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-AVIATION BOOK
-
-
-[Illustration]
-
-
-Copyright, 1918, by
-McLoughlin Brothers. Inc.
-New York
-
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-
-[Illustration: ORIGINAL WRIGHT BIPLANE. INVENTED AND FLOWN BY WRIGHT
-BROTHERS IN 1905 AT KITTY HAWK, N. C.]
-
-
-
-
-                             AVIATION BOOK
-
-
-[Illustration: UNCLE SAM STARTS HIS AVIATION STORY]
-
-Tom and Jack are brothers and chums. They are Boy Scouts. Jack is first
-class, but Tom is only a tenderfoot. Like all bright, manly boys they
-are interested in airships and are anxious for the time to come when
-they can fly too.
-
-Tom and Jack’s uncle is a famous aviator, and he knows all about flying.
-His name being Samuel the boys always call him Uncle Sam, and they
-sometimes jokingly pretend to think that he is the great Uncle Sam who
-represents the United States.
-
-Tom and Jack knew that the best way to find out about airships was to
-ask their Uncle Sam. So, as soon as they saw him, they made him consent
-to tell his wonderful story of aviation.
-
-Tom and Jack were all ears as their uncle started his aviation story.
-
-“First,” he began, “I shall tell you the thrilling tale of Man’s long
-striving to learn how to rival the birds. In myths and fairy tales there
-were men and goblins who had wings or who owned winged chariots and
-animals. But real, everyday people never learned how to go up in the air
-until 1783.”
-
-“The very year England and the United States made peace after the
-Revolutionary War!” exclaimed Tom.
-
-[Illustration: THE ASCENSION OF MONTGOLFIER’S BALLOON]
-
-“Don’t interrupt Uncle Sam; it is not polite,” advised Jack.
-
-“Well,” continued Uncle Sam, “it was on June 5, 1783 that Stephen and
-Joseph Montgolfier, two French brothers, sent up the first balloon. You
-can just imagine the amazement it caused when it arose from the ground.
-
-“Many successful experiments were made with balloons; but they were
-harder to run than old-time sailboats. A balloon could not fly against
-the wind. In a storm or a heavy gale it would be wrecked and the
-passengers killed. A machine was needed that could speed against the
-wind and not upset in a heavy blow.
-
-“A few inventors tried to solve the flying problem with motor-driven
-balloons such as the German Zeppelin. But most attention was given to
-heavier-than-air machines known as aeroplanes. Aeroplanes are called
-heavier-than-air to distinguish them from balloons, which, being
-inflated with gas, are lighter than air. There were many discouraging
-years of hard thought and labor before success came. Finally, in 1905,
-two American brothers, Wilbur and Orville Wright, invented the first
-successful flying machine; and in a series of marvelous flights showed
-that Man had, at last, rivaled the birds.
-
-[Illustration]
-
-“Numerous inventions have made man almost the equal of the birds in the
-air. Flying has been made nearly as safe as riding on horseback or in an
-automobile. The aeroplane is now a necessity in times of war and peace.
-Its startling deeds will be the subject of the story I’m about to tell.
-
-“Of course, you want to know something about the man who runs an
-aeroplane,” said Uncle Sam.
-
-“Indeed, we do,” replied both boys at the same time.
-
-[Illustration: THE AEROPLANE IS A NECESSITY IN TIMES OF WAR AND PEACE]
-
-[Illustration: SOME TYPES OF AMERICAN AND FOREIGN AEROPLANES]
-
-[Illustration]
-
-[Illustration: GROUP OF FRENCH AVIATORS]
-
-“Now,” continued Uncle Sam, “to become a military aviator a man must,
-first of all, have a strong, healthy body, a quick, active mind, and
-iron nerves. There are many good aviators that wouldn’t be good
-_military_ aviators, because the strain of war would prove too much for
-them. If a man is just right in body and mind, they send him to an
-aviation training camp where he is taught to fly.
-
-[Illustration: LEARNING TO FLY BY WATCHING THE EXPERT AVIATOR]
-
-“At the training camp he is instructed in the care of an aeroplane and
-its powerful motor. He goes up in the air a number of times with an
-expert aviator. By constantly watching the expert, he learns to fly.
-Then he learns many dazzling stunts—to loop-the-loop, make figure
-eights, fly upside down, and other dangerous maneuvers.
-
-“After the new aviator knows how to care for an aeroplane and fly
-perfectly, he is taught wireless telegraphy, and shown how to take
-aerial photographs, fire machine guns and drop bombs. As soon as he
-learns all these things, he’s a full-fledged aviator, and ready to go
-into active service for his country.”
-
-Tom and Jack had their eyes wide open in wonder as Uncle Sam continued:
-
-“Ordinary flying, as I told you boys before, is now almost as safe as
-riding on horseback or in an auto. But, in time of war, running a
-military aeroplane is the riskiest work in the world. When I tell you of
-the marvelous, death-defying deeds military aviators have done, I doubt
-if you will believe me. Yet everything is absolutely true.
-
-[Illustration: AEROPLANE DIRECTING ARTILLERY FIRE]
-
-[Illustration: AVIATORS TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS]
-
-“An aviator’s most important duties are to take photographs of the
-enemy’s location and direct artillery fire. The aviator must seek out
-the enemy and learn their exact position. He must discover, if he can,
-about how many men and guns they have; how well they are fortified; how
-hard or easy it is to attack them. He makes many photographs and
-sketches which are valuable to his officers in planning an attack.”
-
-“You haven’t told us how the brave aviator directs artillery fire,”
-broke in Tom.
-
-“I’m getting to that now,” said Uncle Sam. “You know that there was a
-time when a man who fired a cannon could see his target. But now, a
-cannon, or the artillery, fires at a range of from six to thirty miles.
-No matter how big the target, it is impossible to see it from such a
-distance, especially when trees, mountains or fogs are in the way.
-Firing artillery is now a matter of calculation. Just where to shoot has
-to be figured out by means of maps, instruments, and mathematics. Quite
-often the figuring is not exactly right. The aviator must go up—bombs
-and shells bursting all around him—and discover if the guns are hitting
-the mark. When a shot doesn’t strike in the right place, the aviator
-sends directions by wireless for firing the next shell so that it will
-hit the enemy’s position and destroy it.
-
-[Illustration: SCOUTING OVER THE RUINED REGION BETWEEN THE LINES (NO
-MAN’S LAND)]
-
-[Illustration: BATTLEPLANES CONVOYING PHOTOGRAPHING AEROPLANES]
-
-“Not all the excitement is over the battle lines. One of the most
-thrilling experiences an aviator can have is to fight off enemy
-aeroplanes and Zeppelins when they come to drop bombs on a city or town.
-Cities liable to be raided by hostile machines are protected by lookout
-towers. As soon as the Zeppelins are sighted, the men in the towers toot
-shrill blasts on loud siren horns. At the signal of the horns every
-light in the attacked city is put out, and all the people rush into
-houses and cellars for safety. Big anti-Zeppelin guns are pointed
-skyward to fire destruction-dealing shells at the enemy overhead.
-
-“The brave aviators, who protect the city, start their machines and go
-up in the air to drive off the foe—amid the reek of fire and the scream
-of shot and shell. The battle is usually short. The swift defending
-aeroplanes, with their machine guns constantly spitting bullets, fight
-rings around the Zeppelins. The big guns on the ground send deadly
-missiles through many of the enemy airships. All of a sudden one bursts
-into flames. With a roar and a bang it hurtles to the earth. In the next
-moment, still another is hit. One of the doomed men saves himself by
-dropping off in a huge floating parachute. He is made prisoner the
-minute he touches ground.
-
-[Illustration: FIGHTING ZEPPELIN RAIDERS]
-
-[Illustration: TOOTING THE SIRENS OF WARNING]
-
-“In a little while the remnant of the once-proud enemy air fleet flees
-in mortal terror. The day is saved. The heroic aviators, who
-successfully defended the city, return to earth amid the cheers of the
-grateful people.
-
-“Usually the damage done is unimportant from a military point of view.
-Several non-combatants are killed and a few houses and an occasional
-church are damaged.
-
-“Now, we will go back to the firing line, and see how the aeroplane is
-used in connection with the land fighting.
-
-“Many German aeroplanes come to grief by trying to battle British
-tanks.”
-
-“What’s a British tank?” put in Jack.
-
-“I thought everyone was familiar with the tank, but as you evidently are
-not, I shall explain what it is. A tank is a great big battle car,
-protected with heavy shot-proof steel and armed with guns. It can travel
-anywhere—over hills, walls, trenches, through mud, bushes, and trees.
-Many people call a tank a land-battleship.
-
-[Illustration: DROPPING OFF IN PARACHUTE FROM FLAMING BALLOON]
-
-[Illustration: BATTLE BETWEEN AEROPLANE AND BRITISH TANK]
-
-“Now that you know what a tank is, I will go on with my story. When the
-British attack the Germans, they often use tanks, which rumble along,
-crushing everything before them. The enemy forces are driven back in
-terror. In reckless despair they try to save the day by pitting their
-aeroplanes against these unbeatable steel monsters.
-
-“Aeroplanes fighting British tanks are practically helpless and seldom
-attack them. ‘Zip! Zip! Bang!’ go the machine guns of the hostile
-aeroplanes. But the rain of shot and shell rattles harmlessly against
-the huge armored tanks. ‘Boom! Bang!’ roar the tanks’ heavy guns. Down
-drops one enemy aeroplane, in a horrible wake of flames and exploding
-gasoline. It strikes the earth—a shattered tangle of wire and wood. The
-aviator, of course, is dashed to death. Another of the foe’s machines is
-struck; and still another. All meet the same fate. Nothing can resist
-the tanks.”
-
-“Such battles must be more exciting than fairy tales and novels,”
-exclaimed Tom and Jack in breathless wonder.
-
-“There’s one thing our aviators do sometimes that is seldom excelled for
-courage and daring,” said Uncle Sam, pleased with the way his nephews
-were enjoying his story. “The enemy soldiers are very strongly
-entrenched behind earthworks and barbed wire fences. When our infantry
-find it impossible to make them flee, our bold aviators are assigned to
-the task.
-
-[Illustration: THE AGE OF FLYING]
-
-[Illustration: THEY SWOOP DOWN OVER THE TRENCHES]
-
-“With dash and bravery they go up in the air and hover near the hostile
-positions. Suddenly, like eagles they swoop down over the trenches
-shooting at the frightened enemy. ‘Zip! Crack! Bang!’ rattle their
-machine guns. Those who are not killed or seriously wounded flee in
-terror into the dugouts for safety.
-
-“Then, quick as a flash, our men rush in and capture the trench before
-enemy reinforcements come up. The courageous aviators are wildly cheered
-but haven’t time now to listen to the praise; they must go up in the air
-again to protect their comrades from enemy aeroplanes, which lurk
-everywhere waiting for a chance to drop bombs.”
-
-“By the way, Uncle Sam,” asked Jack, “why do aviators wear such heavy
-clothing?”
-
-[Illustration: JUST BEFORE THE BATTLE]
-
-“It must be very cold up in the air,” thought Tom to himself, not saying
-anything for the first time.
-
-“It’s frightfully cold up above the clouds,” said Uncle Sam. “The higher
-you fly the colder it becomes. Up in the sky, I have often felt a
-temperature below zero, while down on the earth it was comfortable and
-warm. Later on in school, you boys will learn that the sun’s rays give
-very little heat until they reach the earth. I would explain the reason
-myself, but I want to go on with the story.
-
-“Our aviators are flying around in the sky about three miles above the
-earth when, all at once, the enemy’s machines dash into view. The two
-hostile air fleets see each other almost at the same time, and quickly
-prepare for action. A thrilling battle in the air is at hand.
-
-“Our machines are outnumbered, but that does not deter us.
-‘Rat-a-tat-tat,’ shrieks one of our machine guns. One of the foe is put
-out of action. His machine in flames, he falls dizzily to earth.
-Marvelous flying is now going on. One of our men loops-the-loop to get
-into position. An enemy aviator backs up his machine in mid-air: then
-dives down headlong a thousand feet. Swiftly he rights himself and
-speeds up firing right, left, and straight ahead. We have a hard time
-dodging that dangerous fellow.
-
-[Illustration: WE POUNCE ON THE BIG ENEMY BATTLEPLANE]
-
-“A big enemy battleplane gets separated from the group. In just two
-seconds two of our force pounce upon it. The huge machine battles
-skillfully for a while. Then we force it into a bad position, and rain
-upon it a terrible storm of bullets from our machine guns. The big
-battleplane goes down, but fighting to the last.
-
-“Night approaches and envelops the earth with a blanket of darkness.
-Powerful searchlights from below, each of which is a wonderful
-instrument, scan the heavens with beams of ghostly white and yellow. The
-aeroplanes still struggle. The constant flashes from the bursting shells
-are even more terrible than in the day time. The scene is still more
-hideous when an unfortunate aviator takes the fatal plunge, his machine
-ablaze. One of our fine biplanes makes a mistake and gets right in line
-with an enemy’s gun. The foe’s machine-gun bullets penetrate its
-gasoline tank. It explodes in mid-air, and the biplane rushes to earth
-in a roaring blaze.”
-
-“Who wins this great battle?” broke in Tom.
-
-“Well, I’m getting to that now,” said Uncle Sam.
-
-“Tom, you ought to be ashamed of yourself. You have done nothing but
-interrupt during the whole story,” declared Jack.
-
-[Illustration: THE BATTLEPLANES STRUGGLE IN THE NIGHT]
-
-“Now, don’t you boys start quarreling. You might get in a worse scrape
-than the aeroplanes I’m telling about.
-
-“Now I’ll get back to my story again:
-
-[Illustration: A SAFE LANDING SPOT]
-
-“Between nine and ten o’clock, the two rival air fleets are equally
-tired of the strife. Almost at the same time, both decide to stop
-fighting, and withdraw to their own sides of the battleline. The
-struggle itself might be called a tie. But since we kept the enemy from
-dropping bombs on our men in the trenches, the victory is really ours.
-
-“It is dangerous for our airmen to land their machines in the dark. They
-might land on bad ground or in a tree, or possibly collide with some
-building. To make landing at night safe and avoid being seen by the
-enemy, was a problem we had to solve. We placed powerful electric lights
-deep in the ground and covered them with heavy glasses to prevent their
-breaking. When the lights are sunk in this manner they can be seen only
-from above. Wherever our aviators see one of these lights, they know it
-marks a safe landing spot.
-
-“Now,” said Uncle Sam, “so far as our story is concerned we shall leave
-the bloody battlefront, and I will tell you about the aeroplane of the
-sea. The flying machine of the sea is called the hydroaeroplane. That is
-a rather long name. Seaplane is an easier word to pronounce, and is more
-commonly used. The seaplane can float like a boat and fly like an
-aeroplane.
-
-[Illustration: THE SEAPLANE CAN SAIL ON THE WATER LIKE A BOAT AND FLY IN
-THE AIR LIKE AN AEROPLANE]
-
-“I suppose you boys have the same opinion of seaplanes as most people.
-You think the seaplane is not half as important as the land battleplanes
-I’ve been telling you about.”
-
-[Illustration: THE BLIMP DIRIGIBLE BALLOON]
-
-“That’s right,” agreed Tom and Jack.
-
-“Well,” continued Uncle Sam with an air of superior wisdom, “the
-aviation service of the sea is just as important as that of the land. As
-the land aeroplanes are the ‘eyes’ of the army, so the seaplanes are the
-‘eyes’ of the navy. If it weren’t for these marvelous flying boats, the
-German submarines might have succeeded in sinking nearly all of our
-merchant ships—the boats that carry food, clothing, guns, and ammunition
-to the Allies of Democracy. Sometimes, too, our seaplanes have helped
-the battleships to destroy the enemy fleet.
-
-“Just after the World War started, Germany launched her U-Boat
-submarines and undertook a campaign which eventually brought this
-country into the war. England was in a dreadful fix. Very little food,
-clothing, and munitions could get in from America; many of her fine
-ships were being sent to the bottom of the sea. There was no way to stop
-the U-Boats. What could we do?
-
-“In these hours of trial, a smart Englishman invented a motor-driven
-balloon called a Blimp. It’s a mystery to me why they named it a Blimp.
-But, even with such a modern name, the Blimp could certainly scout for
-German submarines—the U-Boats. Whenever a Blimp found a U-Boat it would
-send a wireless message to a ship called a Submarine Destroyer which
-would chase the submarine and sink it.”
-
-[Illustration: A GREAT BATTLE IN WHICH THE AMAZING AIR FLEETS OF THE SEA
-TAKE PART]
-
-[Illustration: BOMB SPLITS ZEPPELIN IN HALF]
-
-“What I can’t understand,” said Tom thoughtfully, “is why they need a
-Blimp or an aeroplane to find U-Boats? Why can’t the Submarine
-Destroyers seek out the U-Boats for themselves?”
-
-“Yes, Uncle Sam, please explain that,” said Jack.
-
-“I’ll gladly tell you the reason,” said Uncle Sam. “You know that you
-can’t see through a window from the outside when the sun shines on it.
-It is the same on the sea. When the light shines on the water, it is
-impossible to see beneath the waves. But when an aviator is high
-overhead the light is not reflected in his eyes. Therefore, he is able
-to see twenty, thirty, and, sometimes, a hundred feet under the surface
-of the water. Furthermore, a man high in the air can look around and see
-more than the man below.
-
-“Now, I’ll start where I left off. I shall have to hurry along, as it is
-getting late. Since the early days of the great World War, many new
-inventions have made sea flying the marvel of the age. Suppose I tell
-you boys of a great battle in which the amazing air fleets of the sea
-take part.
-
-“Two hostile fleets of warships steam defiantly toward each other. How
-proudly their banners flaunt gay colors in the breeze! How boldly their
-stately bows plough through the sea! How grim, how stern their gray
-sides reflect the sunlight! Ere the day is over, many, many ships of
-these grand fleets will lie on the ocean floor. Many others will stagger
-to home ports—battered wrecks.
-
-“High over the enemy fleet are their Zeppelins, floating lazily with the
-clouds. Over our warships, darting here and there, are the ‘eyes’ of the
-fleet—our seaplanes. It won’t be long before the Zeppelins, the hostile
-aeroplanes, and our seaplanes are clinched in a struggle to death.
-
-[Illustration: THE DEPTH BOMB DESTROYS A U-BOAT]
-
-[Illustration]
-
-[Illustration: A MASS OF WRECKAGE THAT STRIKES THE DECK OF ONE OF OUR
-WARSHIPS]
-
-“Let us look at the battleships again. Many of them carry small elevated
-railways on which run tiny cars. These are called seaplane catapults.
-The word catapult means, ‘To throw heavy stones.’ So we conclude that
-these little railways throw seaplanes. Well, they _do_ throw seaplanes.
-Let’s inspect one and see how it is done. The little car, bearing a big
-seaplane, with its propeller spinning, shoots along the railway track at
-lightning speed. At the very end, it strikes a bumper. Off shoots the
-seaplane. The car darts back to the starting point. When a battleship
-clears for action, the catapult is taken down.
-
-“The monster warships have now begun to fight. Their big guns are
-banging and booming—hundreds of times louder than thunder. On the decks,
-behind the guns, in the engine rooms and wireless cabins—everywhere, men
-are striving, straining every nerve, risking their lives for the land
-they love.
-
-“It’s aviation we are talking about, so let’s look high overhead. Our
-marvelous seaplanes are spying on the hostile battleships, fighting the
-Zeppelins and enemy aeroplanes, and dropping bombs on the foe below—all
-at the same time. ‘Rat-a-tat-tat,’ shrieks a seaplane’s deadly machine
-gun. With a sickening plunge, an enemy aeroplane darts down—a streak of
-flaming wood and tangled metal. Down goes another—a mass of wreckage
-that strikes the deck of one of our warships. A daring aviator dashes
-up, up, away up in the air; and drops a bomb on a Zeppelin. Right in the
-middle strikes the missile of destruction. The enemy’s cigar-shaped
-airship makes a headlong dive for the ocean—split in half. It strikes
-the bosom of the sea; and disappears in one final, deafening explosion,
-which throws the salt spray high into the air.
-
-[Illustration: THE SEAPLANE SHOOTS OFF THE CATAPULT]
-
-“Let’s get a glimpse of another part of the battle scene. One of our
-seaplanes is flying along at a moderate rate of speed, when the
-tell-tale periscope is sighted. A U-Boat is near the surface of the
-water. Our aviator drops a remarkable, a terrific bomb. When this bomb
-sinks deep enough, the pressure of the water makes it explode. The force
-of the underwater explosion causes anything near it to be crushed like
-an egg shell. You can imagine what happens to the unfortunate submarine.
-
-[Illustration: SENDING UP A “HUMMING” SHOT A LITTLE TOO CLOSE FOR
-COMFORT]
-
-“All of a sudden, three enemy aeroplanes dash into view, determined to
-attack our seaplane—to avenge the sunken U-Boat. But when one of the big
-guns on our warship sends up a ‘humming’ shot, a little too close to the
-foe for comfort, they withdraw at once.
-
-“We finally won this dreadful sea battle, and the seaplanes certainly
-deserve a great deal of credit.
-
-“If you boys have followed my story, you know the value of land and sea
-aviation service in time of war.”
-
-“Indeed, I have followed it,” said Tom warmly.
-
-“It’s the most interesting tale I ever heard or read,” exclaimed Jack.
-
-“Listen to me, boys,” said their Uncle Sam. He was a bit annoyed and
-impatient; for he now had little time to spare for interruptions.
-
-[Illustration: FAST MAIL-CARRYING AEROPLANES WILL MAKE POSTAL DELIVERIES
-EVERYWHERE]
-
-“The greatest benefit from the ‘Conquest of the Air’ will come in times
-of peace. Before I go, I shall tell you boys a few of the peace-time
-uses of the land aeroplane, the hydroaeroplane or seaplane, the
-Zeppelin, the Blimp, the ordinary balloon—all the mechanical birds of
-Man’s inventive genius. Some of these uses you are already familiar
-with; some you and I will live to see; some won’t come to pass until we
-are in our graves.
-
-“The greatest aviation service will likely be transportation, both for
-business and pleasure. Aeroplanes and motor-driven balloons will rival
-steamships, trains, and automobiles as carriers of passengers, freight,
-and mail. There will be big aerial ocean liners plying over the Atlantic
-and, possibly, the wide Pacific. Fast mail-carrying aeroplanes, capable
-of a speed of two or more miles a minute, will make postal deliveries
-everywhere. Letters from New York will reach Chicago in a few hours.
-Private aeroplanes, darting here and there among the clouds, will be as
-numerous as the birds. Thousands of seaplanes will sail on and glide
-over our lakes, rivers, bays, and oceans.
-
-[Illustration: CAPRONI TRIPLANE CROSSING THE ALPS]
-
-“Aerial transportation is not just a thing of the future. It is already
-here. In May, 1918, regular aeroplane mail service was begun between New
-York City and Washington, D. C. Many men now have their own aeroplanes
-or seaplanes, and travel around in them as commonly as in an automobile.
-Two brave Italians flew, in a trifle over seven hours, from Turin,
-Italy, across the Alps and then to London—a distance of 650 miles. A
-gigantic aeroplane has been invented in Italy. It is called the Caproni
-Triplane, because a man named Caproni invented it, and because it bears
-three sets of planes or wings. It is able to travel a long distance and
-carry heavy loads.
-
-[Illustration: SHIP SAVED BY LIFE LINE THROWN FROM A RESCUE AIRSHIP]
-
-“Outside of transportation, there are and will be numerous other
-peace-time uses for aeroplanes and balloons. But I have time to tell
-about only two more—ship saving and aerial weather observation. Many a
-ship stranded on the rocks in a storm can be reached by a life line
-thrown from a rescue airship. An aviator high in the sky can find out
-weather conditions not known on the earth below. From his reports, we
-shall be able to make more accurate weather forecasts.
-
-“Well, boys,” said Uncle Sam, “my aviation story is over, and I must be
-on my way.”
-
-He gives each boy a warm handshake, and bids good-bye. He jumps into his
-aeroplane, and starts the motor. The propellers whirl. The noise of the
-motor is deafening. Finally, the big bird skims the ground and
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