Project Gutenberg 2024-02-08 Public domain in the USA. 214 Fales, E. N. (Elisha Noel) 1887 1970 Fales, Elisha N. (Elisha Noel) Fales, Elisha Noel 17028501 Learning to fly in the U.S. Army : $b a manual of aviation practice 1st edition, 2nd impression. $aNew York :$bMcGraw-Hill Book Company, $c1917. Bob Taylor, Gísli Valgeirsson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Learning to Fly in the U.S. Army: A Manual of Aviation Practice" by E. N. Fales is a manual focused on aviation practice written in the early 20th century. The book serves as a concise guide for student aviators, especially those from non-technical backgrounds, who must quickly absorb the essential principles of flying. The text aims to equip readers with the foundational knowledge necessary to understand and operate airplanes, highlighting crucial topics while omitting overly technical details. The opening of the manual begins with a transcriber's note and then dives into the book's preface, indicating its intended audience of non-experts and student aviators. Fales sets the stage by acknowledging the vast literature on aeronautics, while emphasizing the need for a streamlined resource that includes only the critical fundamentals for effective learning. He references the historical evolution of aviation, laying the groundwork for the subsequent chapters that will cover topics such as the types of military airplanes, principles of flight, and operational guidelines for aspiring pilots. This concise introduction highlights the educational focus of the book, making it a valuable resource for those looking to gain a quick yet thorough understanding of aviation from a practical perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/LearningToFlyInTheUSArmy/mode/2up 20231015094053fales 1917 us Reading ease score: 68.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Airplanes Aeronautics Aeronautics, Military -- United States TL Text Category: Engineering & Technology Category: How To ... Category: Teaching & Education 308721 2025-07-29T03:59:55.878608 text/html 278697 2024-02-08T14:35:10 text/html 3135219 2025-07-29T04:00:03.259669 application/epub+zip 3133961 2025-07-29T03:59:57.857565 application/epub+zip 264916 2025-07-29T03:59:56.729577 application/epub+zip 3707211 2025-07-29T04:00:07.009516 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3672611 2025-07-29T04:00:02.217542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257744 2025-07-29T03:59:54.938583 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237818 2024-02-08T14:35:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16658 2025-07-29T04:00:07.250549 application/rdf+xml 13974 2025-07-29T03:59:56.958581 image/jpeg 2104 2025-07-29T03:59:56.842560 image/jpeg 3452640 2025-07-29T03:59:56.026609 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