united states navy department bureau of aeronautics technical note no 18 series of 1930 a history of u s naval aviation by capt w h sitz usmc united states government ...
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...United states navy department bureau of aeronautics technical note no series a history u s naval aviation by capt w h sitz usmc government printing office washington table contents page i the beginning ii pre war iii world organization and personnel iv aircraft factory v in france vi british isles vii italy viii northern bombing group ix marine corps x trans atlantic flight xi development heavier than air craft xii lighter chapter although large number experimenters gave their attention to problem mechanical previous last decade nineteenth century nothing practical was achieved prior that time but with perfection steam engine internal combustion there came inducement sound experimentation bringing forth such well known scientists inventors as lilienthal maxim langley wright brothers otto german made first successful man carrying glider this bird shaped apparatus willow wood waxed sheeting it used cambered wings weighed pounds had wing spread square feet were control levers his only met...