01383cam a2200241 4500 75489065 TxAuBib 20110516120000.0 100125s2010||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2009054434 9781599205687 library bound 1599205688 library bound DLC DLC DLC TxAuBib Machines of speed and flight / Nicolas Brasch. Mankato, Minn : Smart Apple Media, 2010. 32 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm. Includes index. What is technology? -- The technology behind machines of speed and flight -- Why was the steam engine such an important invention? -- What is a MAGLEV train? -- What is a four-stroke engine? -- What are the advantages of solar cars? -- How does a crash test dummy work? -- How do hot-air balloons work? -- Why don't the wings of an aeroplane flap? -- How do planes fly on autopilot? -- Can spy planes fly without being detected? -- Why do helicopters fly straight up into the air? -- Who was involved in the Space Race? -- How do rockets get into space? -- How do space shuttles work? 20110516. Motor vehicles Juvenile literature. Airplanes Juvenile literature. Space vehicles Juvenile literature.