Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 552
ling vessel, and, because oftheir position well in front of the center of grav-ity, act with considerable leverage. The designappeals especially to the builder of model aero-planes, since they can be added with very triflingVol. XXXVIII.-128. weight by curving the front skids forward andstretching… … VARIOUS STEERING DEVICES,a and b, simple airelon forms. A, novel fin on Vinet plane. B/ L-shapedairelon. C, vertical rudder (Bleriot type). D, blinkers, an effective rudder. E, stability planes not unlike the runners of a sleigh. bility planes, many aeroplanes are now equippedwith stability planes…
Children's literature
Internet Archive · UNC Libraries · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial], 1873, leaf 552](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/1024/ia-stnicholasserial382dodg-552-665.webp)
![An illustration from St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-stnicholasserial372dodg-493-555.webp)
