A History of AeronauticsPart II 1903–1920: PROGRESS IN DESIGNReading edition · Edition 2Chapter navigation48 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterFOREWORDI THE PERIOD OF LEGENDII EARLY EXPERIMENTSIII SIR GEORGE CAYLEY—THOMAS WALKERIV THE MIDDLE NINETEENTH CENTURYV WENHAM, LE BRIS, AND SOME OTHERSVI THE AGE OF THE GIANTSVII LILIENTHAL AND PILCHERVIII AMERICAN GLIDING EXPERIMENTSIX NOT PROVENX SAMUEL PIERPOINT LANGLEYXI THE WRIGHT BROTHERSXII THE FIRST YEARS OF CONQUESTXIII FIRST FLIERS IN ENGLANDXIV RHEIMS, AND AFTERXV THE CHANNEL CROSSINGXVI LONDON TO MANCHESTERXVII A SUMMARY, TO 1911XVIII A SUMMARY, TO 1914XIX THE WAR PERIOD—IXX THE WAR PERIOD—IIXXI RECONSTRUCTIONXXII 1919–20Part II 1903–1920: PROGRESS IN DESIGNI THE BEGINNINGSII MULTIPLICITY OF IDEASIII PROGRESS ON STANDARDISED LINESIV THE WAR PERIODI BEGINNINGSII THE FIRST DIRIGIBLESIII SANTOS-DUMONTIV THE MILITARY DIRIGIBLEV BRITISH AIRSHIP DESIGNVI THE AIRSHIP COMMERCIALLYVII KITE BALLOONSI THE VERTICAL TYPEII THE VEE TYPEIII THE RADIAL TYPEIV THE ROTARY TYPEV THE HORIZONTALLY-OPPOSED ENGINEVI THE TWO-STROKE CYCLE ENGINEVII ENGINES OF THE WAR PERIODAPPENDIX A GENERAL MENSIER’s REPORT ON THE TRIALS OF CLEMENT ADER’S ‘AVION.’APPENDIX B Specification and Claims of Wright Patent, No. 821393. Filed March 23rd, 1903. Issued May 22nd, 1906. Expires May 22nd, 1923.APPENDIX C Proclamation published by the French Government on balloon ascents, 1783.A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AERONAUTICS.INDEXPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — XXII 1919–20Next chapter →Part 2 — I THE BEGINNINGSAll chapters and sections (48)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsFOREWORDPart 1 · Other sectionsI THE PERIOD OF LEGENDII EARLY EXPERIMENTSIII SIR GEORGE CAYLEY—THOMAS WALKERIV THE MIDDLE NINETEENTH CENTURYV WENHAM, LE BRIS, AND SOME OTHERSVI THE AGE OF THE GIANTSVII LILIENTHAL AND PILCHERVIII AMERICAN GLIDING EXPERIMENTSIX NOT PROVENX SAMUEL PIERPOINT LANGLEYXI THE WRIGHT BROTHERSXII THE FIRST YEARS OF CONQUESTXIII FIRST FLIERS IN ENGLANDXIV RHEIMS, AND AFTERXV THE CHANNEL CROSSINGXVI LONDON TO MANCHESTERXVII A SUMMARY, TO 1911XVIII A SUMMARY, TO 1914XIX THE WAR PERIOD—IXX THE WAR PERIOD—IIXXI RECONSTRUCTIONXXII 1919–20Parts2Part 2 · Other sectionsI THE BEGINNINGSII MULTIPLICITY OF IDEASIII PROGRESS ON STANDARDISED LINESIV THE WAR PERIODPart 3 · Other sectionsI BEGINNINGSII THE FIRST DIRIGIBLESIII SANTOS-DUMONTIV THE MILITARY DIRIGIBLEV BRITISH AIRSHIP DESIGNVI THE AIRSHIP COMMERCIALLYVII KITE BALLOONSPart 4 · Other sectionsI THE VERTICAL TYPEII THE VEE TYPEIII THE RADIAL TYPEIV THE ROTARY TYPEV THE HORIZONTALLY-OPPOSED ENGINEVI THE TWO-STROKE CYCLE ENGINEVII ENGINES OF THE WAR PERIODAPPENDIX A GENERAL MENSIER’s REPORT ON THE TRIALS OF CLEMENT ADER’S ‘AVION.’APPENDIX B Specification and Claims of Wright Patent, No. 821393. Filed March 23rd, 1903. Issued May 22nd, 1906. Expires May 22nd, 1923.APPENDIX C Proclamation published by the French Government on balloon ascents, 1783.A SHORT BIBLIOGRAPHY OF AERONAUTICS.INDEXBY LIEUT-COL. W. LOCKWOOD MARSH◇← XXII 1919–20I THE BEGINNINGS →