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Title: Cassier's magazine
Year: 1891 (1890s)
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Subjects: Engineering
Publisher: New York Cassier Magazine Co.
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own. At first themodels of the large man-carryingcraft were rather futile little toys,which would fly for but a few feet.But the boys, thousands of them, while flights of one-quarter of a mileare common. Could a better illustra-tion be needed of the inventivegenius and mechanical skill of theaverage American boy? The designing and building ofmodel aeroplanes is not only a fasci-nating work, but an excellent scien-tific training as well. Successful ma-chines have been built by boys of tenyears of age. The young aviator inthis way soon gains a knowledge ofthe principles of aviation which hecould scarcely learn from the textbooks. The value of the work hasbeen quickly recognized by the man-ual training schools, a number ofwhich have encouraged the formationof model aeroplane clubs. The ath-letic departments of the Y. M. C. A.associations have formed scores ofsuch clubs throughout the country. Model aeroplaning is the mostdemocratic of pastimes. The ma-terials used for making models cost
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have kept at their task until they de- practically nothing, and are within veloped a miniature craft which the reach of all. It engages boys would actually fly. The record dis- both in the workshop and out of tance flight to-day is 2,600 feet, doors, affording plenty of fresh air In writing to advertisers, please mention CASSIERS MAGAZINE. CASSIERS MAGAZINE and exercise. The marvelous littleair ships will fly faster than a boycan run An excellent book on the subjectis afforded by the Boys Book ofModel Aeroplanes, by Francis Ar-nold Collins (The Century Com-pany). The book makes very inter-esting reading for the grown-ups aswell as for the boys. Its treatmentof the science of aviation is vividand explicit. It tells just how tomake and fly these marvelous littleair crafts so simply and helpfullythat anyone may understand. Thevolume is illustrated with more thanone hundred photographs and draw-ings of successful models. Notes on Heating and Ventilation Notes on Heating and Ventilation. B

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