Das Buch Vom Segel Flug [The Book of Sail Flight], 1947, 1947

Document Type: Textbook (Technical).

Purpose: Training & Education.

Authority: Author Expertise.

NB: Found between pages in this book was a "Shipping Ticket and Packing Sheet", dated November 20, 1945 from Laister-Kauffmann Aircraft Corp. to George P. Martin (AEHS donor) listing numerous books and miscellaneous items which were the "Personal Property of Randoplh Chapman, Deceased." This document appears to be unrelated to this item, but apears to be relatated to other items in the AEHS Collection.

Scope(from Title Page): This book is a technical textbook on sailplanes written in 1947 by Dr. Erich Tilgenkamp and sub-titled "Das Hand: und Lehrbuch des Segelfluges vom Schüler bis zum Leistungspiloten [The Handbook and Textbook of Gliding from Student to Performance Pilot]." Various chapters were written by other experts.

Contents (Chapter List):

"- SO LERNTEN WIR SEGELFLIEGEN [THIS IS HOW WE LEARNED TO GLIDE]

- WARUM UND WIE FLIEGT DEIN SEGELFLUGZEUG [WHY AND HOW DOES YOUR GLIDER FLY]

- DEIN SEGELFLUGZEUG [YOUR GLIDER]

- VORBEUGEN IST BESSER DENN HEILEN [PREVENTING IS BETTER THAN HEALING]

- SO FLIEGT UND STEUERT MAN EIN SEGELFLUGZEUG [THIS IS HOW YOU FLY AND DRIVE IN GLIDER]

- SCHLEPPFLUG-SCHULUNG [TOWING FLIGHT: TRAINING]

- BEACHTE UND BEFOLGE DIE LUFTVERKEHRSREGELN [OBSERVE AND FOLLOW THE AIR TRAFFIC RULES]

- DER RETTUNGSRING DER LUFT [THE LIFEBOOD OF THE AIR]

- IN GROSSEN HÖHEN [AT HIGH ALTITUDES]

- DER RICHTIGE WEG [THE RIGHT WAY]

- DAS WETTER [THE WEATHER]

- KLIENER WOLKENATLAS [SMALL CLOUD ATLAS]

- DU HAST KEIN FLIEGERISCHES GEFÜHL [YOU DON'T HAVE A FLIGHT FEELING]

- HELFER UND FREUNDE [HELPERS AND FRIENDS]

- VORBILDER DER NATUR [ROLE MODELS OF NATURE]"