Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- A Note on Terms
- 1 Introduction: The Propeller and the Modern Airplane
- 2 “The Best Propeller for Starting Is Not the Best for Flying”
- 3 “Engineering of a Pioneer Character”
- 4 A “New Type Adjustable-Pitch Propeller”
- 5 “The Propeller That Took Lindbergh Across”
- 6 “The Ultimate Solution of Our Propeller Problem”
- 7 No. 1 Propeller Company
- 8 A Gear Shift for the Airplane
- 9 Constant-Speed
- 10 “The Spitfire Now ‘Is an Aeroplane’ ”
- 11 A Propeller for the Air Age
- 12 Conclusion: The Triumph and Decline of the Propeller
- Essay on Sources
- Index
Acknowledgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 April 2017
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of Abbreviations
- A Note on Terms
- 1 Introduction: The Propeller and the Modern Airplane
- 2 “The Best Propeller for Starting Is Not the Best for Flying”
- 3 “Engineering of a Pioneer Character”
- 4 A “New Type Adjustable-Pitch Propeller”
- 5 “The Propeller That Took Lindbergh Across”
- 6 “The Ultimate Solution of Our Propeller Problem”
- 7 No. 1 Propeller Company
- 8 A Gear Shift for the Airplane
- 9 Constant-Speed
- 10 “The Spitfire Now ‘Is an Aeroplane’ ”
- 11 A Propeller for the Air Age
- 12 Conclusion: The Triumph and Decline of the Propeller
- Essay on Sources
- Index
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- Reinventing the PropellerAeronautical Specialty and the Triumph of the Modern Airplane, pp. xv - xviiiPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2017