Flying Machines: Construction and Operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship (Illustrated)

A fascinating, fun, and historic read. This book was published only a few short years after the Wright Brothers took their first flight. The complete original illustrations are included in this edition.

A Real Gem For Aviator Buffs ! Dr. Joseph S. Maresca Flying Machines by Russell is a nicely crafted work on the evolution of aircraft and the many imperfections encountered in the initial attempts at flight. For instance, Horatio Phillips experimented with wing sections to produce lift but experienced bad equilibrium.Surprisingly, the Wright brothers added a front rudder and placed the operators horizontally on the craft in order to achieve success flying based upon emulating bird flight. The book describes. "Fascinating, but Kindle edition is a mess." according to Jan Wolter. It's 1910, only seven years after the Wright Brother's first flight, and excitement about "flying machines" is at such a high pitch that it seems profitable to publish a manual for the aspiring pilot. The authors, Jackman and Russell, don't seem to be particularly distinguished aviators on their own account, but they've managed to recruit the grand old man of aviation, Octave Chanute, to write their first chapter on the history of aviation, and another on. Rick Cook said Learn to fly -- 1910 style. A look at how to build your own airplane and learn to fly it -- at least before WWI. And if you were willing to take your life in your hands.This faded sepia snapshot of the early days of flight gives a fair amount of detail on the subject and quite unintentionally drives home just how dangerous the process actually was. "Frail" doesn't begin to describe the gliders and planes described herein. "Suicidal" comes closer. These people had only the vaguest id