The book, Legacy of Wings: The Harold Pitcairn Story tells the fascinating story of one of the true pioneers in aviation, who until this book has remained largely unknown to the general public and even to many aviation enthusiasts.  Harold Pitcairn was an American inventor, designer and businessman whose aviation career spanned the entire history of heavier-than-air powered flight.  Beginning with a stint working at the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1914, Harold Pitcairn went on to create one of the early flying fields and to develop a series of aircraft, including the pioneer air-mail carrier that has become a legend: the "Mailwing".  Harold Pitcairn's airmail line, which began on a small airfield near his home, went on to become Eastern Airlines.  Harold Picairn is also famous for his pioneering work developing the autogiro and early helicopter patents that were subsequently licensed to Igor I. Sikorsky.  This licensing of certain helicopter patents allowed Igor Sikorsky to develop the first practical helicopter during World War II.  This also was the subject of a bitter patent The book, Legacy of Wings: The Harold Pitcairn Story tells the fascinating story of one of the true pioneers in aviation, who until this book has remained largely unknown to the general public and even to many aviation enthusiasts.  Harold Pitcairn was an American inventor, designer and businessman whose aviation career spanned the entire history of heavier-than-air powered flight.  Beginning with a stint working at the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company in 1914, Harold Pitcairn went on to create one of the early flying fields and to develope a series of aircraft, including the pioneer air-mail carrier that has become a legend: the "Mailwing".  Harold Pitcairn's air-mail line, which began on a small airfield near his home went on to become Eastern Airlines.  Harold Picairn is also  famous for his pioneering work developing the autogiro and early helicopter patents that were subsequently licensed to Igor I. Sikorsky.  This licensing of certain helicopter patents allowed Igor Sikorsky to develop the first practical helicopter during World War II.  This also was the subject of a bitter patent infrigment case when the United States government later changed the regulations affecting royalties.  Packed with history, anecdotal stories and new information, "Legacy of Wings: The Harold F. Pitcairn Story" will certainly appeal to any aviation enthusiast.  The major sections of "Legacy of Wings: The Harold F. Pitcairn Story" includes the following major sections: 1) Foreword; 2) Introduction; 3) Acknowledgements; 4) Part One - The Dreamer; 5) Part Two - Fixed Wing; 6) Part Three - The Autogiro; 7) Part Four - The Helicopter; 8) Appendix: Specifications for Pictairn Aircraft and Autogiros with Three Views and 9) Index.  Part One includes the following chapters: 1) Safe Airplane; 2) The Beckoning Sky; 3) Introduction to Flying; 4) Military Pilot and 5) Businessman.  Part Two includes the following chapters: 6) Career Decision; 7) The Fleetwing; 8) The Sesqui-Wing; 9) The Orowing and the Fleetwing II; 10) The Mailwing; 11) The Air Line and 12) An Industry in Transition.  Part three includes the following chapters: 13) Turning Point; 14) Rotary-Wing Success; 15) The Technology Improves; 16) The Biggest Autogiro; 17) The Depression Strikes; 18) Air Transportation Upheaval; 19) Catastrophe at Croydon; 20) The Dorsey Bill; 21) The Choice and 22) The Whirwing.  Part four includes the following chapters: 23) World War II; 24) Pitcairn's Helicopter; 25) Changing the Rules; 26) The Lawsuit and 27) Final Decision.  In addition to an informative narrative, "Legacy of Wings: The Harold F. Pitcairn Story" includes the following features: 1) Approximately 210 black and white photographs; 2) 1 map; 3) 1 black and white autogiro cut-away drawing with component descriptions; 4) 5 pages of three-view black and white drawings of the Early Pitcairn Biplane Series; 5) 7 pages of three-view black and white drawings of the Pitcairn Mailwing Series; 6) 11 pages of three-view black and white drawings of Pitcairn Autogiros; 7) 2 pages of black and white drawings of the Pitcairn Autogiros S.G.T.A. Design Concept Submerged Gas Turbine Autogiro and 8) 2 pages of black and white drawings of the C.F.A. Design Concept Cruise Fan Autogiro.  This book is 371 pages and is in good condition.  The author is Frank Kingston Smith with Robert N. Buck (foreword).  Edition published in 1981.