Handy man's workshop and laboratory . ick. To support the planes, anumbrella rib is used, while the wheel support and propeller guardare made of stiff wire. After making the braces, bore a hole 34inch diameter in the front brace at y> inch from one end andanother hole 8 inches from the same end. Bore % inch hole inthe rear brace as well, J/2 inch from end, and also one in the center;then bore another 34 inch diameter hole on a slight slant 24 mcn HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 439 below the center hole. These holes are for the bamboo the 16-inch bamboo stick and insert it i
Handy man's workshop and laboratory . ick. To support the planes, anumbrella rib is used, while the wheel support and propeller guardare made of stiff wire. After making the braces, bore a hole 34inch diameter in the front brace at y> inch from one end andanother hole 8 inches from the same end. Bore % inch hole inthe rear brace as well, J/2 inch from end, and also one in the center;then bore another 34 inch diameter hole on a slight slant 24 mcn HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY 439 below the center hole. These holes are for the bamboo the 16-inch bamboo stick and insert it into the upper hole(8 inches from the end) of the front brace, and into the centerhole of rear brace. Should the fit be too loose, take a few turnsof paper around the sticks and force them into the holes, usingfish glue if necessary to hold them firmly. Now take the 17-inchstick and insert it into the lower ends of both front and rear stick will have a slight curve, which will be found necessary, FULL LENGTHF^PROPELLERINCHES. , BAMBOO€ X/a HOLLOV*THROUGH WHICH M/ffE6f?ACE I 5 BUN, JO HOLDWHEELS IN PLACE, THICK Fig. 361—Construction of the monoplane with divided front plane for without this curve one cannot use the rear wheel as a meansof support for the aeroplane while rolling along the ground instarting. Put the 15-inch stick into the hole below center of therear brace and you now have the body complete. Before proceeding any further, look around for an old uselessumbrella and take out a rod not less than 28 inches long. Iflonger cut it to size with a pair of cutting pliers, and carefully openup the rod where the pliers pinched it together in cutting. Cutalso two pieces of 11^2 and two pieces Sy2 inches long; then twopieces of silk 12x9 inches for the front planes and 10x9 inches 440 HANDY MAN S WORKSHOP AND LABORATORY for the rear plane; the extra y2 inch allows for all seams, whichshould be sewed with finest hemstitch possible. After t
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