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
2The French Paper-maker who Invented the Balloon
3The First Man to Ascend in a Balloon
4The First Balloon Ascent in England
5The Father of British Aeronauts
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6The Parachute
7Some British Inventors of Air-ships
8The First Attempts to Steer a Balloon
9The Strange Career of Count Zeppelin
10A Zeppelin Air-ship and its Construction
11The Semi-rigid Air-ship
12A Non-rigid Balloon
13The Zeppelin and Gotha Raids
14Early Attempts in Aviation
15A Pioneer in Aviation
16The
17The Aeroplane and the Bird
18A Great British Inventor of Aeroplanes
19The Wright Brothers and their Secret Experiments
20The Internal-combustion Engine
21The Internal-combustion Engine(Cont.)
22The Aeroplane Engine
23A Famous British Inventor of Aviation Engines
24The Wright Biplane
25The Wright Biplane
26How the Wrights launched their Biplane
27The First Man to Fly in Europe
28M. Bleriot and the Monoplane
29Henri Farman and the Voisin Biplane
30A Famous British Inventor
31The Romance of a Cowboy Aeronaut
32Three Historic Flights
33Three Historic Flights
34The Hydroplane and Air-boat
35A Famous British Inventor of the Water-plane
36Sea-planes for Warfare
37The First Man to Fly in Britain
38The Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval Air Service
39Aeroplanes in the Great War
40The Atmosphere and the Barometer
41How an Airman Knows what Height he Reaches
42How an Airman finds his Way
43The First Airman to Fly Upside Down
44The First Englishman to Fly Upside Down
45Accidents and their Cause Part 1
46Accidents and their Cause Part 2
47Accidents and their Cause Part 3
48Some Technical Terms used by Aviators
49The Future in the Air
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