The History of Man-Powered Flight

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
The Author, Page vii
Preface, Page ix
Photo Credits, Page x
1 - Mythology or Fact: Flight in Early Civilisations, Pages 1-10
2 - Leonardo da Vinci: — a Scientist among Sceptical Philosophers, Pages 11-29
3 - The Nineteenth Century: – The Zenith of the Ornithopter, Pages 31-54
4 - The Sublime and the Ridiculous, Pages 55-82
5 - Pre-War Germany: –the ‘Muskelflug Institut’ and Haessler's ‘Mufli’ aircraft, Pages 83-106
6 - The Spotlight Turns to Italy and Russia, Pages 107-123
7 - A Period of Reappraisal: — Measurements of Man-Power and Studies of Bird and Insect Flight, Pages 125-136
8 - Formation of the Man-Powered Aircraft Committee at Cranfield, Pages 137-152
9 - The Kremer Competition: –Catalyst for Worldwide Activity, and the First Entrant, Pages 153-174
10 - ‘Puffin’ and her Contemporaries: — a Professional Approach, Pages 175-198
11 - A United Kingdom ‘Miscellany’ of the 1960s, Pages 199-213
12 - The First Man-Powered Flight Simulator: — One of Several Canadian Projects, Pages 215-227
13 - Projects in Japan, Austria, South Africa and the United States, Pages 229-248
14 - Man-Powered Rotocraft and the Persistence of the ‘Bird-Men’, Pages 249-262
15 - Research and Development Work: — The Basis for a New Generation of Aircraft, Pages 263-282
16 - One or Two Pilots?: — ‘Toucan’ and other Current Machines, Pages 283-308
17 - Future Prospects, Pages 309-313
APPENDIX I - Patents, Pages 315-324
APPENDIX II - Conversion Factors, Pages 325-326
APPENDIX III - Abbreviations, Page 327
APPENDIX IV - Bibliography, Pages 328-332
APPENDIX V - Kremer Competition Rules, Pages 333-337
APPENDIX VI - Definitions, Pages 338-340
ADDENDUM - Has the Kremer Competition Been Won?, Pages 341-342
Index, Pages 343-355