Story of the Aeroplane
C. B. (Charles Burleigh) Galbreath
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1. Front matter2. The Ocean of Air3. Early Attempts at Aviation4. Early Flying Machines5. Nineteenth Century Experiments6. Claims of Maxim and Ader7. Langley’s Tandem Monoplane8. Experiments with Gliders9. Aviation at the Beginning of the Present Century10. The Kite11. The “Plane” Defined12. Essentials of the Aeroplane13. The Wright Brothers and Their Problem14. Balancing the Machine15. At Kitty Hawk16. The First Flight17. Machine Balanced by Warping of Planes18. Newspaper Reports Verified19. Trial Flights at Fort Meyer20. Fatal Accident21. Wilbur Wright Wins Fame in France22. Wright Brothers Honored23. United States Government Requirements Successfully Met24. Recent Improvements25. Future of the Aeroplane