A reprint of a historic textbook, primarily intended for the Royal Air Force, and originally published in 1919, this book covers: Some Mechanical Considerations Air Flow Wing Characteristics Streamline Flow Dynamics of the Aeroplane Equilibrium of the Aeroplane Stability Structural Materials Construction Aero Engines Air Screws The Seaplane Instruments and Their Uses Types of Machines Design of an Aeroplane Rigging, Testing and Maintenance of an Aeroplane Balloons and Airships Aerial Navigation Meteorology Bomb-Dropping Wireless Telegraphy in Aircraft Aerial Photography The 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.
