On the Wing - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On the Wing write by Dr. David E. Alexander. This book was released on 2015. On the Wing available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "On the Wing is the first book to take a comprehensive look at the evolution of flight in all four groups of powered flyers: insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats."--Book jacket.
Animals in Flight
Animals in Flight - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Animals in Flight write by Robin Page. This book was released on 2005-05-30. Animals in Flight available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Wings carry tiny insects, fluttering butterflies, and backyard birds, and they even once propelled some dinosaurs up and through the skies. Find out how, when, and why birds and beasts have taken to the air, and discover how wings work in this informative and brilliantly illustrated book about flight.
How Do Animals Use... Their Wings?
How Do Animals Use... Their Wings? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook How Do Animals Use... Their Wings? write by Stone. This book was released on 2007-08-01. How Do Animals Use... Their Wings? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Talks To Young Readers About Animals That Have Wings Such As Birds, Bats, And Butterflies And How Animals Use Wings To Fly, Land, And Swim.
Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings?
Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? write by David E. Alexander. This book was released on 2009. Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. What do a bumble bee and a 747 jet have in common? It's not a trick question. The fact is they have quite a lot in common. They both have wings. They both fly. And they're both ideally suited to it. They just do it differently. Why Don't Jumbo Jets Flap Their Wings? offers a fascinating explanation of how nature and human engineers each arrived at powered flight. What emerges is a highly readable account of two very different approaches to solving the same fundamental problems of moving through the air, including lift, thrust, turning, and landing. The book traces the slow and deliberate evolutionary process of animal flight--in birds, bats, and insects--over millions of years and compares it to the directed efforts of human beings to create the aircraft over the course of a single century. Among the many questions the book answers: Why are wings necessary for flight? How do different wings fly differently? When did flight evolve in animals? What vision, knowledge, and technology was needed before humans could learn to fly? Why are animals and aircrafts perfectly suited to the kind of flying they do? David E. Alexander first describes the basic properties of wings before launching into the diverse challenges of flight and the concepts of flight aerodynamics and control to present an integrated view that shows both why birds have historically had little influence on aeronautical engineering and exciting new areas of technology where engineers are successfully borrowing ideas from animals.
Wings, Legs, and Fins
Wings, Legs, and Fins - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Wings, Legs, and Fins write by Derek Miller. This book was released on 2018-12-15. Wings, Legs, and Fins available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. How do animals get around? This fun volume explores animal mobility and the interesting adaptations that allow animals to walk, fly, and swim in many different kinds of environments. This book considers how animals use movement to seek shelter, escape predators, and explore the world around them. Young readers will learn about these crucial components of animal bodies with simple language tailored to help them read on their own while discovering the various ways animals survive and thrive.
