Reader's Review: This book got the Wright Brothers and many others started. This book gives an historical review of the effects and experiments of inventors to accomplish flight with apparatus, which by reason of its rapid movement will be supported by the air as birds are. The author has gathered all the records of such experiments which were accessible, and has endeavored to show the reasons for their failure and to explain the principles which govern flight, and to satisfy himself and his readers, whether we may reasonably hope eventually to fly through the air. His conclusion is that this question may now be answered in the affirmative. A full account is given of the recent experiments of scientists like Maxim, Lilienthal, Hargraves and Langley, which have so greatly added to our knowledge on this subject. The book contains over 300 pages and is illustrated by nearly 100 engravings. It is written in a style which will be read with as much interest by the general as by the non-technical reader. Advertisement taken from "Aeronautics" published in the fall of 1894.

Reader's Review: Serious analysis of the Wright brothers' true genius. Please, don't patronize the Wright Brothers by praising them as "inspired tinkerers." Thoughtful people know them as dedicated thinkers, but this book goes deeper to reveal their protean genius. The author shows in detail how they painstakingly solved the theoretical physics of flight, long before they built their first wind-tunnel model. Some tinkerers! A good book for the science-minded, but interested lay readers will enjoy it too. A nice piece of writing and essential for all flight collections.

Humans have always yearned to fly, but only in the last century has it been possible to satisfy this desire. Ever since the Wright brothers successfully tested their flying machine on the sands of Kitty Hawk, designers, builders, and adventurers have been striving to take their machines farther, faster, higher.Discover the stories behind twenty-two of the greatest airplanes ever built, from the Wright Flyer to the B-2 Stealth Bomber.Each chapter introduces the personalities and historical circumstances that led to the design and construction of extraordinary airplanes that raised the state of the art to new levels. Beautifully illustrated with stunning photographs, Classic Airplanes is sure to delight anyone with an interest in the history of aviation and the romance of flight.

The Army's Balloon Factory relocated to Farnborough in 1904 and was renamed the Royal Aircraft Factory in 1912, becoming a repair facility for damaged aeroplanes. This is a history of the Factory, from the early ballooning and kite experiments to the formidable SE5.

Traces the post-war development of civil airline routes by the British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC). Flying operations are described through "flight-deck eyes" as the account ranges from the flying boat service on the old Empire routes to jet airliners and the era of mass travel.

A comprehensive directory of the aircraft that saw service during World War II with over 300 entries covering the fighters, bombers, aircraft, transport built in some 15 nations around the world.

Author's Note (part): It contains a wealth of information and is a comprehensive review of the Aircraft of World War II in a single, easily accessible volume. This book's international appeal is substantial and it is sure to become a standard reference work. This book is the culmination of a lifetime's research and two years' work. Aircraft of WWII is an extremely useful and well thought out publication that will quickly justify its modest purchase price. Although there's been other books on the same subject, none offer anything like the same amount of information in such convenient and cost effective form.

Features many previously unseen photographs from private collections of the world, plus ten specially commissioned artworks. A superb, primarily pictorial history of the development of powered flight.

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