The Mastery of the Air
By William J. Claxton
Length4h 56m
About this audiobook
"The Mastery of the Air" by William J. Claxton is an engaging book that explores the world of aviation. It provides historical accounts of early flight experiments, development of airships and airplanes, notable figures in aviation history, and the impact of aviation on warfare and exploration. The book offers a comprehensive look into mankind’s journey to conquer the skies, catering to those curious about aviation history.
Audiobook details
GenreScience and Nature
Length4 hrs 56 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1914
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Man's Duel with Nature
26How the Wrights launched their Biplane
2The French Paper-maker who Invented the Balloon
27The First Man to Fly in Europe
3The First Man to Ascend in a Balloon
28M. Bleriot and the Monoplane
4The First Balloon Ascent in England
29Henri Farman and the Voisin Biplane
5The Father of British Aeronauts
30A Famous British Inventor
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6The Parachute
31The Romance of a Cowboy Aeronaut
7Some British Inventors of Air-ships
32Three Historic Flights
8The First Attempts to Steer a Balloon
33Three Historic Flights
9The Strange Career of Count Zeppelin
34The Hydroplane and Air-boat
10A Zeppelin Air-ship and its Construction
35A Famous British Inventor of the Water-plane
11The Semi-rigid Air-ship
36Sea-planes for Warfare
12A Non-rigid Balloon
37The First Man to Fly in Britain
13The Zeppelin and Gotha Raids
38The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service
14Early Attempts in Aviation
39Aeroplanes in the Great War
15A Pioneer in Aviation
40The Atmosphere and the Barometer
16The
41How an Airman Knows what Height he Reaches
17The Aeroplane and the Bird
42How an Airman finds his Way
18A Great British Inventor of Aeroplanes
43The First Airman to Fly Upside Down
19The Wright Brothers and their Secret Experiments
44The First Englishman to Fly Upside Down
20The Internal-combustion Engine
45Accidents and their Cause Part 1
21The Internal-combustion Engine(Cont.)
46Accidents and their Cause Part 2
22The Aeroplane Engine
47Accidents and their Cause Part 3
23A Famous British Inventor of Aviation Engines
48Some Technical Terms used by Aviators
24The Wright Biplane
49The Future in the Air
25The Wright Biplane
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