Project Gutenberg 2020-06-25 Public domain in the USA. 117 Davis, Haywood Leslie 1900 18017229 Aviation Book E-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) "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.) Reading ease score: 73.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Aeronautics -- Juvenile literature TL Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare Category: Engineering & Technology 64580 2025-06-25T03:43:20.871780 text/html 39762 2024-10-18T04:03:54 text/html 3539561 2025-06-25T03:43:24.228808 application/epub+zip 3538349 2025-06-25T03:43:22.011779 application/epub+zip 73719 2025-06-25T03:43:21.432794 application/epub+zip 3571996 2025-06-25T03:43:25.811844 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3565568 2025-06-25T03:43:23.538778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106490 2022-09-28T07:15:54.685522 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46708 2025-06-25T03:43:20.523809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 26824 2024-10-18T04:03:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15837 2025-06-25T03:43:25.935766 application/rdf+xml 19521 2025-06-25T03:43:21.521789 image/jpeg 3177 2025-06-25T03:43:21.477769 image/jpeg 3508246 2025-06-25T03:43:21.008803 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