Harper's
Aircraft Book
Aeroplanes? Yup. This is 1913, and the hottest new technology were the aeroplanes that daredevils flew! Kids dreamed of building a plane and flying. (Big kids, too, I'm sure.) To take care of those dreams Verrill, a member of the technical board of the Aeronautical Society of America, produced this incredible how-to book.
Six
different sections cover: why the aeroplane flies, model aeroplanes and fliers,
gliders or non-propelled aeroplanes, the modern aeroplanes, hydroaeroplanes
and flying-boats, and uses of the aeroplane. Within these sections are eighteen
chapters
that will
show you how to build models of classic early airplanes such as the Neuport
Monoplane, a Wright Aeroplane (with a 3' wingspan), a three foot Bleriot,
construction details on a Curtiss plane with pontoons, and more.
You get details on building a full-size glider with 20' wing span from spruce, piano wire and cloth. You'll find photographs of early planes, details of their engines, design details of interest to model builders and early aviation fans.
This
is an incredible book, beautifully illustrated revealing the earliest days
of aviation, and showing you how you could be part of it. Obviously, there
is so much material here that you don't get step-by-step handholding instructions.
But the detail 
IS
surprising. You're expected to have at least some of the ingenuity and initiative
that turn-of-the-century boys all seemed to have.
Build yourself a large model. Great for radio control, that steam power plant you wanted to build, for impressing the neighbors, and for exploring early planes by building. Build the full scale glider, strap a V1 pulse jet to it along with your mother-in-law and wave goodbye to her!
If nothing else, just enjoy reading and dreaming. Excellent book. Jam packed with fun things to consider. Get a copy! 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 softcover 245 pages
No. 22210 ... $12.95
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