Project Gutenberg 2010-12-14 Public domain in the USA. 259 Gastine, Louis 1858 1935 Gastine, Louis Jules 31022958 L'A. B. C. de l'aviation: Biplans et monoplans Produced by Laurent Vogel, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "L'A. B. C. de l'aviation: Biplans et monoplans" by Louis Gastine is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book explores the principles and technologies behind aviation, focusing specifically on different aircraft types such as biplanes and monoplanes, and providing readers with insights into early aviation developments. The opening of the work establishes the context of human attempts to conquer flight, beginning with ballooning and evolving into the development of dirigibles and heavier-than-air craft. Gastine discusses the challenges faced in aerial locomotion, including limitations of altitude and atmospheric density, while introducing key concepts like buoyancy and air resistance. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the terminology associated with aviation, as well as the physics behind it, to clarify the journey of humanity toward successful flight. The early chapters set the stage for deeper explorations into the mechanics of flight and the historical figures instrumental in the field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Airplanes TL Text Technology FR Sciences et Techniques Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Physics Category: Engineering & Technology 520908 2025-08-14T07:30:33.870220 text/html 500895 2010-12-14T11:18:00 text/html 2629160 2025-08-14T07:30:47.267145 application/epub+zip 2636740 2025-08-14T07:30:38.440174 application/epub+zip 232951 2025-08-14T07:30:36.643182 application/epub+zip 2894467 2025-08-14T07:30:52.570134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2853514 2025-08-14T07:30:45.711146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417763 2022-09-16T04:14:49.328034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 450164 2025-08-14T07:30:31.235339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 439651 2010-12-14T11:16:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19297 2025-08-14T07:30:52.733115 application/rdf+xml 16251 2025-08-14T07:30:37.209216 image/jpeg 3799 2025-08-14T07:30:36.929184 image/jpeg 142853 2010-12-14T11:18:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 2421123 2010-12-14T11:18:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 2565647 2025-08-14T07:30:34.312197 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia