How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air by Richard Ferris: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 20 original MP3 tracks, 6:57:34 running time and a link to listen.
How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air, credited to Richard Ferris, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air by Richard Ferris. Read in English by Tom Penn; Lynne T; Will the Ninja; Chase Landkamer In these pages, by means of simple language and suitable pictures, the author has told the story of the Ships of the Air. He has explained the laws of their flight; sketched their development to the present day; shown how to build the flying machine and the balloon, and how to operate them; recounted what man has done, and what he hopes to do with their aid. In a word, all the essential facts that enter into the Conquest of the Air have been gathered into orderly form, and are here presented to the public. We who live to-day have witnessed man’s great achievement; we have seen his dream of ages come true. Man has learned to fly! The air which surrounds us, so intangible and so commonplace that it seldom arrests our attention, is in reality a vast, unexplored ocean, fraught with future possibilities. Even now, the pioneers of a 8 countless fleet are hovering above us in the sky, while steadily, surely these wonderful possibilities are unfolded. - Summary by From the Preface
Recording facts
- Recording title: How It Flies or, Conquest of the Air
- Author credits: Richard Ferris
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 20
- Listed recording duration: 6:57:34
Catalogue topics
- airplanes
- aviation
- flying
- dirigible
- aeronautics
- biplanes
- monoplanes
- balloons
Track guide
- 01 - Introductory — 7:00
- 02 - The Air — 17:51
- 03 - Laws of Flight — 19:44
- 04 - Flying Machines — 20:39
- 05 - Flying Machines: The Biplane — 23:34
- 06 - Flying Machines: The Monoplane — 21:14
- 07 - Flying Machines: Other Forms — 8:20
- 08 - Flying Machines: How to Operate — 16:27
- 09 - Flying Machines: How to Build — 13:28
- 10 - Flying Machines: Motors — 13:45
- 11 - Model Flying Machines — 21:50
- 12 - The Glider — 15:04
- 13 - Balloons — 35:45
- 14 - Balloons: The Dirigible — 35:10
- 15 - Balloons: How to Operate — 9:24
- 16 - Balloons: How to Make — 11:40
- 17 - Military Aeronautics — 12:51
- 18 - Biographies of Prominent Aeronauts — 34:59
- 19 - Chronicle of Aviation Achievements — 52:46
- 20 - Explanation of Aeronautical Terms — 26:03
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