Contents Flight and flying
4
Birds in flight
6
More flying animals
8
Trying to fly
10
The first plane
12
Modern planes
14
Plane engines
16
Flying a plane
18
Take-off and landing
20
Gliders
22
Helicopters
24
Jobs planes do
26
Space flight
28
Glossary
30
Index
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Flight and flying What do birds, planes and kites have in common? They all fly! Flight is travelling through the air. In this book, you can find out about all sorts of things that fly, from butterflies and bats to helicopters and space rockets. Birds fly to find food for themselves and their young. They also take off to escape from predators, such as foxes.
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