THE BOYS’ BOOK OF
MODEL AEROPLANES
Launching the Airship.
THE BOYS’ BOOK OF
MODEL AEROPLANES
HOW TO BUILD AND FLY
THEM: WITH THE STORY OF
THE EVOLUTION OF THE
FLYING MACHINE
BY
FRANCIS A. COLLINS
ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY
PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS
BY THE AUTHOR
LONDON
EVELEIGH NASH
1912
TO
ARNOLD MILLER COLLINS
(Aged Ten)
THAN WHOM NO COLLABORATOR COULD
HAVE BEEN MORE ENTHUSIASTIC
[Pg vii]
CONTENTS
PART I
MODELS: HOW TO BUILD AND FLY THEM
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | The New Sport for Boys | 3 |
| II. | Why the Aeroplane Flies | 18 |
| III. | How To Build a “Glider” | 30 |
| IV. | Building the Motor | 50 |
| V. | Fine Points of Construction | 68 |
| VI. | Simple Monoplane Models | 84 |
| VII. | Elaborating the Monoplane | 102 |
| VIII. | Building a Biplane | 121 |
| IX. | Combining Monoplane and Biplane Forms | 137 |
| X. | Faults and How to Mend Them | 143 |
| PART II | ||
| THE HISTORY AND SCIENCE OF AVIATION | ||
| I. | The First Flying Machines | ... BU KİTABI OKUMAK İÇİN ÜYE OLUN VEYA GİRİŞ YAPIN!Sitemize Üyelik ÜCRETSİZDİR! |