A 1913 guide for young experimenters, explaining the principles of aeroplane flight and then the practical work of building models: planes, rudders, elevators and tails, the fuselage, rubber motive power and screw propellers, with the arithmetic of pitch and power. It captures model-making when real aeroplanes were barely ten years old.
A charming period handbook for model makers and anyone curious about early aviation. Download the free EPUB.