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published in Great Britain in 2018 by Wren &Rook  \nText and design copyright ◎Hodder and Stoughton Limited,2018Illustration copyright Brian Roberts,2018  \nAll rights reserved.  \nISBN:9781526360229E-book ISBN:978152636079310987654321  \nWren &RookAn imprint ofHachette Children's GroupPart of Hodder &StoughtonCarmelite House50 Victoria EmbankmentLondon EC4Y ODZ  \nAn Hachette UK Companywww.hachette.co.ukwww.hachettechildrens.co.uk  \nPublishing Director:Debbie Foy  \nSenior Editor:Liza Miller  \nArt Director:Laura Hambleton  \nDesigner:Brian Roberts  \nPrinted in China  \nPicture acknowledgements:The publisher would like to thank the following for  \npermission to reproduce their pictures:QVectors /Shutterstock.com 24-25  \nEvery effort has been made to clear copyright.Should there be any inadvertentomission.please apply to the publisher for rectification.  \nThe website addresses(URLs)included in this book were valid at the timeof going to press.However,it is possible that contents or addresses may havechanged since the publication of this book.No responsibility for any suchchanges can be accepted by either the author or the publisher.  \n4  \n6  \n\n| Contenta   | 8   |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | 10   |\n| Dreams of Flight   |  |\n| Birdmen and Ballooning   | 12   |\n| Floating on the Breeze   | 14   |\n| lnventing the Aeroplane   | 16   |\n| Flying as Fashion   |  |\n| The First World War   | 18   |\n| Sleekness and Strength   | 20   |\n| Spectacle and Adventure   |  |\n| The Second World War   | 22   |\n| The Need for Speed  \u003Cbr>Global Air Travel   | 24   |\n|  |  |\n| Heroes of the Cabin   | 26   |\n| A Bag's Journey  \u003Cbr>Keeping the Skies Safe   | 28   |\n|  |  |\n| Anatomy of an Aeroplane   | 30   |\n| Building an Aeroplane   | 32   |\n| Straight Up   | 34   |\n| Flying Without Pilots   |  |\n| Working in the Air   | 36   |\n|  |  |\n| The Environment and the Future  \u003Cbr>A Short History of the Aeroplane   | 38   |\n|  |  |\n| Glossary   | 40   |\n| Index   | 42   |\n|  |  |\n\n44  \n46  \n48  \n# Dreamu of Flight\n\nTHROUGHOUT HISTORY,HUMANS HAVE L0OKED UP AT BIRDS AND DREAMED OF FLIGHT.  \nFrom ancient myth and legend to modern superhero movies,to soar onthe winds and gaze down at the Earth is the power of gods,monsters andcaped crusaders.However,storytellers have always known that achievingflight is a risky undertaking.  \nIn ancient Greek mythology,the inventor Daedalus built a Labyrinth,an elaborate maze,for cruel King Minos of Crete.But the king imprisonedDaedalus and his son Icarus after they enraged him.  \nTo escape,Daedalus built bird-like wings made of wood,feathers and wax.He warned his son not to fly too high (the Sun would soften the wax)or toolow(the sea's spray would soak the feathers).  \nOnce airborne,however,Icarus wasintoxicated by the sensation of fight.Ignoring his father's warnings,he soaredhigher and higher,ever closer to the Sun.The wax melted and Icarus plungedto the blue sea far below.Though human flight remained the stuffof dreams for thousands of years,Icarus'sdesire inspired many attemptsto fly with the birds.  \n53  \nBirdmen  \nEARLY FLYERS TRIED TO COPY THE FLAPPING MOTIONS OF BIRDS,STRAPPING WINGS OR SAILS TO THEIR ARMS AND LEGS BEFOREJUMPING FROM HIGH PLACES.  \nUnfortunately,humans don't have the same powerfulmuscles that birds do;without the power to keep themselvesup or the ability to properly steer their path,most of these'birdmen'suffered serious injury or death.  \nDuring the Renaissance,famous artistand inventor Leonardo da Vinci wasfascinated by bird flight.He designedan 0RNITHOPTER that used the flyer's armsand legs to flap the machine's wings.However,it took untilthe nineteenth century forexperimenters to copy the flightof birds as they glided ratherthan flapped.In 1853,Britishlandowner Sir George Cayley builta glider that his coachman flewacross a vallev;after landing,the woi vant sti ppod ou and 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