Your Wings
Jordanoff, Assen
New Revised, Enlarged Edition 1943
Contents
Introduction
Simple Aerodynamics
The Parachute and its Use
Primary Flights
The Take-Off and Landing
Turns, Climbs and Glides
Stalls and Spins
The Motor
The Propeller
Your First Solo Flight
Visual Avigation
The Air
The Gyro and Sperry Instruments
Motor Oils and Gasolines
The Engine and its Food
Altitude - Mixture - Power
The Spark Plug and Magneto Ignition
Variable-Pitch Propellers
The Airplane and its Structural Strength
Ice
More Airplane Accessories
About Electricity
Radio and Aircraft
Instrument Flying
Military Flying
Air Gusts, Emergency Maneuvers, and Down-Wind Turn
Noiseless Flight
Scheduled Air Transportation
Index
Hardcover, large format
356 Seiten / pages
with 426 illustrations by Frank L. Carlson, Fred L. Meagher and Eric Sloane
good condition
New York - London - 1943 - Funk & Wagnalls Company
Art.Nr. 13747