminates the science, and reveals the magic of flight.

Shelfari edited the contributors of The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying on Airplanes Wednesday, July 22 2009.

• Added a contributor: David Blatner: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Flying Book: Everything You've Ever Wondered About Flying on Airplanes Friday, July 17 2009.

• If you could read minds, the question you'd hear most often at an airport would be, "How is this thing going to get off the ground?"