| CHAPTER |
PAGE |
INTRODUCTION |
| Introduction |
3 |
PART I |
GROWTH OF AËROSTATION |
I. |
—Early History of Passive Balloons |
29 |
II. |
—Practical Development of Passive Balloons |
54 |
III. |
—Early History of Power Balloons |
78 |
IV. |
—Introduction of Gasoline-Driven Dirigibles |
101 |
V. |
—Practical Development of Non-Rigid Dirigibles |
115 |
VI. |
—Development of Rigid Dirigibles |
145 |
PART II |
GROWTH OF AVIATION |
VII. |
—Model Flying Machines |
173 |
VIII. |
—Nineteenth Century Man-Flyers |
202 |
IX. |
—Aëroplanes of Adequate Stability and Power |
235 |
X. |
—Advent of Public Flying |
256 |
XI. |
—Strenuous Competitive Flying |
283 |
XII. |
—Forcing the Art |
307 |
PART III |
AËRONAUTIC METEOROLOGY |
XIII. |
—General Properties of Free Air |
347 |
XIV. |
—General Distribution of Heat and Pressure |
363 |
XV. |
—Permanent and Periodic Winds |
376 |
XVI. |
—Cyclones, Tornadoes, Waterspouts |
394 |
XVII. |
—Thunderstorms, Wind Gusts |
422 |
APPENDICES |
I. |
—Stress in a Vacuum Balloon |
443 |
II. |
—Aëronautic Letters of Benjamin Franklin |
446 |
III. |
—Successful Military Dirigible Balloons |
456 |
IV. |
—The Relations of Weight, Speed, and Power of Flyers |
478 |
V. |
—Curtiss’ Hydro-Aëroplane Experiments |
481 |
| INDEX |
487 |