Vehicles Of The Air: A Popular Exposition Of Modern Aeronautics, With Working Drawings (1909) - Couverture rigide
Synopsis
""Vehicles of the Air"" is a book written by Victor Lougheed in 1909 that provides a comprehensive and detailed account of the modern advancements in aeronautics. The book covers a wide range of topics related to air travel, including the history of aviation, the science behind flight, the design and construction of airplanes, and the various types of aircraft used for different purposes.The author offers a popular exposition of modern aeronautics, making the book accessible to readers of all backgrounds and levels of expertise. The text is accompanied by working drawings and illustrations that help readers understand the technical aspects of flight and aircraft design.The book is divided into several chapters, each of which covers a specific aspect of aeronautics. The first chapter provides an overview of the history of aviation, from the early attempts at flight to the modern era of powered flight. The subsequent chapters delve into the science of flight, including the principles of aerodynamics, the forces that act on an aircraft in flight, and the different types of engines used to power airplanes.The later chapters of the book focus on the design and construction of airplanes, including the various components that make up an aircraft, such as the wings, fuselage, and landing gear. The author also discusses the different types of aircraft used for different purposes, such as military airplanes, passenger planes, and cargo planes.Overall, ""Vehicles of the Air"" is an informative and engaging book that provides a comprehensive overview of modern aeronautics. It is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the science of flight or the history of aviation, and it remains relevant today as a testament to the early days of air travel.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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