ABC OF AVIATION : A Simplified Guide to Modern Aircraft (2nd Revised & Greatly Enlarged Edition)

Lt. Col. Victor W. Page

Published by Norman W. Henley Publishing, New York, NY, 1942

About this Item

Text/Bright, clean, As New. Gilt embossed faux-leather maroon boards/Fine. DJ/None. Frontispiece: Four pursuit-interceptor fighters produced for Army Air Forces by Lockheed, Bell, Curtiss and Republic. 2nd Revised & Enlarged Editon. Basic aviation fundamentals written for students, mechanics and non-technical people. Treatise on princioles of construction and operation of all types of aircraft with illustrations and photos. 14 chapters: I, Facts About Aircraft & Industry; II, Lighter-Than-Air Craft; III, Heavier-Than-Air Craft; IV, Direct Control Autogiro; V, Airplane Construction; VI, Airplane Construction & Design; VII, Engine Types & Inspection; VIII, Airplane Propeller Types; IX, Airplane Control Methods; X, Airplane & Engine Instruments; XI, Blind or Instrument Flying; XII, General Inspection Procedure; XIII, Maintenance for the Private Owner; XIV, Modern Power Plant Development; XV, Recently Developed Aircraft Engines; and, XVI, Development in Airplane Design & Construction.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: ABC OF AVIATION : A Simplified Guide to Modern Aircraft (2nd Revised & Greatly Enlarged Edition)
• Publisher: Norman W. Henley Publishing, New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1942
• Binding: Hard Cover/Stitched
• Edition: 2nd Revised & Enlarged Ed, First Thus
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Memoir, Autobiography
  • Manual, Guide, Handbook
  • Reference, Resource