Reviews for The Aeroplane - A Concise Scientific Sudy

The average rating for The Aeroplane - A Concise Scientific Sudy based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-12-05 00:00:00 Thomas Ryan A Classic Treatise on the Devleopment of the Airplane During Its Infancy This book is a reprint of the wonderful old classic for young boys, Harper's Aircraft Book, by A.H. Verrill, first printed in 1913. This is a wonderful book on aviation when it was in its infancy, profusely illustrated with photographs and line drawings. The inside pages are bright and clean. The contents are as follows: Part I - Why the Aeroplane Flies Chapter I: Sailing in the Air (with experiments) Chapter II: Moving Bodies in the Air (stability) Chapter III: Steering in the Air Part II - Model Aeroplanes and Fliers Chapter IV: Model Machines Chapter V: How to Build Racing Models Chapter VI: Flying the Models Part III - Gliders, or Non-Propelled Aeroplanes Chapter VII: Types of Gliders (principles of gliders, making a glider) Chapter VIII: How to Build a Glider Chapter IX: Completing the Glider Chapter X: Monoplane Gliders Part IV - The Modern Aeroplane Chapter XI: Types of Aeroplanes Chapter XII: Biplanes and Monoplanes Chapter XIII: The Heart of the Aeroplane Chapter XIV: Miniature Aeroplanes Part V - Hydroaeroplanes and Flying Boats Chapter XV: The Hydroaeroplane Chapter XVI: How to Build a Miniature Curtiss Hydroaeroplane Part VI - Uses of the Aeroplane Chapter XVII: Aeroplanes in Peace and War Chapter XVIII: Miscellaneous Aircraft (dirigibles, helicopters, ornithopters, freak aircraft, box and tetrahedral kites All in all, this book covers the engineering and ethical aspects of aviation when the aeroplane was an invention looking for a use. It is a wonderful period book and original source, of interest to model builders and persons interested in the development of early aviation.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-12-31 00:00:00 Tim Johnston its good