Victor Lougheed

Donated by Bill Dougherty
Inscribed to: Chas. K. McClatchy (Charles Kenny M.), better known as C.K. McClatchy, was the crusading editor of The Sacramento Bee and a founder of McClatchy Newspapers, the family-owned company that was forerunner to The McClatchy Company. Charles Kenny McClatchy attended Santa Clara University, where he earned a Masters of Arts in 1901.
SEE Link: https://www.uh.edu/engines/epi2465.htm
Victor Lougheed (whose two younger half-brothers, Allan and Malcolm Lougheed, were founders of today’s aerospace firm, Lockheed-Martin, who changed the old Scottish spelling of their name to the more phonetic spelling, Lockheed.
A very early detailed explanation of state of the art (1911) airplane composition with chapters on: The Atmosphere (fluid dynamics plus meteorology); Lighter and Heavier-than-air machines; airplane details; propulsion; power plants; transmissions; bearings; lubrication; starting and alighting; materials and construction; typical aeroplanes; accessories; and miscellany (passenger accommodation, parachutes, testing, aerial navigation and patents).… (más)