The Second Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes
Transcriber's Note
This book was transcribed from a scan of the original found at Google Books. I have rotated some images and have corrected the misspelling of aileron that appeared many times in the original text.
A model aeroplane rising from the water.
THE SECOND BOYS' BOOK
OF MODEL AEROPLANES
FRANCIS A. COLLINS
AUTHOR OF THE BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL AEROPLANES
ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY
PHOTOGRAPHS AND DIAGRAMS
BY THE AUTHOR
NEW YORK
THE CENTURY CO.
Francis A. Collins
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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
