From the Wright Brothers' first biplane to the Concorde supersonic airliner, from the P-51D Mustang of World War II to the modern-day Stealth fighter - this title describes the quest for mastery of the skies from the early 1900s, including how the Wright Brothers struggled into the air for the first time. At the end of the book you can find out the latest developments and see where aircraft design is heading in the future.

 

This is volume 2 in Supreme Machines .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Hachette Children's Group .

Mark Bergin was born in Hastings, England, in 1961. He studied at Eastbourne College of Arts and has specialized in historical reconstructions, aviation and maritime subjects since 1983. He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea with his wife and children. Moira Butterfield is an experienced children's non-fiction author, with more than 100 books to her credit.