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W. LeMaitre
An early aviation writer, this author explored how aircraft might stay stable in the air through design rather than constant correction. The surviving record is slim, but the work offers a fascinating glimpse into the experimental spirit of flight in the 1910s.
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Natural Stability and the Parachute Principle in Aeroplanes
by W. LeMaitre
About the author
Very little biographical information could be confirmed about W. LeMaitre from the sources available online. What is clear is that the name is attached to Natural Stability and the Parachute Principle in Aeroplanes, a book published in 1911.
The book presents ideas about aeroplane stability and safer flight at a time when aviation was still new and rapidly changing. In the edition available through Project Gutenberg, W. LeMaitre is identified as the honorary secretary of an aeroplane building and flying society, suggesting a practical connection to the early flying world as well as an interest in explaining its engineering principles.
Because reliable personal details such as full name, dates, or a fuller life history could not be verified here, it is best to remember W. LeMaitre through that surviving work: a small but intriguing contribution to the literature of early flight.