02201cam a22003373u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000330012624500130015926400510017230000470022333600260027033700260029633800360032250000310035850801730038952010820056253400670164465300140171165300160172585600600174185600430180199900190184474358UtSlPG20260610134724.0mcr n260607r20241919utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a19015656  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aTL1 aDavid, Evan John,d1877-196110aAircraft 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-09-03  aFiona Holmes and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  a"Aircraft: Its Development in War and Peace and Its Commercial Future" by Evan John David is a historical account and overview written in the early 20th century, specifically in post-World War I. The book explores the evolution of aviation technology, detailing the advancements made in aircraft design and functionality, as well as their diverse applications in both military and commercial contexts.   The opening of the work sets the stage by emphasizing mankind’s age-old desire to fly, tracing back to ancient myths and early experiments. It highlights the significant milestones in aeronautics, beginning with ballooning and moving through to the development of dirigibles and early heavier-than-air machines, including airships and the pioneering flights of figures like the Wright brothers. The narrative provides a foundation for understanding how these early innovations laid the groundwork for the future of aviation, with a focus on the challenges faced by early aviators and inventors in achieving controlled flight. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cNew York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1919  aAirplanes  aAeronautics4 uhttps://archive.org/details/aircraftitsdevel00davirich/40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74358  c115083d115083