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How it flies;

Ferris, Richard. [from old catalog] · 1910 · New York, T. Nelson and sons · 178 pictures

A popular 1910 explanation of aeronautics by Richard Ferris, published in New York by Thomas Nelson and Sons for general readers and hobbyists new to flight. Halftone photographs of early biplanes, gliders and airships sit beside line diagrams of wings, struts and propellers, offering wire-frame machine silhouettes, coarse grey screens and empty-field backgrounds for cutouts.

Aeronautics

Internet Archive · Library of Congress · Public Domain Mark 1.0