StNicholas [serial] . FIG. 14. A CYLINDRICAL MODEL WHICH FLIES WELL. A somewhat complicated monoplane form verywell thought out is illustrated in Fig. 9. Its ele-vating and stability planes are skilfully flexed andwell spaced, thus insuring a steady horizontalflight. The model carries three rudders, oneabove the front plane, the second beneath themain plane, and the third placed unusually farback from the center of gravity. The motor base,it will be seen, is comparatively simple, consist-ing of a box-like arrangement of dowel-sticks. FIG. 15. A WRIGHT MODEL. BETTER AS A REALAEROPLANE THAN AS A
StNicholas [serial] . FIG. 14. A CYLINDRICAL MODEL WHICH FLIES WELL. A somewhat complicated monoplane form verywell thought out is illustrated in Fig. 9. Its ele-vating and stability planes are skilfully flexed andwell spaced, thus insuring a steady horizontalflight. The model carries three rudders, oneabove the front plane, the second beneath themain plane, and the third placed unusually farback from the center of gravity. The motor base,it will be seen, is comparatively simple, consist-ing of a box-like arrangement of dowel-sticks. FIG. 15. A WRIGHT MODEL. BETTER AS A REALAEROPLANE THAN AS A FLYING TOY. mounted on skids. The length of the framemakes possible unusually long and powerful mo-tors. The position of the rear rudder gives itunusual leverage, so that a very small plane inthis position is more effective than a much largerone forward. An interesting experiment hasbeen made in Fig. 10 by building a model withthree lateral planes. The cellular or box-like form of aeroplane hasmany enthusiastic friends (Figs. 11 and 12). It isbelieved by some to be the most stable of all
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