A fun instructional manual on aeroplanes, their components, and flying techniques. Illustrated with plenty of black-and-white plates and a few colour foldouts with diagrams and specifications of aircraft engines. Tells you how to taxi, take-off and do stunts like climbing, loops, inverted turns and other aerobatics moves. Also includes some old aeroplane advertisements.
Contents:
The Pilot and his Aeroplane
The Airframe
The Aero-motor
The Airscrew
Aerodynamics
At the Controls
Instruments
Air Navigation