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The Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes / How to Build and Fly Them: With the Story of the Evolution of the Flying Machine

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A practical handbook for young hobbyists explains how to design, build, and fly model aeroplanes, offering step-by-step instructions for gliders, monoplanes, biplanes, motors, propellers, and repairs, illustrated with diagrams and photographs. It describes club organization, tournaments, and techniques for testing flights in varied conditions, emphasizing careful construction and iterative trial and correction. A second section traces the technical history and scientific principles of flight, outlines early flying machines and the development of powered flight including the Wright brothers’ experiments, and surveys later types, military uses, and aerial sports. Practical guidance is paired with historical context to teach both craftsmanship and the underlying science of aviation.

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Title: The Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes

Author: Francis A. Collins

Release date: March 22, 2022 [eBook #67683]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2024

Language: English

Original publication: United States: The Century Co, 1910

Credits: Alan, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL AEROPLANES ***

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