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- Book, Acquiring Wings: A Text on the Basic Principles Governing the Design and Operation of Modern Air Craft, by William B. Stout. Published by Moffat, Yard & Company in 1917. Text on the front of the dust jacket reads "This is an extremely practical book on the basic principles of aviation, giving in much more concise form than heretofore those fundamentals regarding airplane construction and design which the ground student should know preliminary to his actual training on the machine. The author is a recognized expert on airplanes and is now in government service. The illustrations are clear and comprehensive. Altogether this little volume should prove a helpful guide for that great body of American men who are taking up the study of aviation." The front cover is signed "Stan E. Knauss" on the upper left. Text at bottom reads "Illustrated, 75 cents net." The back of the dust jacket includes a listing of five "Live Books for Fighting Men," published by Moffat, Yard and Company, including Acquiring Wings by William B. Stout, The Conquest of the Air by A. Lawrence Rotch, Model Aeroplanes and their Engines by George A. Cavanagh, 'My Log' and 'My Diary': Diaries for Our Fighting Men," and The ABC of Cooking - For Soldiers and Sailors.
- Date Issued:
- 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
- Data Provider:
- Detroit Historical Society