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TAKE AN ADRENALINE-FUELLED RIDE INTO THE SKY AND BEYOND! Welcome to The history of human aviation spans over hundred years, rom the first manned fight ofthe Wright Flyer in 1903, which flew a ground-breaking 260 metres, to the futuristic spacecrat of today ‘that shuttle astronauts and payloads tothe International Space Station. Today's aircraft are constantly evolving and being paraded: would the Wright brothers even recognise a Eurofighter Typhoon as a descendant oftheir Flyer? In this new edition of How It Works Book of ‘Acraft, we will bring to life a plethora of moder fying machines. Find out what it takes to become pilot for the Red Arrows and how the Supermarine Spitfire became such a successful aircraft inthe Military section, Discover how commercial airliners are becoming moreand more efficient and how hypersonec fight i being developed in the Commercial section. In the Spacecraft section we transport you to the outer reaches of space to search for life on distant planets and investigate how we may send humans to space, Enjoy the baok! BOOK OF Editorial Eaitor Rebecca Greig Designer Kerry Dorsey Editoral Dtector Jon White Senior Art Editor Andy Downes Advertising rattellsatuturenctcom Cirutation Head Newntace Tim Mathers 008 The world’s most 024 iconic aircraft 030 040 048 050 052 054 056 058 060 062 066 122 F-35 and future fighters Aerobatic displays 100 years of fighter planes On board the Warthog Supermarine Spitfire Lancaster Bomber Sea Harrier Inside a Huey Sea Vixen Westland Lynx Strategic bombers The record- breaking helicopter Attack helicopters On board the — _ SpaceShipTwo ™~ The largest passenger jet | 5 times the a ee | speed of sound 118 The Space Shuttle 124 The Orion spacecraft 126 On board the SpaceShipTwo 128 Voyager spacecraft 130 The MESSENGER probe 132 Big Space Balloon 134 Space Shuttle payload bay 136 ATV spacecraft 138 Solar-powered spacecraft Commercial drones How to build a plane Hot air balloons The luxury of the Lineage 100 jet World's largest passenger jet 140 Next-generation space planes Solar-powered aircraft Inside a cargo plane Boeing 787 Dreamliner Gliders Next-generation Inside a blimp space planes The Perlan Project Next-gen airships Hypersonic flight piss HES UREN BREAKING T! PRRMGaRMER Wert J& ICONIC AIRCRAFT 72 most iconic aircraft Ed D} and Orvill rrr Engine The statistics... Thie Flyer's power system. roduced 12 horsepower and was ai inline piston engine created by focal mechanic, Charlie Taylor. ‘Max altitude: Miia DID YOUKNOW 2 Boeing 747-400 Launch date: 1988 Length: 70.9 metres (231 feet) Weight: 180.2659 990) Wingspan: 4.4m C1L5H Max speed: 988kri/y(6LAmphy Wok ICONIC AIRCRAFT 12 most icc Stealth material The Stealth Bomber's structure is ‘composed of resin-impregnated graphite fibre, a reinforced polymer compound that hhas a radar-absorbent coating. The statisti Grumman Be2 Launch date: 1997 Length: 21.03m (69) Weight: 700% 15807116) Wingspan: §2.43m (724) Max speed: ‘LOLOkr/h @zBmeh) Max altitude: 15,200m 49.869") Payload Designed as an advanced bomber, the B:2 can accommodate more than 40,000 pounds of a nuciear or conventional payload. htening 2 of the B-2is Opacity to corryan immense payload”