Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes

Seccond Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes

Launching  the  Airship
A Junior Aeroclub with its Instructor in One of the
New York Public Schools
A Young Inventor in His Workshop
Boys Comparing Models
The First Glider Weighted at the Front
Dowel  Strips  of Different   Sizes
Plate A — Diagrams of Plan of Aeroplane on Page 58
A Coil of Cane or Reed
Splitting  a  Bamboo  Fish-Pole
Plate B — The Propeller before Cutting Down
Model Constructed from Diagram, Plate A
Splitting the Segar Box Cover to Build the Propeller
Plate C — The Diagram of a Monoplane
A Model Aeroplane Built from the Drawing (Plate  C)
Detail of Rudder and Propeller of Model Built from Drawing   (Plate  C)
Plate I —A Clever Folding Model.   The Wings Are Broader than Need Be
Plate II —A Model Aeroplane Worth Imitating
Plate  III — An  Ingenious  French  Model  Made  of Umbrella Wire
Plate IV—One of the Simplest of Aeroplanes to Construct
Plate V — Too Large for Beginners but Will Make Long  Flights
Model Shown in Plate V Ready for a Flight
Plate   VI— A Model with Both Good and Bad Features
Plate VII —A Good Example of Careful Designing and Workmanship
Plate   VIII —An   Effective Model with Wooden Wings
Plate  IX — An Interesting Experiment Along New Lines
Plate X —An Excellent Monoplane Capable of Long Flights
Detail of Model Shown in Plate X
Plate XI —A Well Thought Out Monoplane
Plate XII —A Good Example of Tilted Planes
Plate XIII — A Serviceable Form Made of Wire
Plate   XIV —The  Under  Body  of  the   Monoplane Shown in Plate XIII
Plate XV — A Simple Model which Proves Steady in Flight
Plate XVI —The Propeller and Shaft of the Model Shown in Plate XV
Plate XVII—An Ingenious Model which Fails to Fly
Plate XVIII —A Good Model Excepting That Its Vertical Rudders Are Too Large
Plate XIX —A Simple Cellular Form
Plate XX —A Cellular Type with Rudder and Elevating Plane
Plate XXI —A Complicated Model Capable of Long Flights
Plate   XXII —An   Interesting Form which Flies Backward or Forward
Plate XXIII —A Well Built Model Badly Proportioned
Plate XXIV — A Wright Model Ready for Flight
Plate XXV — Another View of the Wright Model
Plate   XXVI — An   Ingenious Model which Rises Quickly
Plate XXVII —An Aeroplane with Paper Wings
A Very Simple Monoplane  for Beginners
Otto Lilienthal  about to  Take  Flight
A Machine for Testing the Lifting Power of Aeroplanes
Maxim's First Aeroplane
The Machine on the Rails, as it Appeared in 1893
First  Flight  of  the  Wright  Brothers'  First  Motor Machine
Three-quarter View of a Flight at Simrns  Station, November 16, 1904
Front View of the Flight of the Wright Aeroplane, October 4,  1905