xi, 279, [1] p., [1], XVI leaves of plates. illus. (1 col.), diagrs. 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1915
[1915]
Notes:
Date of publication from NUC pre-56, v. 209, p. 568.
Printed in Great Britain; printer from colophon: Morrison & Gibb Limited, Edinburgh.
Contents:
What early history tells -- The work of scientists -- First fruits of study -- Otto and Gustav Lilienthal -- Gliding flight -- "The Bird Man" -- Wilbur and Orville Wright -- The Wright motor-driven plane -- Dawn of flight -- Rival airmen -- A year of triumph -- Perils of the air -- Military and cross-country flying -- Sea-planes and airships -- Aerial warfare -- At a modern aerodrome -- The flying school -- Touring by air -- Twenty years hence
