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The Flying Machine Kit

Make 5 Planes!

Nick Arnold author Brendan Kearney author

Format:Set / collection

Publisher:Thames & Hudson Ltd

Published:10th Feb '14

Should be back in stock very soon

The Flying Machine Kit cover

An interactive guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make

A guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. It includes two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter.Flying Machines is a spectacular interactive guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. There are two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter. Flying hints and tips suggest how to manipulate your machines’ speed, distance and flight direction, demonstrating the basic aerodynamic principles and helping you to understand the forces that affect flight. (Carries EU Toy Safety Directive 'CE' logo).

'Not only will young children learn the technicalities of how things fly – what keeps them in the air, how they take off and land and the science and engineering behind it all – they can also then make five planes ... Nothing like putting learning into practice' - mrfoxmagazine.com

ISBN: 9780500650233

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 540g

30 pages