- Abbot, W. J., Aircraft and Submarines (1918)
- Alexander, J. H., Model Balloons and Flying Machines (1910)
- “Avion,” Aeroplanes and Aero Engines (1918)
- Barber, Horatio, The Aeroplane Speaks (1917)
- Barnwell, F. S., Aeroplane Design (1917)
- Berget, A., The Conquest of the Air (1911)
- Berry, W. H., Aircraft in War and Commerce (1918)
- Bruce, E. H. S., Aircraft in War (1914)
- Cavanagh, George A., Model Aeroplanes and Their Motors (1916)
- Chatley, Herbert, Principles and Design of Aeroplanes (1912)
- Curtiss, G. H., and Post, A., Curtiss Aviation Book (1912)
- Corbin, T. W., Aircraft, Aeroplanes and Airships (1914)
- Collins, A. Frederick, The Boy's Airplane Book (1919)
- Collins, A. Frederick, How to Fly (1917)
- Colvin, F. H., Aircraft Mechanic's Handbook (1918)
- Dommett, W. E., Aeroplanes and Airships (1916)
- Fales, E. N., Learning to Fly in the U. S. Army (1917)
- Ferris, R., How it Flies (1910)
- Grahame-White, C., and Harper, H., Heroes of the Air (1912)
- Grahame-White, C., and Harper, H., Learning to Fly (1916)
- Grahame-White, C., The Story of the Aeroplane (1911)
- Gramont, A. A. de, Aviator's Elementary Handbook (1918)
- Hayward, Chas. B., Building and Flying an Aeroplane (1918)
- Hearne, R. P., Zeppelins and Super-Zeppelins (1916)
- Hearne, R. P., Airships in Peace and War (1910)
- Hildebrand, A. L. H., Airships Past and Present (1908)
- Jane's Fighting Ships, (An Annual)
- Judge, A. W., Design of Aeroplanes (1916)
- Lanchester, F. W., Aircraft in Warfare (1916)
- Lilienthal, O., Bird Flights as the Basis of Aviation (1917)
- Loening, G. C., Military Aeroplanes (1916)
- McConnell, James R., Flying for France (1917)
- McMinnies, W. G., Practical Flying (1918)
- Maxim, H. S., Artificial and Natural Flight (1908)
- Middleton, E. C., The Way of the Air (1917)
- Middleton, E. C., Glorious Exploits of the Air (1918)
- Middleton, E. C., Airfare of Today and the Future (1918)
- Munday, Albert H., The Eyes of the Army and Navy (1917)
- Orcy, L. d', Editor and Comp., Airship Manual (1917)
- Page, Capt. Victor Wilfred, The A-B-C of Aviation (1918)
- Peary, R. E., Command of the Air (Speech delivered before the American Academy of Political and Social Science) (1917)
- Rathbun, John B., Aeroplane Construction and Operation (1918)
- Robson, W. A., Aircraft in War and Peace (1916)
- Roth, C. W., Short Course in the Theory and Operation of the Free Balloon (1918)
- Roustam-Bek, B., Aerial Russia (1916)
- Simmonds, R., All About Aircraft (1915)
- Stout, Wm. B., Acquiring Wings (1917)
- Talbot, F. A., Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War (1915)
- Thurston, A. B., Elementary Aeronautics (1911)
- Turner, C. C., Aircraft of Today (1917)
- Turner, C. C., Marvels of Aviation (1916)
- Verrill, A. W., Harper's Aircraft Book (1913)
- Walker, S. F., Aviation, Its Principles, Its Present and Future (1912)
- Walker, F., All About Zeppelins and Other Enemy Aircraft (1915)
- Widmer, Emil J., Military Observation Balloons (1917)
- Wood, Walter, Thrilling Deeds of British Airmen (1918)
- Winchester, C., Flying Men and Their Machines (1916)
- Woodhouse, Henry, A Textbook of Military Aeronautics (1918)
INDEX
- Accidents:
- Aerial Experiment Association, 107
- Aero Club of America, 241
- A. E. G. airplane, 200, 203
- A. G. O. airplane, 200, 203
- Ailerons, 13, 94, 98, 111, 113
- Airplane:
- A. E. G., 200, 203
- A. G. O., 200, 203
- Albatros, 195, 203
- Antoinette, 104, 105, 109, 110, 113, 119
- Aviatik, 196, 203
- Avro, 181, 182
- battle planes, 128–140, 177, 178, 192–196
- Blériot, 104, 105, 110, 113
- bombing planes, 128–149, 180–188, 197–204
- Breguet, 114, 181
- Breguet-Michelin, 179
- Bristol Scout, 175
- Caproni, 183–185
- Caudron, 178, 182
- chassis, 111, 165–167
- Curtiss, 108, 173, 174, 187, 249
- De Havilland, 175, 194
- Demoiselle, 114
- Dorand, 181
- drift, 97
- early experiments, 77–90
- engines (see engine)
- Farman, 108, 110, 112, 116, 178, 181
- first principles of, 91–98
- first real, 89
- flight records (see records)
- Fokker, 172, 192–194, 203
- Friedrichshafen, 199
- Gotha, 197–199, 203
- Halberstadt, 196, 203
- Handley-Page, 181, 182
- head resistance, 96, 151, 160
- June Bug, 107
- Langley, 182
- Letord, 181
- L. V. W., 203
- making of, 223–231 (also see fabrics)
- Moineau, 179, 181
- Morane, 119, 192
- NC-4, 244
- Nieuport, 121, 171, 211
- nomenclature, 94
- Pfalz, 203
- reconnaissance planes, 128–149, 177–180
- Red Wing, 107
- Roland, 203
- Rumpler, 203
- Santos-Dumont's, 100, 114
- Sikorsky, 125–127, 187
- Sopwith, 175, 181, 185, 186, 244
- Spad, 173
- starting and landing problems, 165–167, 240
- Taube, 191
- Vickers, Scout, 175
- Vickers-Vimy, 245
- Voisin, 102, 103, 110, 112, 178, 182
- Voisin-Peugeot, 179, 181
- White Wing, 107
- wings (see wings)
- Wright (see Wright)
- Albatros airplane, 195, 203
- Alcock, Capt. John, 245
- Annonay, 3, 4
- Antoinette airplane, 104, 105, 109, 110, 113, 119
- Archimedes' law of gravity, 14
- Argus engine, 126
- Arlandes, Marquis d', 7, 8
- Ascents, early balloon, 3, 7–12, 20–23, 26, 27, 49
- Astra dirigible, 73–74
- Astra-Torres dirigible, 73–74
- Aviatik airplane, 196, 203
- Aviator, training of an, 232–243
- Avro airplane, 181, 182
- Baker, Secretary of War, 201
- Baldwin, Capt. Thomas S., 65, 106
- Ball, Capt. Albert, 215, 219, 220
- Balloon, dirigible:
- Astra, 73, 74
- Astra-Torres, 73, 74
- Blimps, 70
- car suspension, 72, 73
- demi-semi-rigid, 67
- development of, 47–74
- first, 51
- first military, 52
- first U. S. Army, 65
- La France, 53
- Nulli Secundus, 64, 65, 68
- Patrie, 63
- Pax, 58
- R-34, 245
- rigid and non-rigid, 66, 67
- semi-rigid, 67
- S. M. S. Zeppelin I, 66
- Speiss, 74
- trans-Atlantic flight, 245
- use in World War, 68–74
- Ville de Paris, 63
- Zeppelins, 55, 56, 62, 65–68, 123
- Zodiacs, 72
- Balloon, passive:
- basket of, 19
- captive, 36–44
- car of, 19, 50
- car lines of, 18
- Channel flights, 12, 22–24
- Conqueror, 27
- drachen, 36–44
- early ascents of, 3–27, 49
- fabrics of (see fabrics)
- first, 3
- first use of, in war, 25, 26
- gases used for (see gases)
- grapnel of, 19
- hoop of, 18
- kite, 19, 36–44
- neck of, 18
- net of, 18
- observation, 36–44
- principles of, 14–19
- ripping panel of, 18
- races, 26
- sausage, 19, 36–44
- trail rope of, 18
- use of, in Great War, 36–44
- Ballonet, steering, 38
- Ballooning:
- Basket, balloon, 19
- Battle planes, 128–149, 177–178, 192–196
- Baumgarten, 54
- Bell, Alexander Graham, 106
- Bennett, Gordon, 26, 108
- Bishop, Major William A., 205, 214
- Blanchard, 12, 13, 29
- Blériot, 104, 105, 108, 115
- Blimps, 70–72
- Bliss, General Tasker H., 201
- Boelke, Captain, 194, 219
- Boer War, balloons in, 26
- Bombing planes, 128–149, 180–188, 197–204
- Bonnel, Captain, 220
- Blériot, 114, 121, 122, 123, 181
- Breguet airplane, 114, 121, 122, 123, 181
- Breguet-Michelin airplane, 179
- Bristol Scout airplane, 175
- Brown, Lieut. Arthur W., 245
- Cacquot, Captain, 43
- Caproni airplane, 183, 184, 185
- Car, balloon, 19, 50, 72
- Car lines, balloon, 18
- Carlstrom, Victor, 174
- Caudron airplane, 178, 182
- Cavallo, 9
- Cayley, Sir George, 80
- Certificate, aviator's, 241
- “Chamber of Horrors,” 234
- Channel flights:
- Chanute, 86
- Chapman, Victor, 216
- Chaput, Lieut. Jean, 214
- Charles, 9
- Chartres, Duke de, 49
- Chassis:
- Circuit of Britain prize, 120
- Civil War, balloons in, 25
- Clement-Bayard, 74
- Clerget engine, 187
- Cocking, 31
- Conneau, Lieutenant, 120
- Conqueror, 27
- Curtiss airplane, 108, 173, 174, 187, 249
- Curtiss Baby Speed Scout, 174
- Curtiss, Glenn H., 65, 106–108, 119
- Curtiss triplane, 173
- Daily Mail, London, prizes, 104, 115, 120
- De Havilland airplane, 175, 194
- Demoiselle, 114
- Deutsch, 57, 63
- “Dope,” 164, 227
- Dorand airplane, 181
- Douglas, Archibald, 37
- Drachen balloon, 36–44
- Drift, airplane, 97
- Dubonnet, Emile, 41
- Eiffel Tower, flight around, 57, 115
- Engine:
- Esnault-Pelterie, 114
- Fabrics:
- Farman airplane, 108, 110, 112, 116, 178, 181
- Farman, Henry, 102, 103, 110–112, 115, 123, 154
- Fiat motor, 183
- Field of Mars, 10
- Fokker airplane, 172, 192–194, 203
- Fonck, René, 212–214
- Franklin, Benjamin, 11
- Friedrichshafen airplane, 199
- Fullard, Capt. Philip F., 215
- Fuselage, development of, 122, 165–166
- Garnerin, André, 30
- Gases:
- Genet, Edmond, 218
- Giffard, 50
- Gliders, 81–88, 100
- Gnome engine, 111, 121, 154, 159
- Goertz range finder, 147
- Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., 43
- Gliders, 81–88, 100
- Gotha airplane, 197–199, 203
- Grahame-White, Claude, 116
- Grapnel, balloon, 19
- Great Nassau, 22
- Green, Charles, 22, 31
- Gross, Major von, 66
- Guffroy, 114
- Gun-tunnel Gotha, 197–199
- Guynemer, Georges, 137, 172, 205–214
- Haenlein, Paul, 52
- Halberstadt airplane, 196, 203
- Handley-Page airplane, 181, 182
- Hargrave, 85
- Hat-in-the-Ring Squadron, 221
- Hawker, Harry, 244
- Head resistance, airplane, 96, 151, 160
- Hitchcock, Hon. Frank H., 249
- Hoop, balloon, 18
- Hopper, 125
- Immelmann, 176, 194, 215, 219
- Jeffries, Dr., 12
- Jouillot, 60
- June Bug, 107
- Juvisy meeting, 115
- Kite balloon, 19, 36–44
- Kites:
- Krebs, 53
- Kuparanto, R. Jordarki, 30
- Lafayette Escadrille, 172, 216, 217
- Lahm, Lieut. Frank P., 26
- Lambert, Comte de, 108, 115
- Landing problems, 165–167, 240
- Langley, 182
- Latham, Hubert, 104, 108, 109
- Lebaudy Brothers, 60–67
- Lefevre, 108
- Letord airplane, 181
- Liberty motor, 168, 182
- Lilienthal, Otto, 81–85, 92
- Little, Robert A., 215
- Lôme, Dupuy de, 52
- Loubet, President, 58
- Lufbery, Major, 205, 216, 217
- Lunardi, Vincent, 12, 20–22
- L. V. W. airplane, 203
- Malone, Lieut. John J., 215
- Materials, airplane, problem of, 163, 164
- McCudden, Capt. James, 205, 215
- McCurdy, J. A. D., 106
- Meusnier, General, 49
- Michelin cup, 115
- Moineau airplane, 179, 181
- Monoplane, principles of, 150–151
- Montgolfier Brothers, 3–11
- Morane airplane, 119, 192
- Moret, 21
- Motor (see engine)
- NC-4, 244
- Neck, balloon, 18
- Net balloon, 18
- Nieuport airplane, 121, 171, 211
- Nomenclature of airplane, 94
- Normand, Le, 29
- Nulli Secundus, 64, 65, 68
- Parachute flares, 34
- Parachutes, 28–35, 42
- Paulhan, 108, 116
- Paris, bombing raid on (1918), 201
- Parseval, Major von, 37, 66
- Patrie, 63
- Pax, 58
- Pelcher, Percy S., 85
- Pershing, General John, 218
- Pfalz airplane, 203
- Pola, bombing raid on, 184
- Pollock, C. F., 23
- Pourpe, Marc, 216
- Price, Norman, 216
- Propeller, principle of, 161–163
- Raids, famous bombing:
- Read, Lieut.-Com. A. C., 244
- Reconnaissance planes, 128–149, 177–180
- Record airplane flights:
- Red Wing, 107
- Renard, 53
- Rheims meetings, 107, 109, 119, 121, 154
- Rickenbacker, Capt. Eddie, 218–220
- Richthofen, Baron von, 194, 210, 212, 215, 220–222
- Ripping panel, balloon, 18
- Roberts Brothers, 9, 49
- Rockwell, Kiffen, 216
- Roland airplane, 203
- Rolls-Royce engine, 182
- Rosevear, Stanley, 215
- Rozier, Pilâtre de, 6, 13
- Rumpler airplane, 203
- Salomone, Major, 185
- Santos-Dumont, 55–59, 99–102, 114
- Sausage balloon, 19, 36–44
- Schaeck, Colonel, 27
- Schwartz, David, 54
- Scientific American trophy, 107
- Scott, Major G. H., 245
- Selfridge, Lieut. Thomas, 106
- Severo, 58
- Sigsfeld, Captain von, 37
- Sikorsky, I. I., 125, 126, 127, 187
- Sopwith airplane, 175, 181, 185, 186, 244
- Spad airplane, 173
- Speiss dirigible, 74
- Steering ballonet, 38
- Storks, the, 172, 210
- Taube airplane, 191
- Templer, Colonel, 64, 65
- Tissandier, Gaston and Albert, 53, 108
- Towers, Commander, 244
- Trail rope, balloon, 18
- Training of an aviator, 232–243
- Trans-Atlantic flights, 244
- Triplane, development of, 148–151
- Vickers Scout airplane, 175
- Vickers-Vimy airplane, 245
- Ville de Paris, 63
- Vinci, Leonardi da, 79
- Voisin airplane, 102, 103, 110, 112, 178, 182
- Voisin Brothers, 102, 110
- Voisin-Peugeot airplane, 179, 181
- Wenham, 80
- White Wing, 107
- Wilcox, James, 11
- Wilkinson, Allan, 215
- Wings:
- Wing-warping, 88, 97
- Wissemann, 212
- Wölfert, 54
- Wollett, Capt. Henry W., 215
- World, New York, prize, 118
- Wright, Wilbur and Orville, 86–90, 99, 101, 103, 114, 150, 151, 153
- Zambeccari, Count, 11
- Zeppelin, Count von, 55, 62, 65
- Zeppelins, 55–56, 62, 65, 66, 68, 123
- Zodiacs, 72