The A-B-C of A COMPLETE, PRACTICAL TREATISE OUTLINING CLEARLY THIS BOOK INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR LINING UP AND BY CAPTAIN VICTOR W. PAGÉ, SIG. R. C., A. S. MEMBER SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS; LATE CHIEF CONTAINS VALUABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL AVIATION STUDENTS, AIRPLANE A SIMPLIFIED TEXT SUITABLE FOR SCHOOL OR HOME STUDY NEW YORK THE NORMAN W. HENLEY PUBLISHING COMPANY 2 WEST 45th STREET TLISAD COPYRIGHT, 1918 BY THE NORMAN W. HENLEY PUBLISHING CO. PRINTED IN U. S. A. AIMBORLIAO COMPOSITION, ELECTROTYPING AND PRESSWORK PREFACE As a result of considerable experience obtained last year in instructing prospective aviators and mechanics, and in response to an insistent demand, the writer prepared a treatise on airplane power-plants called "Aviation Engines," which has met with a very gratifying reception and which is used by many aviation schools as a text on this subject. Instructors who are using the engine book successfully and numerous students who have derived some benefit from its contents have asked for an exposition of the airplane in which its operation and repair principles would be written in the same simple non-technical manner as the treatise referring to power-plants. To meet this demand, the present treatise has been prepared and instructors, both civilian and army officers, who have read the manuscript have pronounced the book as one well suited for instruction work. It is not intended to be an engineering treatise, nor is it intended to consider technical points that can interest only the designer. At the same time, it is necessary to consider some of the basic principles of airplane flight and aerofoil design in simple language so the student may obtain a complete grasp of the subject. For those seeking technical knowledge, numerous excellent reference works are available. Very simple books for boys are also on the market, so neither of these extremes has been considered in preparing this text, because any need of the above can be met with existing standard works. The notes on inspection and lining up of airplanes have been purposely made brief and apply to airplanes in general, as well as the specific type illustrated. This also applies to the instructions, or rather observations, on flying which have been suggested by a pilot of considerable experience. Every effort has been made to explain all technical points and numerous diagrams have been prepared to amplify the text. It is V 405525 believed that this treatise, owing to its having been prepared with a full realization of the average student's needs, should be well adapted for instruction work on general principles of mechanical flight and their practical application in both lighter-than-air craft and airplanes. The book is as well adapted to home study work as it is for classroom instructions. THE AUTHOR. OCTOBER, 1918. |