Building And Flying An Aeroplane - A Practical Handbook Covering The Design, Construction, And Operation Of Aeroplanes And Gliders - Couverture souple

Hayward, Charles Brian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1446057429 ISBN 13 : 9781446057421

Editeur : Read Books, 2011

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Wright Brothers, had a wonderful fascination for the amateur mechanic. At first the strong element of mystery in the movements of this monster man-ridden bird appalled him, but an examination of approved designs has removed the mystei and has assured him that he can, with his own hands and at a cost well within his reach, build his own machine in his own back yard. But in this ease of accomplishment lies a danger, namely, the belittling of the value of accurate design and the misjudging of the true importance of small things. The inventive mind usually believes itself capable of making improvements in almost an thing, and the aeroplane inventor is no exception to the rule. Filled with the confidence born of ignorance, and with only the knowledge he has gleaned from newspaper and magazine accounts of the popular types of machines, he works out a brand new design. The usual, in fact, the invariable result is failure, discouragement, and a loss of time and money. How much more sensible for the young inventor to build his first machine without varying in one particular from a tried and proved model, leaving his flights of inventive fancy to his later years of maturer knowledge and judgment. The author of this little book has followed, in both biplane and monoplane models, the well-known tpes of Curtiss and Bleriot, choosing each as the simplest representative of its class in construction and design.
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Read Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1446057429
• ISBN 13: 9781446057421
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 154
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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