Summary: A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 2005
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD FLIAngelucci, Enzo.
Summary: An intriguing addition to The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Aircraft, this volume describes airplanes best known for their relationship to civil and peace-time aviation. Text includes a thorough analysis of relevant historical events which shaped the era each model was conceived, as well as synoptic tables, cutaways, graphs, plates, historic photos and a comprehensive index.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chartwell Books 2001
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Summary: Discusses the history of the C-130 Hercules transport plane and its use in military campaigns as well as civilian missions, such as studying weather, controlling fires, and supporting researchers in Antarctica.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2003
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 623.7465 GOLHamilton, John
Contents: V-22 Osprey -- Missions -- V-22 Osprey fast facts -- Origins -- Versions -- Nacelles -- Engines and rotors -- Airframe and cargo -- Crew and cockpit -- Self-defense -- Combat history.
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Publisher / Publication Date: ABDO Publishing 2013
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Summary: Drawings, photographs, and text describe a variety of civilian aircraft, both U.S. and foreign, including the Cessna planes, Satic Beluga, Boeing 747, Vikers VC10, and the European Airbus.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grange Books 2002
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 629.133 CHASaint-Exupéry, Antoine de
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich 1985
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SAISummary: A cargo plane on a routine flight suddenly hits a high-turbulence storm, forcing a crash landing hundreds of miles off course in the barren Gobi desert. Among the survivors, one eccentric passenger leads the crew to build a new plane - against all odds, against all hope, and sometimes - against each other.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox 2006
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Flight 2006Summary: Congress debates over which company, Boeing or Lockheed, will build new military transport planes. (part 1)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1982
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Summary: Congress debates over which company, Boeing or Lockheed, will build new military transport planes. (part 2)
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1982
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Humphrey, Natalie
Summary: "Jumbo jets are huge planes designed to carry massive cargo or hundreds of people. The largest passenger plane in the world can even carry over 800 people onboard at one time! Some jumbo jets are so big, airports had to be redesigned to fit them. Young readers will love learning about this massive mega machine through this approachable, informative text. Full color photographs help readers...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2023