Bibliograph

Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering, by Angie Smibert ; content consultant, Mark Sensmeier, Associate Professor and Chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Type

Label

Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering, by Angie Smibert ; content consultant, Mark Sensmeier, Associate Professor and Chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 104-109) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Amazing Feats of Aerospace Engineering

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Responsibility statement

by Angie Smibert ; content consultant, Mark Sensmeier, Associate Professor and Chair, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Series statement

Great achievements in engineering

Summary

Engineers design our modern world. They combine science and technology to create incredible vehicles, structures, and objects. This title examines amazing feats of aerospace engineering. Engaging text explores the Saturn V moon rocket, the International Space Station, and the worlds largest passenger jet. It also examines the engineers who made these projects a reality and traces the history of the discipline

Table Of Contents

Making giant leaps possible -- Aerospace engineering -- Designing a moon rocket -- Flying the Saturn V -- Cooperating in space -- Keeping the space station -- Developing the superjumbo -- Going into service -- New fontiers

Target audience

adolescent

resource.variantTitle

Aerospace Engineering

Creator