Review by Booklist Review
A solid entry in the How Machines Work series, this general wrap-up of all things airplane uses informational drawings, cutaway diagrams, and photos including some dazzling shots of cockpit control panels, complete with labeled instruments. The layout is sufficiently busy to capture interest, and boxes isolate Did You Know? factoids as well as detailed specifications for each aircraft. Occasionally a head-scratcher goes unexplained, but overall this is good stuff for budding pilots obsessed with pitch, roll, and yaw, or a nervous passenger awaiting his or her first flight.--Kraus, Daniel Copyright 2008 Booklist
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Review by Horn Book Review
Each of these books examines vehicles in the context of their capacity to travel at high rates of speed, and each discusses matters related to design, basic science, testing, and competition. The text, little more than expanded captions, is too brief and sometimes unclear, and the accompanying graphics--drawings and photos--are colorful but busy. The information is slight but may have some appeal to browsers. Glos., ind. (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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