The Aeroplane Speaks
New York: R.M. McBride, 1928. 26 cm, 148, illus (50 full pages of Types of Aeroplanes and 85 sketches and diagrams), glossary, With an Introduction by Professor Alexander Klemin. Alexander Klemin was born in London, May 15, 1888; BS, London University, 1907; immigrated to the U.S., 1914; MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 1915; became a U.S. citizen while head of the Aeronautics Department at MIT, 1917; Officer-in-charge of the Research Department, Army Air Service, at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio during World War I; head, Guggenheim School of Aeronautics at New York University College of Engineering, 1925-45; author of Textbook Of Aeronautical Engineering, If you Want to Fly, Simplified Aerodynamics, and Airplane Stress Analysis; technical editor, Aviation magazine, 1915-1917; member, Royal Aeronautical Society, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers; died, 1950. Condition: very good.
Keywords: Aviation, Aeronautics, Aerodynamics, Propellers, Aircraft Stability, Aircraft Control, Maintenance
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