StNicholas [serial] . FIG. 9. AN ADMIRABLE DESIGN. NOTICE THE THREEVERTICAL-STABILITY OR RUDDER PLANES. a trifle and try again. The simplest way to dothis is to make the front skids higher than thoseat the back. If the front skids are too high, theplane will shoot up in the air and come downwithin a few feet. Bear in mind that one of four things islikely to be responsible for the trouble. Theplanes may not be properly placed on the frame;they may not be properly flexed; they are not setat the proper angle of elevation; or your motoris at fault. Watch these points, and you willsoon have your ma
StNicholas [serial] . FIG. 9. AN ADMIRABLE DESIGN. NOTICE THE THREEVERTICAL-STABILITY OR RUDDER PLANES. a trifle and try again. The simplest way to dothis is to make the front skids higher than thoseat the back. If the front skids are too high, theplane will shoot up in the air and come downwithin a few feet. Bear in mind that one of four things islikely to be responsible for the trouble. Theplanes may not be properly placed on the frame;they may not be properly flexed; they are not setat the proper angle of elevation; or your motoris at fault. Watch these points, and you willsoon have your machine under perfect the extremely complicated models it is oftendifficult to locate the fault. Build your model sothat these parts may be adjusted in a momentwithout taking apart. After you have built an aeroplane model,even if it be of the simplest design, the pic-. ric IO. AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT. tures of other aeroplanes will have a new mean-ing for you. Every new model you see will giveyou some new idea. A number of the most suc-cessful aeroplane models country are shownin the accompanying photographs. Study these carefully, and you will learn more from them ofpractical aeroplane construction than from anyamount of reading. But do not be slavishlybound by the designs you see. There is no rea-son why you should not evolve a type that willoutfly all other types of model aeroplanes, and bea pointer for the adult flyers of full-size aero-planes. Always bear in mind that the supporting powerof planes depends more upon their shape thantheir size. A remarkably efficient model may bemade with planes which are little more thanknife-blades (Fig. 1). The planes are made ofwhite wood slightly flexed, with a sharp enteringedge. The only stability plane is a knife-likeblade placed vertically just before the rear narrow strip of shellacked
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