The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1910-07-22

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the experience of the past.
And you can build aeroplane
5ust as good as the ones the Wri
Think of putting together few
sticks, some rubber bands, cou-
pie of hair pins and some tissue
paper, mixing them with brains,
and having in the end machine
that will whirr away across the
lot, sink to the ground when its
stored up power is exhausted, and
run along on it's wheels until its
momentum is gone.
Yes, you can make a flying ma
chine--not of one type alone, but
Of many. am going to tell you
in as simple terms as possible how
the worlds best filters are made,
and you can take your pick Of the
bunch and make one that suits
your fancy to T.
And you are going to get a
whole lot of satisfaction over II
when you see that device of your
own creation whizzing through the
air, and realize that you are one
of the Flying men" of the coun-
try.
And this machine you are to
build isn't to be alone a toy. II
is altogether probable that you
will solve new problems in avia-
ton for yourself. and it isn't i'm
possible you may win not little
fame for yourself.
And the best part about It is
that 1t isn't going to cost you a
whole lot of money, and you won't
require any help, either, that will
bother other people.
About equipment:
The tools required are few and
simple. You have worked with
them often, and have mastered
their use:
A sharp knife.
A sharp plane.
A pair of scissors.
That's all. But notice that word
sharp" Have your tools sharp.
No one can do good work without
sharp tools.
Now about the material reQuir-
ed. This is what you need; no
more, no less:
Some dry, straight, pine sticks.
A little liquid glue.
A spool of good, tough thread.
Some hairpins.
Some tough tissue paper, or
light silk.
A couple of glass beads.
A cork-just an ordinary bottle
stopper.
Some patience, and
Some brains.
That aptience element is the
biggest proposition, and you will
need whole lot of 1t from the
start. When you get discouraged,
as you may, don't give up. Think
of the Wright brothers, who stud
fed and planned those ten lean
years and who suffered failure
after failure, but emerged in the
end with a machine that won them
fame and fortune in every quarter
Of the earth.
The first machine that ever
really floated through the air was
a glider" The present day ma
chimes have been built on princi-
pies suggested by the glider, and
1t is well for you to also start with
the glider. For by experimenting
with simple little glider you will
learn more of the real principles
of flying than you could ever alb
sorb from any book.
And It's best, you know, that
you should learn these fundamen-
tai principles, for the knowledge
OF them is going to help you a
whole lot when you build your
machine.
Now take look at Fig. 1. It
represents just a common blotter
s--or piece OF cardboard about
the same size would do as we'll
with a strip of cardboard up or
a paper clip or two (O) to bring
the center of weight OF the blot
ter to the point c @ about a third
OF the distance from the front
edge OF the paper on the middle
line. Then bend on this middle
line so that both sides slant up a
little as in the picture of the front
View. That gives the "wings"
what is called the "dihedraI an
gle." which will balance 1t side
ways.
When the weight is correctly
placed. hold the toy by the light
edge, heavy edge down. and drop
It. At first it win go straight
down, but as the air gets under
&, II win turn parallel to the
floor and swoop along for a few