Ice Speedster
This article explains how to build your own ice speedster. This is part 2 of 2.
Build This Ice Speedster (part 2 of 2) (original article)
Build This Ice Speedster (part 1) (original article)
Nov 262010
Nov 262010
Ice Speedster
This article explains how to build your own ice speedster. This is part 1 of 2.
Build This Ice Speedster (part 1 of 2) (original article)
Build This Ice Speedster (part 2) (original article)
Canoe Sailing
Jack Hazzard explains how to convert your canoe to a sailing canoe.
There’s Real Sport In Canoe Sailing (original article)
Ornithopter
James B. Slinn describes how to build a rubber-band-powered ornithopter.
This Model Airplane Flies Like A Bird (original article)
Nov 182010
Landskiff Quadricycle
This article describes how to build your own landskiff quadricycle powered in a rowing fashion.
A Flying Landskiff For Thrills (original article)
Dec 1931 Harley Davidson Ad
Harley Davidson advertisement from December 1931 issue of Popular mechanics.
“Split the Air Like a Rocket!”
Harley Davidson Ad (original ad)
Speedy Iceboat
R. M. Roland describes a speedy iceboat 18 ft long capable of seating four people.
Speedy Iceboat Seats Four (original article)
Klemm L20
Baron F. M. Koenig Warthausen describes his trip around the world in a two-cylinder powered Klemm L20. Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean legs of the trip were made by steamer.
My Twin-Cylinder Flight Around The World (original article)
Baron F. M. Koenig Warthausen (Wikipedia)
Klemm (Wikipedia)
Nov 142010
Honeycomb Wing Construction
Hi Sibley describes paper honeycomb wing construction for model airplanes. It seems Hi Sibley was ahead of his time.
Better Wings For Model Planes (original article)
Takie Tabata's Model Airplane
Hi Sibley describes a record-breaking model airplane designed and built by 14-year-old boy Takie Tabata of Pasadena, Claifornia.
This Plane Flew For Forty-One Minutes (original article)
