Langley Memoir on Mechanical Flight, Parts I and II, Volume 27 Number 3, Publication 1948, 1911◊ PART II. 1897 TO 1903 BY CHARLES M. MANLY Assistant in Charge of ExperimentsReading editionChapter navigation33 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterLANGLEY MEMOIR ON MECHANICAL FLIGHT◊ ADVERTISEMENT◊ PREFACECONTENTSLIST OF PLATES◊ REFERENCES◊ LANGLEY MEMOIR ON MECHANICAL FLIGHT PART I. 1887 TO 1896 BY S. P. LANGLEY EDITED BY CHARLES M. MANLYChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · PRELIMINARYChapter III · AVAILABLE MOTORSChapter IV · EARLY STEAM MOTORS AND OTHER MODELSChapter V · ON SUSTAINING SURFACESChapter VI · BALANCING THE AERODROMEChapter VII · HISTORY OF CONSTRUCTION OF FRAME AND ENGINES OF AERODROMESChapter VIII · HISTORY OF CONSTRUCTION OF SUSTAINING AND GUIDING SURFACES OF AERODROMES 4, 5 AND 6Chapter IX · HISTORY OF LAUNCHING APPARATUS AND FIELD-TRIALS OF AERODROMES 4, 5 AND 6Chapter X · DESCRIPTION OF THE LAUNCHING APPARATUS AND OF AERODROMES Nos. 5 AND 6◊ PART II. 1897 TO 1903 BY CHARLES M. MANLY Assistant in Charge of ExperimentsChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · GENERAL CONSIDERATIONSChapter III · EXPERIMENTS WITH MODELSChapter IV · HOUSE-BOAT AND LAUNCHING APPARATUSChapter V · CONSTRUCTION OF FRAME OF LARGE AERODROMEChapter VI · CONSTRUCTION OF SUPPORTING SURFACESChapter VII · EQUILIBRIUM AND CONTROLChapter VIII · THE EXPERIMENTAL ENGINEChapter IX · THE QUARTER-SIZE MODEL AERODROMEChapter X · CONSTRUCTION AND TESTS OF THE LARGE ENGINEChapter XI · SHOP TESTS OF THE AERODROMEChapter XII · FIELD-TRIALS IN 1903Chapter XII · FIELD-TRIALS IN 1903 (continued 2)◊ INDEXPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter X · DESCRIPTION OF THE LAUNCHING APPARATUS AND OF AERODROMES Nos. 5 AND 6Next chapter →Part 2 — Chapter I · INTRODUCTORYAll chapters and sections (33)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsLANGLEY MEMOIR ON MECHANICAL FLIGHT◊ ADVERTISEMENT◊ PREFACECONTENTSLIST OF PLATES◊ REFERENCESParts1Part 1 · Chapters12345678910Parts2Part 2 · Chapters12345678910111212Part 2 · Other sections◊ INDEX◊ PART II. 1897 TO 1903 BY CHARLES M. MANLY Assistant in Charge of Experiments← CHAPTER X DESCRIPTION OF THE LAUNCHING APPARATUS AND OF AERODROMES Nos. 5 AND 6CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY →