Author(s): Reg Grant

Children Non Fiction

It's a weird world out there . . . dazzle your mates with mad facts and much more in this Mega new series!

• Early aeroplanes landed on wheels that were borrowed from cars and motorcycles.
• The first person to break the sound barrier was the American test pilot Chuck Yeager in 1947.
• Pilots in open cockpits could get frostbitten hands.