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MODEL AIRCRAFT FOR BOYS

by W.E. Johns; W. Rigby

Illustrated by W. Rigby

Published by Oxford University Press; Humphrey Milford. 1st. 1935

Good condition. Foreword by Captain W.E. Johns (editor of Popular Flying and author of Biggles). Pictorial boards. 96 pages. B/w illustrations.

Covers are grubby and worn. Backstrip is browned and has possibly been re-glued. Some light foxing but contents generally very good.

Stock no. 1330552

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Contents

  • Foreword, by Captain W.E. Johns
  • Author's Note
  • I. Aero-Modelling is a World-Wide Hobby
  • II. What Makes a Model Fly?
  • III. The Angle of Incidence
  • IV. Engine-Torque
  • V. Tools and Materials
  • VI. The "Sprite"
  • VII. Let's Go Flying
  • VIII. Launching
  • IX. Covering and Doping
  • X. Nose-Pieces and Propellers
  • XI. The Fuselage
  • XII. Wings
  • XIII. The Under-Carriage
  • XIV. Wheels
  • XV. Paper Aircraft
  • XVI. An Object Lesson with a Paper Glider

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