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"Although it is still a crude machine—in view of the perfected apparatus
which is the aim of thoughtful designers—the aeroplane has demonstrated,
in a conclusive way, its value as an instrument of war." - Summary by Authors
which is the aim of thoughtful designers—the aeroplane has demonstrated,
in a conclusive way, its value as an instrument of war." - Summary by Authors
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
PREFACE
08:05 - Chapter 2
REVIEW OF PROGRESS PRIOR TO THE FIRST MILITARY TESTS OF AEROPLANES
48:54 - Chapter 3
FIRST EXPERIMENTS WITH AEROPLANES IN THE FRENCH AUTUMN MANOEUVRES, 1910
09:12 - Chapter 4
THE GROWING AIR-FLEETS OF FOREIGN NATIONS
26:47 - Chapter 5
IMPORTANCE OF ORGANISATION IN THE USE OF WAR AEROPLANES
12:09 - Chapter 6
ENGLAND'S POSITION IN REGARDS TO MILITARY FLYING
35:54 - Chapter 7
WAR AEROPLANES AT THE PARIS AERONAUTICAL EXHIBITION, DECEMBER, 1911
28:43 - Chapter 8
WHAT EXISTING WAR AEROPLANES CAN ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISH
31:06 - Chapter 9
WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHY AS AIDS TO AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
21:37 - Chapter 10
DEVELOPMENT OF ALL-WEATHER WAR AEROPLANES
24:27 - Chapter 11
THE TRAINING OF ARMY AIRMEN
40:41 - Chapter 12
THE COST OF WAR AEROPLANES
33:23 - Chapter 13
PROBLEM OF ARTILLERY FIRE AND THE AEROPLANE
24:57 - Chapter 14
DESTRUCTIVE POTENTIALITIES OF WEIGHT-CARRYING AEROPLANES
17:31 - Chapter 15
WAR IN THE AIR BETWEEN HOSTILE AEROPLANES
12:43 - Chapter 16
VALUE OF THE AEROPLANE IN NAVAL WARFARE
14:15 - Chapter 17
AERIAL WORK IN THE FRENCH AND GERMAN AUTUMN MANOEUVRES, 1911
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