| CHAPTER | PAGE |
INTRODUCTION |
| [Introduction] | 3 |
PART I |
GROWTH OF AËROSTATION |
I. | —[Early History of Passive Balloons] | 29 |
II. | —[Practical Development of Passive Balloons] | 54 |
III. | —[Early History of Power Balloons] | 78 |
IV. | —[Introduction of Gasoline-Driven Dirigibles] | 101 |
V. | —[Practical Development of Non-Rigid Dirigibles] | 115 |
VI. | —[Development of Rigid Dirigibles] | 145 |
PART II |
GROWTH OF AVIATION |
VII. | —[Model Flying Machines] | 173 |
VIII. | —[Nineteenth Century Man-Flyers] | 202 |
IX. | —[Aëroplanes of Adequate Stability and Power] | 235 |
X. | —[Advent of Public Flying] | 256 |
XI. | —[Strenuous Competitive Flying] | 283 |
XII. | —[Forcing the Art] | 307 |
PART III |
AËRONAUTIC METEOROLOGY |
XIII. | —[General Properties of Free Air] | 347 |
XIV. | —[General Distribution of Heat and Pressure] | 363 |
XV. | —[Permanent and Periodic Winds] | 376 |
XVI. | —[Cyclones, Tornadoes, Waterspouts] | 394 |
XVII. | —[Thunderstorms, Wind Gusts] | 422 |
APPENDICES |
I. | —[Stress in a Vacuum Balloon] | 443 |
II. | —[Aëronautic Letters of Benjamin Franklin] | 446 |
III. | —[Successful Military Dirigible Balloons] | 456 |
IV. | —[The Relations of Weight, Speed, and Power of Flyers] | 478 |
V. | —[Curtiss’ Hydro-Aëroplane Experiments] | 481 |
| [INDEX] | 487 |