Transcriber's Note
This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at the Internet Archive. I have rotated some images. The name BlÉriot in the original book has the accented e only in captions to illustrations. I have used the accented version in the rest of the text as well. There are several variant spellings in the text which I have left alone.
AUTHORS OF "THE AEROPLANE: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE"