THE ROMANCE OF AIRCRAFT
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SEAPLANES NC-1, NC-3 AND NC-4 OF THE U. S. NAVY STARTING THETRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT FROM ROCKAWAY
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THE NC-4 ON ITS VICTORIOUS TRANS-ATLANTIC FLIGHT, SIXTY MILES ATSEA. THE SHADOW IS MADE BY A STRUT OF THE PHOTOGRAPHERS' PLANE
THE ROMANCE OF AIRCRAFT
BY

LAURENCE YARD SMITH

WITH SIX DIAGRAMS AND THIRTY-THREE
ILLUSTRATIONS FROM PHOTOGRAPHS



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CONTENTS
PART I
CHAPTER PAGE
IThe Conquest of the Air3
II“A B C's” of a Balloon14
IIIEarly Balloon Adventures20
IVThe Parachute28
VBallooning in the Great War36
 
PART II
IDevelopment of the Dirigible47
IIForerunners of the Allied Dirigibles60
IIIDirigibles in the World War68
 
PART III
IEarly Experiments wi                        
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