Publisher's Synopsis
The Super Explorers want to show you the planes of the world, from biplanes and passenger jets to stealth aircraft and drones. · The Wright Flyer was the first powered aircraft to fly · The Spirit of St. Louis was the first plane to fly nonstop across the Atlantic Ocean · The Gossamer Albatross is powered by a person pedaling a bike · Some water bombers can scoop up water from big lakes to put out fires · The Harrier Jump Jet can take off and land vertically so it does not need a runway · The Concorde supersonic passenger jet could fly more than twice the speed of sound · SpaceShipOne was a rocket-powered plane that could fly in space above the Earth's atmosphere.
