Author: NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR AERONAUTICS
Title: Third Annual Report of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics; 1917
Description: Washington DC, National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics/United States Senate. 1918, 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; Reports 13 to 23; This is the third annual report on the state of aeronautics (as of 1917), vis-a-vis the technology and science of flight, Advances in aircraft design, aircraft engines and propellors, fabrics, wing and landing gear construction, and the various aspects of aerodynamics, flight safety, flight instruments, communications, mapping, aerial observation and reconnaissance, safety of flight, weather considerations, and more; 495p. plus dozens of diagrams, charts, schematics, and photographs. 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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