Project Gutenberg 2016-03-17 Public domain in the USA. 100 Ennis, William D. (William Duane) 1877 Ennis, William Duane Flying Machines Today Produced by Chris Curnow, Ralph Carmichael and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Flying Machines Today" by William D. Ennis is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book offers a comprehensive overview of the principles and practices associated with aviation, exploring both the theoretical underpinnings and the rapid advancements in flying technology of the time. The content is largely aimed at readers with varying levels of technical knowledge, including those without specialized backgrounds, thus making the subject of aviation more accessible. At the start of the work, Ennis discusses the allure and danger of flight, emphasizing humanity's long-standing fascination with the idea of soaring like birds. The opening portion touches on the history of aviation, from mythical references to Icarus to the successful flights of the Wright brothers in the early 1900s. The author highlights the public's nascent interest in personal aerial travel and the intrinsic risks associated with aviation, driving home the need for scientific understanding and careful design in the field. This sets the stage for a deeper exploration of various types of flying machines and the challenges they present in terms of safety and engineering. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Aeronautics Flying-machines TL Text Browsing: Computers & Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 296813 297089 2024-09-21T12:45:41.788091 2023-09-22T09:44:49.596877 text/html text/html 296599 2016-03-16T19:52:48 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 5240868 2016-03-16T19:53:06 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 5564992 2024-09-21T12:45:49.474057 application/epub+zip 5567983 2024-09-21T12:45:43.563065 application/epub+zip 159094 2024-09-21T12:45:42.683075 application/epub+zip 5656573 2024-09-21T12:45:54.014033 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5610390 2024-09-21T12:45:48.445055 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218063 2022-09-23T12:38:32.324997 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231812 231605 2024-09-21T12:45:40.476103 2023-09-22T09:44:47.660817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 231908 2016-03-16T19:52:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86014 2016-03-16T19:53:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18327 2024-09-21T12:45:54.197995 application/rdf+xml 9757 2024-09-21T12:45:42.801064 image/jpeg 1932 2024-09-21T12:45:42.734055 image/jpeg 5352786 2024-09-21T12:45:42.095068 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog