CHAPTER III

A HOME-MADE MODEL AEROPLANE 21 Accuracy in Model Construction--The Most Successful Type of Model--The Fuselage--The Thrust Bearings--The Bow Hooks--The Main Plane--The Elevator--The Fin--The Propellers--How to prepare the Propellers--The Propeller Blank--The Propeller-shafts--The Motors--The Home-made Motor-winder--How the Egg-beater winds the Motors--Care in winding the Motors--Position to take for launching a Model.