Chapter II: Preface: vii

CHAPTER

I. History of Aviation 1

II. Types of Military Airplanes and Uses 18

III. Principles of Flight 39

IV. Flying the Airplane 80

V. Cross-country Flying 89

VI. The Rigging of Airplanes—Nomenclature 113

VII. Materials of Construction 120

VIII. Erecting Airplanes 133

IX. Truing up the Fuselage 158

X. Handling of Airplanes in the Field and at the Bases
Previous to and After Flights 166

XI. Inspection of Airplanes 173

LEARNING TO FLY
IN THE
U. S. ARMY

A MANUAL OF AVIATION
PRACTICE