Air Devils : Sky Racers, Sky Divers, and Stunt Pilots

Name: Air Devils : Sky Racers, Sky Divers, and Stunt Pilots
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ISBN: 9780789151469

ISBN-10: 0789151464

ISBN-13: 9780789151469

Edition: 2000

Authors: Ellen H. Hopkins

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Welcome to today's air racing, the most exciting and fastest motor sport on earth. The smaller planes race at Indy-car speeds. But the big boys, the unlimited racers, roar down the straightaways twice as fast. That's over 500 mph. All the while, they fight wind, air currents, and gravity. Winning takes speed, skill, and spunk. There's more. The all-American show starts with the national anthem. But you have to look way up to find the flag. It's carried by a skydiving team, leaving trails of red, white, and blue smoke. Between races, a different breed of flier takes to the air. In biplanes, big planes, or jets, these aerial acrobats flip, dive and loop, fly upside down, and race dragsters.…

Book details

List price: $8.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Perfection Learning Corporation
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Introduction: The Air Devils	p. 4
Racing for the Sky	p. 6
Soaring to New Heights	p. 9
Wings of Silk	p. 15
Canvas, Wire, and Wood	p. 20
Flying Circuses	p. 29
Derbies and Pylons	p. 36
War Birds and Dogfights	p. 46
Sky Racers	p. 53
Glossary	p. 59
Index	p. 63
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