How Do Hang Gliders Work?

How Do Hang Gliders Work?

Author: Jennifer Boothroyd

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 154150593X

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Would you want to swoop through the air like a bird? Riding a hang glider is a fun way to fly. But a hang glider has no motor. How does the pilot take off? How does the hang glider stay in the air? Learn the answers in this book!


Glider Flying Handbook

Glider Flying Handbook

Author: Federal Aviation Administration

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2007-07

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 1602390614

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For both certified glider pilots and students attempting certification in the glider category, this is an unparalleled...


Harry and the Hang Glider

Harry and the Hang Glider

Author: Randall Kerchill

Publisher: Sky High Pub

Published: 1998

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781890514525

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A cottontail rabbit named Harry finds a hang glider in the Arizona desert and returns it to the owner. He is rewarded with flying lessons and must learn about the equipment, practice hard, and take a test before actually hang gliding.


Flying with Condors

Flying with Condors

Author: Judy Leden

Publisher: Orion Publishing Company

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780752801339

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Three times Judy Leden has been the champion of the world—twice in hang gliding and once in paragliding—and 6 times British Women's Champion. In Patagonia, she realized her dream of flying wing-tip to wing-tip with Andean condors. This is her autobiography.


How Do Hot Air Balloons Work?

How Do Hot Air Balloons Work?

Author: Buffy Silverman

Publisher: Lerner Publications ™

Published: 2017-08-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1541505972

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Hot air balloons are huge and colorful. They're lots of fun to watch. But how do they fly? And how do people control where the hot air balloon goes? Read this book to find out!