Aviation in Peace and War

About this eBook

Author

Sykes, Frederick Hugh, Sir, 1877-1954

Credits

Produced by Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

TL: Technology: Motor vehicles, Aeronautics, Astronautics

Subject

Aeronautics

Category

Text

eBook-No.

25244

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25244

Release Date

April 30, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.AVIATION IN PEACE AND WAR
2. 2.Major-General Sir F. H. SYKES
3. 3.CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.PRE-WAR — Early Thoughts on Flight. — The Invention of the Balloon. — First Experiments in Gliders and Aeroplanes. — The Wright Brothers and their Successors in Europe. — The First Airships. — The Beginnings of Aviation in England. — The Inception and Development of Aircraft as Part of the Forces of the Crown. — The Balloon Factory. — The Air Battalion. — The Royal Flying Corps. — The Military Wing. — The Naval Wing. — Tactics and the Machine. — Conclusions.
6. 6.WAR — General Remarks on War Development. — Co-operation with the Army. — Reconnaissance. — Photography. — Wireless. — Bombing. — Contact Patrol. — Fighting. — Co-operation with the Navy. — Coast Defence, Patrol and Convoy Work. — Fleet Assistance, Reconnaissance, Spotting for Ships' Guns. — Bombing. — Torpedo Attack. — Home Defence. — Night Flying and Night Fighting. — The Machine and Engine. — Tactics and the Strategic Air Offensive. — Organization.
7. 7.PEACE — The Future of Aerial Defence. — Civil Aviation as a Factor in National Security. — Civil Aviation as an Instrument of Imperial Progress. — Financial and Economic Problems. — Weather Conditions and Night Flying. — Organization. — The Machine and Engine. — Air Services: British, Continental and Imperial.
8. 8.CONCLUSION

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