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The mastery of the air

William J. Claxton

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Chapters

  1. 1.The Mastery of the Airoriginal only · 4 min
  2. 2.Chapter I. Man's Duel with Natureoriginal only · 4 min
  3. 3.Chapter II. The French Paper-maker who Invented the Balloonoriginal only · 7 min
  4. 4.Chapter III. The First Man to Ascend in a Balloonoriginal only · 8 min
  5. 5.Chapter IV. The First Balloon Ascent in Englandoriginal only · 3 min
  6. 6.Chapter V. The Father of British Aeronautsoriginal only · 3 min
  7. 7.Chapter VI. The Parachuteoriginal only · 4 min
  8. 8.Chapter VII. Some British Inventors of Air-shipsoriginal only · 8 min
  9. 9.Chapter VIII. The First Attempts to Steer a Balloonoriginal only · 4 min
  10. 10.Chapter IX. The Strange Career of Count Zeppelinoriginal only · 5 min
  11. 11.Chapter X. A Zeppelin Air-ship and its Constructionoriginal only · 4 min
  12. 12.Chapter XI. The Semi-rigid Air-shiporiginal only · 4 min
  13. 13.Chapter XII. A Non-rigid Balloonoriginal only · 4 min
  14. 14.Chapter XIII. The Zeppelin and Gotha Raidsoriginal only · 12 min
  15. 15.Chapter XIV. Early Attempts in Aviationoriginal only · 2 min
  16. 16.Chapter XV. A Pioneer in Aviationoriginal only · 4 min
  17. 17.Chapter XVI. The "Human Birds"original only · 5 min
  18. 18.Chapter XVII. The Aeroplane and the Birdoriginal only · 5 min
  19. 19.Chapter XVIII. A Great British Inventor of Aeroplanesoriginal only · 6 min
  20. 20.Chapter XIX. The Wright Brothers and their Secret Experimentsoriginal only · 4 min
  21. 21.Chapter XX. The Internal-combustion Engineoriginal only · 5 min
  22. 22.Chapter XXI. The Internal-combustion Engine(Cont.)original only · 4 min
  23. 23.Chapter XXII. The Aeroplane Engineoriginal only · 3 min
  24. 24.Chapter XXIII. A Famous British Inventor of Aviation Enginesoriginal only · 4 min
  25. 25.Chapter XXIV. The Wright Biplane (Camber of Planes)original only · 4 min
  26. 26.Chapter XXV. The Wright Biplane (Cont.)original only · 2 min
  27. 27.Chapter XXVI. How the Wrights launched their Biplaneoriginal only · 3 min
  28. 28.Chapter XXVII. The First Man to Fly in Europeoriginal only · 6 min
  29. 29.Chapter XXVIII. M. Bleriot and the Monoplaneoriginal only · 4 min
  30. 30.Chapter XXIX. Henri Farman and the Voisin Biplaneoriginal only · 3 min
  31. 31.Chapter XXX. A Famous British Inventororiginal only · 3 min
  32. 32.Chapter XXXI. The Romance of a Cowboy Aeronautoriginal only · 4 min
  33. 33.Chapter XXXII. Three Historic Flightsoriginal only · 5 min
  34. 34.Chapter XXXIII. Three Historic Flights (Cont.)original only · 9 min
  35. 35.Chapter XXXIV. The Hydroplane and Air-boatoriginal only · 3 min
  36. 36.Chapter XXXV. A Famous British Inventor of the Water-planeoriginal only · 3 min
  37. 37.Chapter XXXVI. Sea-planes for Warfareoriginal only · 7 min
  38. 38.Chapter XXXVII. The First Man to Fly in Britainoriginal only · 2 min
  39. 39.Chapter XXXVIII. The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Serviceoriginal only · 11 min
  40. 40.Chapter XXXIX. Aeroplanes in the Great Waroriginal only · 7 min
  41. 41.Chapter XL. The Atmosphere and the Barometeroriginal only · 4 min
  42. 42.Chapter XLI. How an Airman Knows what Height he Reachesoriginal only · 3 min
  43. 43.Chapter XLII. How an Airman finds his Wayoriginal only · 4 min
  44. 44.Chapter XLIII. The First Airman to Fly Upside Downoriginal only · 7 min
  45. 45.Chapter XLIV. The First Englishman to Fly Upside Downoriginal only · 6 min
  46. 46.Chapter XLV. Accidents and their Causeoriginal only · 4 min
  47. 47.Chapter XLVI. Accidents and their Cause (Cont.)original only · 8 min
  48. 48.Chapter XLVII. Accidents and their Cause (Cont.)original only · 6 min
  49. 49.Chapter XLVIII. Some Technical Terms used by Aviatorsoriginal only · 4 min
  50. 50.Chapter XLIX. The Future in the Airoriginal only · 4 min