Don Berliner

Examines current space research and future space projects such as a permanent space station, an observatory and research base on the moon, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

Describes the ideas and experiments that lead to the first powered flight by the 1903 "Wright Flyer."

Describes great distance flights from the first successful crossing of the English Channel by Louis Bleriot in 1909 to the circling of the earth without refueling by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager in 1986.

Follows pilot Debby Rihn as she trains for and participates in the 1986 world championship for aerobatics, the modern version of airshow stunt flying.

Describes how airplanes, designed for research and testing, are used to explore new areas of flight.

Describes some of the many planes being designed today as designers and engineers experiment with new ideas, materials, fuels, and control systems to develop planes that will fly faster, further, higher, and more efficiently.

Describes a variety of airplanes invented through the years with unusual shapes and wing arrangements and run with human or solar power.

Traces the history of air-speed records from Santos Dumont's first official record in 1906 to the records broken by modern-day, supersonic aircraft.

Discusses the history and technology of small airplanes, the qualifications needed for piloting them, and their practical and recreational uses.

Describes the categories and kinds of scale-model airplanes and their history. Includes information on model airplanes building and complications.

Discusses stunt flying, including a history of the sport, pilots, and their specially designed airplanes.

Discusses antique and classic airplanes, their restoration, and recreational flying.

Discusses the history, design, construction, and testing of amateur-built airplanes.

Introduces airplane racing with a discussion of its history, the types of airplanes used, and the current racing classes.