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The Flying Machine Book : : Build and Launch 35 Rockets, Gliders, Helicopters, Boomerangs, and More

Mercer, Bobby, 1961- Book - 2012 Kids Book / Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Experiments / Mercer, Bobby None on shelf 3 requests on 1 copy Community Rating: 3.7 out of 5

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Includes index.
Flight school -- Hand-powered gliders -- Rubber band-powered gliders -- Helicopters -- Lauchers -- Boomerangs.
"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.

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PUBLISHED
Chicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 197 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781613740866
1613740867

SUBJECTS
Paper airplanes.
Flying-machines -- Models.