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Megafast Planes

by John Farndon
Mat Edwards
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Are you ready to take off with the world's fastest supersonic aircraft? Strap yourself in for a trip in the MiG-25 Foxbat interceptor and clock up to 2,100 mph (3,380 kmh/h)! Soar in the NAA X-15 rocket plane, which set a record of 4,520 mph (7,274 km/h) in 1967! Hop into the world's fastest jet, the NASA Hyper X-43 scramjet, but hang on—it has the potential to go 7,000 mph (11,265 km/h)! Detailed illustrations put you in the cockpits of these mighty, streaking aircraft, while bite-sized facts explain how they work, their pilots' daring risks, and the thrill of supersonic flight.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Megafast

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    January 1, 2016

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Read

      • ISBN: 9781512406856

    • PDF ebook

      • ISBN: 9781467795869
      • File size: 9471 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 6.3
    • Lexile® Measure: 1050
    • Interest Level: 4-8(MG)
    • Text Difficulty: 5

  • Reviews

    • The Horn Book

      July 1, 2016
      After an introduction to the kind of vehicle, each book features double-page-spread profiles highlighting stats, physical features, and mechanics of specific models. Color photos are superimposed (sometimes jarringly) on other photos and drawings on each spread, and there's very little transition between the profiles. Still, young middle graders will be attracted to the power and mobility of these cutting-edge "megafast" machines. Glos., ind.

      (Copyright 2016 by The Horn Book, Incorporated, Boston. All rights reserved.)

Formats

  • OverDrive Read
  • PDF ebook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:6.3
  • Lexile® Measure:1050
  • Interest Level:4-8(MG)
  • Text Difficulty:5

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