In this short book the author has attempted to convey, in plain
non-technical language, a general idea of the conditions under
which aircraft is playing its part in the War, and also to indicate
the chief directions in which it is developing. To the general
public the War has revealed, in a startling manner, the wonderful
potentialities which aircraft, and aeroplanes in particular,
possess as weapons of war. But although there is at last plenty of
enthusiasm for Aviation, there is still very little real knowledge
of the vast possibilities which it offers. And, if we are to have
an air force as proportionately powerful as our Navy is to-day-and
it is absolutely essential that we should-a better and wider
understanding will be most necessary. Today, for instance, people
do not fully realise that aeroplanes, as well as airships, are
still in their infancy, in spite of the extraordinary achievements
which they have accomplished. Then, again, aircraft is at present
regarded as being almost entirely for use in warfare, although, as
a matter of fact, it will be of the utmost value for civil purposes
in times of peace. The author does not pretend that book is in any
way complete. Indeed, to attempt to be complete on the subject of
Aviation is inevitably to be incomplete, so swiftly does it
progress. His intention has been to make a brief survey of Aviation
in its present-day position, and to show how important it is that
in future it should receive a great deal more attention than
hitherto.
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