The Ocean of Air

Early Attempts at Aviation

Early Flying Machines

Nineteenth Century Experiments

Claims of Maxim and Ader

Langley’s Tandem Monoplane

Experiments with Gliders

Aviation at the Beginning of the Present Century

The Kite

The “Plane” Defined

Essentials of the Aeroplane

The Wright Brothers and Their Problem

Balancing the Machine

At Kitty Hawk

The First Flight

Machine Balanced by Warping of Planes

Newspaper Reports Verified

Trial Flights at Fort Meyer

Fatal Accident

Wilbur Wright Wins Fame in France

Wright Brothers Honored

United States Government Requirements Successfully Met

Recent Improvements

Future of the Aeroplane