Abstract
Part I. The Incubation Phase: 1. Aerodynamics - what is it? 2. The prehistory of aerodynamics - from antiquity to Da Vinci 3. The dawn of aerodynamic thought - to George Cayley and the concept of the modern airplane configuration Part II. The Infancy of Aerodynamics and Some Growing Pains: 4. The infancy of aerodynamics - to Lilienthal and Langley Part III. Aerodynamics Comes of Age: 5. Applied aerodynamics comes of age: the Wright brothers 6. Theoretical aerodynamics comes of age: the circulation theory of lift, and boundary layer theory Part IV. Twentieth-Century Aerodynamics: 7. Aerodynamics in the age of strut-and-wire biplanes 8. Aerodynamics in the age of mature propellor-driven airplanes 9. Aerodynamics in the age of the jet airplane Epilogue.
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