Airman's International Dictionary: Including the Most Important Technical Terms of Aircraft Construction, English, French, Italian, German

Abstract

AVIATION for commercial purposes has failed to develop in the manner that was anticipated, yet several regular air services have come into existence, and if the evolution of civil aeronautics is slow, we can have no reason to doubt the ultimate emergence of the aeroplane and airship as standard means of locomotion. There is therefore complete justification for the assertion in the publishers' note that “… there is urgent need for a handy dictionary which will enable a flying man to make his needs and desires known in whatever country he may land.” The dictionary was printed in Italy, and Messrs. Griffin have secured copies for issue in this country. It forms an eminently useful handbook, not only for the pilot, but also for the student and researcher, who often have to consult literature in foreign languages and deal with terms which are too recent for the standard dictionaries.

Airman's International Dictionary: Including the Most Important Technical Terms of Aircraft Construction, English, French, Italian, German.

By Mario Mele Dander. Pp. vii + 227. (London: Charles Griffin and Co., Ltd., n.d.) 6s.