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Aeroplanes
EVERY BOY'S MECHANICAL LIBRARY By J. S. ZERBE, M. E. Price, per volume, 60 cents, Net. Postage extra.
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CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTORY
1.
AEROPLANES CHAPTER I THEORIES AND FACTS ABOUT FLYING
2.
CHAPTER II PRINCIPLES OF AEROPLANE FLIGHT
3.
CHAPTER III THE FORM OR SHAPE OF FLYING MACHINES
4.
CHAPTER IV FORE AND AFT CONTROL
5.
CHAPTER V DIFFERENT MACHINE TYPES AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS
6.
CHAPTER VI THE LIFTING SURFACES OF AEROPLANES
7.
CHAPTER VII ABNORMAL FLYING STUNTS AND SPEEDS
8.
CHAPTER VIII KITES AND GLIDERS
9.
CHAPTER IX AEROPLANE CONSTRUCTION
10.
CHAPTER X POWER AND ITS APPLICATION
11.
CHAPTER XI FLYING MACHINE ACCESSORIES
12.
CHAPTER XII EXPERIMENTAL WORK IN FLYING
13.
CHAPTER XIII THE PROPELLER
14.
CHAPTER XIV EXPERIMENTAL GLIDERS AND MODEL AEROPLANES
15.
CHAPTER XV THE AEROPLANE IN THE GREAT WAR
GLOSSARY OF WORDS USED IN TEXT OF THIS VOLUME
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Aeroplanes
Every Boy's Mechanical Library
AEROPLANES
ILLUSTRATED
BY
J. S. ZERBE, M. E.
Author of
Automobiles—Motors
NEW YORK
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1915, BY
CUPPLES & LEON COMPANY
Aeroplanes