Flying Machines Author:William H. Cox, Jr. A collection of short stories about airplanes and personal flying adventures written by a former Air Force instructor pilot. All the stories are fast moving and put the reader into the cockpit for flights and aerial adventures lived and flown by the author, both in military and civilian aircraft. Seaplanes, gliders, jets, biplanes, Piper Cubs, u... more »ltralights are featured. The book offers a unique view of airplanes and the wonder and beauty of flight, seeing the earth from a low flown wing, or feeling the power of storm clouds in a sailplane. You will view flying as never before, see a new perspective of flying machines , the engines and systems that propel them. After reading this book, you will start to ask for a window seat so you can realize the beauty you have been missing just outside your airline seat.« less