Bibliograph

Flying cars, the true story, by Andrew Glass

Type

Label

Flying cars, the true story, by Andrew Glass

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-104) and index

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9-12

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Flying cars

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

884440128

Responsibility statement

by Andrew Glass

Sub title

the true story

Summary

"Flying cars are real! This book for young readers combines history, biography, technology, and humor in a breezy survey of hybrid vehicles and the dream of flight that kept inventors at work despite many failures and the dictates of common sense"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

First, the dream -- Gustave Whitehead's condor -- Trajan Vuia's aeroplane-automobile -- Glenn Curtiss's autoplane -- Felix Longobardi's combination vehicle -- Henry Ford's flying flivver -- Waldo Waterman's arrowbile -- Harold Pitcairn's autogyro -- Joseph Gwinn's aircar -- R. Buckminster Fuller's dymaxion omnidirectional human transport -- William Bushnell Stout's skycar -- Theodore P. Hall's convaircar -- Robert Fulton's airphibian -- Daniel Zuck's plane-mobile -- Moulton B. Taylor's aerocar -- Into the future

Target audience

juvenile

Classification