02290cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000340012624500180016026400510017830000470022933600260027633700260030233800360032850000310036450802030039552012320059853400450183065300390187585600430191499900190195762472UtSlPG20260610134435.0mcr n260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a18017229  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTL1 aDavis, Haywood Leslie,d1900-10aAviation Book 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2020  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2020-06-25  aE-text prepared by Richard Tonsing, Nick Wall, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Aviation Book" by Haywood Leslie Davis is an educational publication written during the early 20th century. It serves as an introduction to the field of aviation, detailing the history of human flight and the evolution of aircraft technology, particularly focusing on the advancements leading up to and during World War I. The book is designed mainly for young readers, capturing their imagination while imparting knowledge about aeronautics.  The narrative follows two brothers, Tom and Jack, who are eager to learn about flying from their Uncle Sam, a famed aviator. Uncle Sam recounts the thrilling history of aviation, starting with the first balloon flight by the Montgolfier brothers in 1783 and culminating in the successes of the Wright brothers in 1905. He explains the rigorous training required to become a military aviator and the various roles and dangers they face in combat, including scouting enemy positions and engaging in aerial battles against enemy aircraft and Zeppelins. The story concludes with a vision of aviation's future potential for transportation and its various peacetime applications, inspiring a sense of wonder and ambition in the young readers. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aAeronautics -- Juvenile literature40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62472  c103296d103296