Aero Club, to Mr. Edward Durrant, Percy Pierce, Cecil Peoli, W. S. Howells, Jr., and to the young gentlemen whose models are illustrated herewith, who, singly and collectively, are doing much for the development of the science in America. THE SECOND BOYS’ BOOK OF MODEL AEROPLANES ......................... FOREWORD ........................................................ LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ........................................... CHAPTER I MODEL AEROPLANES OF 1911 .............................. CHAPTER II MODEL AEROPLANE TOURNAMENTS .......................... CHAPTER III PARLOR AVIATION ..................................... CHAPTER IV TOOLS AND MATERIALS .................................. CHAPTER V THEORY AND PRACTICE OF PLANE CONSTRUCTION ............. CHAPTER VI SCIENTIFIC PROPELLER BUILDING ........................ CHAPTER VII ASSEMBLING THE MOTORS ............................... CHAPTER VIII DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ................................ CHAPTER IX MODEL AEROPLANE DESIGNS .............................. CHAPTER X DESIGNING THE SKIDS ................................... CHAPTER XI GEARED MOTORS ........................................ CHAPTER XII LESSONS OF THE MAN-CARRYING AEROPLANES .............. CHAPTER XIII SELECTED QUESTIONS FOR BEGINNERS ................... CHAPTER XIV AMONG THE MODEL BUILDERS ............................ CHAPTER XV CURIOSITIES OF THE AIR ............................... CHAPTER XVI RULES FOR CONDUCTING MODEL AEROPLANE CONTESTS ....... CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF A MODEL AEROPLANE CLUB .............. DICTIONARY OF AERONAUTICAL TERMS ................................ The Full Project Gutenberg License ................................ Section 1. General Terms of Use & Redistributing Project Gutenberg™ electronic works ..................................... Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg™ .. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation .............................................. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ..................................... Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg™ electronic works. .......................................................... LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS A model aeroplane rising from the water. .......................... A good specimen of plane building. ................................ "Finish one end of the blade before cutting away the opposite end." Model aeroplane. Designed by Cecil Peoli. ......................... A variation on a familiar form. ................................... An excellent model designed and built by H. Wakkins. .............. An original design by Harry McAllister ............................ An interesting experiment in stability ............................ An early model built by E.G. Halpine .............................. An interesting experiment in stability ............................ An early model built by Monroe Jacobs. Note the Ailerons. ......... A Simple Model Glider ............................................. An effective glider built by R.S. Barnaby ......................... An efficient sling-shot glider built by John Roche ................ Designs for Sling-Shot Gliders. ................................... Paper Gliders. Antoinette Monoplane and Wright Biplane ............ An excellent glider with wooden planes ............................ A covered-frame sling-shot glider ................................. Percy Pierce launching a model .................................... A French model built of aluminium ................................. Diagram for making the planes ..................................... Working drawing of the Flemming Williams model .................... An imported Flemming Williams model. English record 2600 feet. .... Storing energy for a long distance flight ......................... A geared model built by Leslie V. Robinson ........................ An ingenious biplane .............................................. A well-proportioned model built by Reginald Overton ............... A good model intended for long distance work built by A. C. Odom .. A beautiful monoplane built by R. Mungokee ........................ Detail of a model built by R. Mungokee ............................ An ingenious application of the dihedral angle .................... Diagram Showing How To Make A Propeller From A Wooden Blank ....... Design of Metal Propeller ......................................... A test of high aspect ratio planes ................................ A modified Bleriot built by Cecil Peoli ........................... Langley Propeller Blade ........................................... A combination of several interesting features ..................... A skilful adjustment of the front plane and skid built by Percy Pierce ............................................................ Wright Propeller Blade ............................................ An efficient model, showing excellent construction, designed by John Caresi ............................................................ One of the best minimum plane models of 1911 ...................... A Metal Motor Anchorage ........................................... A Metal Motor Anchorage ........................................... A notable model possessing unusual stability. Built by W.S. Howell, Jr. ............................................................... Front view of model built by W.S. Howell, Jr. ..................... A Metal Skid ...................................................... An ingenious...
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8 months agoThe index links actually work, which is rare!