Text-book Of Aeronautics, A

A reprint of a historic textbook, primarily intended for the Royal Air Force, and originally published in 1919, this book covers: Some Mechanical ConsiderationsAir FlowWing CharacteristicsStreamline FlowDynamics of the AeroplaneEquilibrium of the AeroplaneStabilityStructural MaterialsConstructionAero EnginesAir ScrewsThe SeaplaneInstruments and Their UsesTypes of MachinesDesign of an AeroplaneRigging, Testing and Maintenance of an AeroplaneBalloons and AirshipsAerial NavigationMeteorologyBomb-DroppingWireless Telegraphy in AircraftAerial PhotographyThe book has many illustrations and diagrams, and is indexed.At the time of publication, Herman Shaw, B.Sc., A.R.C.S., A.F.A?.S., was a Royal Scholar, Aeronautical Research Scholar of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, held the Diploma of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, and was a Fellow of the Physical Society of London.