The mastery of the air
Maker and role
William J. Claxton, Author
Production date
1920
Object detail
Accession number
05-2747
Maker
Description
Pat I. Balloons and air-ships -- Man's duel with nature -- The French paper-maker who invented the balloon -- The first man to ascend in a balloon -- The first balloon ascent in England -- The father of British aeronauts -- The parachute -- The first attempts to steer a balloon -- The first British air-ships -- Count Zeppelin and his air-ships -- A zeppelin air-ship and its construction -- Semi-rigid and non-rigid air-ships -- British air-ships -- The first air-ship to cross the Atlantic Ocean -- British non-rigids in the war -- Zeppelin raids on Britain -- Britains mastery of the zeppelins --
Part II. Aeroplanes and airmen -- Early attempts in aviation -- A pioneer in aviation -- The "human birds" -- The aeroplane and the bird -- A great British inventor of aeroplanes -- The Wright brothers and their secret experiments -- The internal-combustion engine -- The internal-combustion engine (cont.) -- The aeroplane engine -- The Wright biplane (camber of planes) -- The Wright biplane (cont.) -- The first man to fly in Europe -- M. Bleriot and the monoplane -- Henri Farman and the Voisin biplane -- The romance of a cowboy aeronaut -- Some historic flights -- The first crossing of the Atlantic -- The hydroplane and air-boat -- The sea-plane in warfare -- The Royal Air Force -- Aeroplanes as fighting forces -- Specialised aeroplanes -- The Gothas -- How Britain beat the Gothas -- How Britain Beat the Gothas (cont.) -- Out on the lonely barrage -- The independent force, R.A.F. -- The Rolands of the air -- Invention and scientific discovery -- The atmosphere and the barometer -- How an airman knows what height he reaches -- The meteorological section, R.A.F. -- How an airman finds his way -- Some technical terms used by aviators -- "Per ardua ad astra" -- A peep into the future
Part II. Aeroplanes and airmen -- Early attempts in aviation -- A pioneer in aviation -- The "human birds" -- The aeroplane and the bird -- A great British inventor of aeroplanes -- The Wright brothers and their secret experiments -- The internal-combustion engine -- The internal-combustion engine (cont.) -- The aeroplane engine -- The Wright biplane (camber of planes) -- The Wright biplane (cont.) -- The first man to fly in Europe -- M. Bleriot and the monoplane -- Henri Farman and the Voisin biplane -- The romance of a cowboy aeronaut -- Some historic flights -- The first crossing of the Atlantic -- The hydroplane and air-boat -- The sea-plane in warfare -- The Royal Air Force -- Aeroplanes as fighting forces -- Specialised aeroplanes -- The Gothas -- How Britain beat the Gothas -- How Britain Beat the Gothas (cont.) -- Out on the lonely barrage -- The independent force, R.A.F. -- The Rolands of the air -- Invention and scientific discovery -- The atmosphere and the barometer -- How an airman knows what height he reaches -- The meteorological section, R.A.F. -- How an airman finds his way -- Some technical terms used by aviators -- "Per ardua ad astra" -- A peep into the future
Signature/Marks and Type
A Vause Hand-written
Media/Materials
Physical description
viii, 248 p. colour front. , plates : ill. 20 cm.
Edition
3rd. ed.
Collection
Credit line
William J. Claxton. 1920. The mastery of the air, 05-2747. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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