Flying Machines: Construction and Operation

First published in 1912. "A Practical Book Which Shows, in ... Working Plans and Text, How to Build and Navigate the Modern Airship." According to the Preface: "This book is written for the guidance of the novice in aviation--the man who seeks practical information as to the theory, construction and operation of the modern flying machine. With this object in view the wording is intentionally plain and non-technical.."