‘How it works’ fs} THE AEROPLANE A LADYBIRD BOOK FaneIf you throw a ball into the air it comes down again at once. Why doesn't an aero- plane fall to the ground? How does such a heavy machine get up there in the first place? What is the difference between a piston engine and a jet engine? How does a heli- copter hover? Why does an aeroplane have ‘ceiling’? What are sonic bangs? The answers to these and many other questions will be found in this well-illustrated and easily understood Ladybird book about how an aeroplane works.