Handy man's workshop and laboratory . with patience and a little experimenting as to thebest positions to hold the aeroplane, one will be surprised at theresults he can obtain with this little flyer.—93 TWE AEROPLANE KITE One of the cheaper variety of toy aeroplanes is made to resemblethe biplane, and is used as a kite. It has a very simple construe- HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 449 tion and will give good satisfaction in flight, if rising into theair at the end of a string can be called flight. It will rise in theslightest breeze, and if properly adjusted, so as to let the windstrike th
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . with patience and a little experimenting as to thebest positions to hold the aeroplane, one will be surprised at theresults he can obtain with this little flyer.—93 TWE AEROPLANE KITE One of the cheaper variety of toy aeroplanes is made to resemblethe biplane, and is used as a kite. It has a very simple construe- HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 449 tion and will give good satisfaction in flight, if rising into theair at the end of a string can be called flight. It will rise in theslightest breeze, and if properly adjusted, so as to let the windstrike the planes at an angle, will need no balance to keep it fromdodging around as a tailless kite would. With the kite there isfurnished a small bag of sand weighing about 3 or 4 ounces. Thisis tied to a long string and serves, in case of necessity, as a tailor balance in high winds. To construct/ cut four sticks 25 inches long, y± inch wide andf/s inch thick, and four 28 inches long, y% inch thick, % inch wide. UPRIGHTS/i/tOMC-faTHlCKi. FRONT PLAt7LON& 5HIGHy MAIN PLANES 25LONGj7WIDE 5HIGH Fig. 367—Details of the aeroplane kite Get some ^-inch round dowling and cut thirteen pieces 5 incheslong. Take the four 25-inch sticks and bore a ^g-inch hole y2 inchfrom each end. In two of the sticks bore another 3^-inch hole11 inches from each end. These two sticks form the rear edges ofthe main planes. Now, in the other two 25-inch sticks bore twomore ^-inch holes 10^2 inches from each end. Cut from somegood, light quality muslin two planes, 7 by 25 inches. Glue thecloth to the sticks with a good fish glue, being careful to get thesticks exactly at the edge of the cloth. While the main planes aredrying, make the front planes. Cut four small sticks 7 incheslong, of the same width and thickness as the other sticks, then 450 HANDY MANS WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY bore i-inch hole V2 inch from each end. Take some more of the muslin and cut the front planes 5 inches wide and 7 incheslong, gluing
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