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CONTENTS

PROLOGUE

• PART I.—THE ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES AIR
  THEIR GRIEVANCES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
• " II.—THE PRINCIPLES, HAVING SETTLED
  THEIR DIFFERENCES, FINISH THE
  JOB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
• " III.—THE GREAT TEST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
• " IV.—CROSS COUNTRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

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• CHAPTER 1.—FLIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
• " II.—STABILITY AND CONTROL. . . . . . . . . . 70
• " III.—RIGGING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
• " IV.—PROPELLERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
• " V.—MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
• TYPES OF AEROPLANES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
• GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133