Aeolus; or, the future of the flying machine (Registro nro. 117712)
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| LC control number | 28006557 |
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| Original cataloging agency | UtSlPG |
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| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | en |
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| 050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | TL |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stewart, Oliver, Major, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1895-1976 |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Aeolus; or, the future of the flying machine |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Salt Lake City, UT : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | Project Gutenberg, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice | 2025 |
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| Extent | 1 online resource : |
| Other physical details | multiple file formats |
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| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Series statement | To-day and to-morrow series |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Release date is 2025-10-05 |
| 508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE | |
| Creation/production credits note | Tim Lindell, Quentin Campbell, Thiers Halliwell (cover image restoration) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Aeolus; or, the future of the flying machine" by Major Oliver Stewart is an aeronautical essay written in the early 20th century. It forecasts how aircraft will evolve and be used, arguing that society’s attitude and policy toward aviation will shape progress more than pure technology. Stewart champions moving‑wing craft (notably the autogiro) for short urban hops and poor visibility, foresees giant flying boats as true long‑range air liners, and criticizes official and financial constraints while doubting the long‑term viability of rigid airships. The opening of this work casts the aeroplane as an “aerial sailing‑ship,” clarifies basic terms (wing, airscrew, propeller), and sets a pragmatic forecasting stance. Stewart then argues that Britain’s aviation stagnation springs from overregulation and financier‑led standardization, prescribing “freedom of the air” and craftsmanship to unlock progress. He contrasts a noisy, awkward passenger plane with the effortless gull to introduce the key idea of moving‑wing flight, presenting the autogiro as the first practical realization and predicting spot landings, rooftop terminals, and fog‑defying city‑center services. He anticipates a counter from fixed‑wing operators—very fast, highly loaded machines aided by catapults, arresters, and high‑speed ground links—and begins to sketch the longer‑range future in which immense hydro‑aeroplanes become the true air liners. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| 534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE | |
| Introductory phrase | Originally published: |
| Publication, distribution, etc. of original | London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., 1927 |
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| Uncontrolled term | Airplanes |
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| Uncontrolled term | Aeronautics |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Flying-machines |
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| Uncontrolled term | Airships |
| 830 #0 - SERIES ADDED ENTRY--UNIFORM TITLE | |
| Uniform title | To-day and to-morrow series |
| 856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.276893">https://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.276893</a> |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76988">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76988</a> |
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