The boys' book of model aeroplanes : how to build and fly them : with the story of the evolution of the flying machine (1912)
Collins, Francis A. (Francis Arnold), b. 1873-, Morgan, Kewpie, inscriber. DSI · London : Eveleigh Nash · leaf 68
If you makeyour trial flights out of doors, select aquiet day. A room, a barn, or any largeinterior will be found better. In launch-ing your glider, hold it from beneath, sothat it balances, and throw it forward witha swift, steady movement of the arm. Alittle practice will make you very expert.… … HOW TO BUILD A GLIDER axis. In making these curved planes thereed will be found useful. Other effectivegliders are made with triangular wingsfixed at a variety of angles. Rememberthat the model must be absolutely sym-metrical. In attaching the frames to thecentral axis, always make the joints…
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