Vehicles of the Air
Subtitle: A popular exposition of modern aeronautics with working drawings
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin
Published: 1910
Place of publication: London, England
Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 479
Description: A rare book nowadays, but a must for the aircraft historian to whom early books about flying are few and far between.
Illustrated by black and white photographs and line drawings.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Chapter 1 -  The Atmosphere                                             Chapter 14 - Miscellany; title: Chapter 2 -  Lighter-than-air machines; title: Chapter 3 -  Heavier-than-air machines; title: Chapter 4 -  Aeroplane details; title: Chapter 5 -  Propulsion; title: Chapter 6 -  Power plants; title: Chapter 7 -  Transmission elements; title: Chapter 8 -  Bearings; title: Chapter 9 -  Lubrication; title: Chapter 10   Starting and alighting; title: Chapter 11   Materials and construction; title: Chapter 12   Typical aeroplanes; title: Chapter 13   Accessories