Charles B. (Charles Brian) Hayward

Charles B. Hayward, or Charles Brian Hayward, was an American engineer and technical author born in 1876. Library and catalog records identify him as the writer of books on aeronautics and aviation, including Building and Flying an Aeroplane and Practical Aeronautics, and give his lifespan as 1876–1933.

His work sits at the meeting point of engineering and popular instruction. Contemporary editions and catalog notes describe him not only as an author on flight, but also as someone connected with the Society of Automobile Engineers and The Automobile, suggesting a career spent translating specialized mechanical knowledge into practical guidance for readers.

Hayward also wrote on other emerging technologies, including wireless communication and radio practice. That range makes him a representative voice from a period when airplanes, motor vehicles, and radio were all still new enough to feel revolutionary, and his books capture that sense of invention in motion.