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These ash pieces were fitted around the shaft and held in place by two flat pieces of steel which passed through the shaft. These sticks were set at an angle of seventeen degrees [[strikethrough]]to each other [[/strikethrough]] which gave the necessary pitch to the propeller. Spaced eight inches apart were two inch strips of spruce, securely fastened to the ash by wood screws and glue. Each blade was covered with a heavy grade of muslin. The whole structure was painted with several coats of aluminum paint. A very crude propeller, but it served our purpose.
  Baldwin purchased some bamboo poles with which we made the rudder. It measured ten feet long by six feet wide. This structure was covered with muslin. At the king post we lashed a cross bar of bamboo from which the steering rope was attatched. this rope extended from the rudder to about five feet forward of the motor, and passed through a pully at this point. The pilot was able to steer from any point on the frame that he found he was able to keep an even keel. When completed, the ship was a very crude affair, with a motor that was anything but reliable.
  The fair management looked on the proceedings with mixed interest. If it proved to be a failure, it would not be good for the fair, every delay added to the tension, but on the other hand if it proved to be a success, the fair management would be credited with producing another great first.
  "When do you think you will be able to make a flight?" This question was asked a thousand times, not only by the management, but by interested patrons, some of whom had traveled considerable distance, just to see an airship make a flight. The answer was always the same, "When we get the ship ready, the public will be notif[[strikethrough]]x[[/strikethrough]] ied in advance."