Curtiss Aviation Book (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Curtiss Aviation Book<br><br>He must be so completely in harmony with Na ture and her moods that he can tell just when is the right time to attempt a dangerous experiment and so thoroughly in control of himself that he can refuse to make the experiment when he knows it Should not be made even though urged by all those around him to go ahead. He must feel that nothing is impossible and yet he must not at tempt anything until he is sure that he is ready and every element of danger has been eliminated so far as lies in human power. He must realise that he cannot change the forces of nature but that he can make them do his work when he under stands them. Some of these qualities must be in bred in the man but the life-story of Glenn H. Curtiss shows how far energy courage and tire less perseverance will go toward bringing them out.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.