AVIATION: ITS PRINCIPLES ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE
Written by Sydney F. Walker
Published by T.C. & E.C. Jack
- Categorised in:
- TRANSPORT
- AVIATION
- HOT AIR BALLOONS
- GLIDERS
- AIRCRAFT
AVIATION: ITS PRINCIPLES ITS PRESENT AND FUTURE
Written by Sydney F. Walker.
Stock no. 1819529
Circa.
1912.
Hardback.
Small format.
Almost very good condition.
'The People's Books'. An endeavour to give an accurate description of the construction and working of balloons and aeroplanes in simple language. Small format. Green cloth boards, dark green titles. B/w diagrams. Spine browned, couple of small marks to front board. Name in ink to free front endpaper. Text block browned.
Front cover
Contents
- I. Historical
- II. The Balloon and the Dirigible
- III. The Glider
- IV. The Aeroplane
- V. The Aeroplane Engine
- VI. The Propeller
- VII. Landing Apparatus, or Chassis
- VIII. Operating an Aeroplane
- IX. The Problem of Stability
- X. General Information
- Index