Author: NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS
Title: First Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; 1915 - Fifth Edition
Description: Washington DC, National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics/United States Senate. 1917, Fifth Edition. Grey Printed Wraps, 4to - Over 9 " -12" Tall. Ill.: Photographs, Tables, Charts, Graphs. Paperback, An original copy, with an aged textblock which is dog-eared, fragile, and corner-chipped/worn, but complete; Original grey printed covers are worn, torn, creased, chipped and generally depressed, but otherwise present and holding; This is a Seven-Part report on the current state of aeronautics (as of 1915), vis-a-vis the technology and science of flight, behavior of aircraft in gusts, the pitot tube and other anemometers for aeroplanes, Investigations of aviation wires and cables; The problem of the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics; Inprovements on Fabrics; Investigation of Balloon and Aeroplane Fabics; Thermodynamic Efficiency of Present Types of Internal Combustion Engines for Aircraft; 303p. Good.

Keywords: Aeronautics, Early Aeronautical Publications, Military Aviation, Aviation Safety and Stability, Early Aviation Experiments, Early Wind Tunnel Tests, Aerodynamics Aviation Photographs, Tables, Charts, Graphs


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