Start your engines and find out the answers...fast!
How long did Concorde take to cross the Atlantic?
What is a sonic boom?
How fast does a rocket shoot into space?
Enter the world of the fastest machines, the latest technology and some record-breaking speeds... and be amazed!
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Start your engines and hold tight! This series explores the world's fastest machines. Vibrant design and close-up photographs will excite even the most reluctant readers.
Fastest in the air p4
Jet-man p6
Air racers p8
War planes p10
First jet fighters p12
Faster than sound p14
Concorde p16
Supersonic fighters p18
Blackbird p20
Edge of space p22
Space Shuttle p24
Apollo 10 p26
Future records p28
Glossary p30
Notes for parents and teachers p31
Index p32
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781848354623
Publisert
2010-11-01
Utgiver
Vendor
Qed Publishing
Høyde
265 mm
Bredde
210 mm
Aldersnivå
02, JC
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
32
Forfatter
Biographical note
IAN GRAHAM is a science and technology expert. He has written more than 200 books on subjects ranging from space exploration, aircraft and military technology to astronomy, transport and forensic science.