Transcriber's Note
This book was transcribed from scans of the original found at Google Books. There was no book cover image, so I made one byenlarging a black and white picture of the book from an advertisement found in another Cole & Morgan title and tried tomake it look presentable, including adding color. The author uses a variant spelling of the word "fuselage" which I haveleft as is.
Model Flying Machines
HOW TO BUILD AND FLY
THEM
BY
A. P. MORGAN
NEWARK, N. J.
COLE & MORGAN
1913
COPYRIGHT, 1913
By
COLE & MORGAN
INTRODUCTION.
The construction of model aeroplanes is essentiallysimple and for those wishing to experiment it isan ideal method of gaining practical knowledge of thenew science of aeronautics.
Aside from the utilitarian standpoint, there is anotheraspect hardly second or less important. A well balancedlittle machine which will leave the hand and soar awayunder its own power is a source of fascination and delightnot only to its maker, but to the spectators of the flight as well.
This little volume has been planned to present thematerial it contains in such a manner that it will aidthe judgment of the experimenter and assist him in developinghis own ideas. To make it of immediate valueto the novice a number of detailed plans for buildingvarious machines have been included. For the greaterpart these machines have been designed rather to flygreater distances than to appear like some man carryingprototype.
