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Physics, 4e (Walker/Gatch)
Chapter 10 Rotational Kinematics and Energy

10.1 Conceptual Questions

1) A car is moving in a circular path. At a certain instant, it has zero tangential acceleration and a
non-zero centripetal acceleration. What is the car doing at that instant?
Answer: It is moving with a non-zero velocity and zero instantaneous angular acceleration.
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

2) A car is traveling along a highway at 65 mph. Which point in the tires is moving forward at 65
mph?
Answer: the center of the tire
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

3) A car is traveling along a highway at 65 mph. What is the linear speed of the top of the tires?
What is the linear speed at the bottom of the tires?
Answer: 130 mph; 0 mph
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-9

4) A hollow cylinder and a solid cylinder are constructed so they have the same mass and radius.
Which cylinder has the larger moment of inertia?
Answer: the hollow cylinder
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

5) The preferred positive direction for angular displacement is the clockwise direction.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

6) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same angular
displacement.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

7) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same linear
displacement.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

8) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same angular
speed.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

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9) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same
tangential speed.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

10) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same angular
acceleration.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

11) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same
tangential acceleration.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

12) When a rigid body rotates about a fixed axis all the points in the body have the same
centripetal acceleration.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

13) Mass can be considered concentrated at the center of mass for rotational motion.
Answer: FALSE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

14) Rolling without slipping depends on static friction between the rolling object and the ground.
Answer: TRUE
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

15) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger angular displacement?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero angular displacement.
D) They have the same non-zero angular displacement.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

16) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger linear displacement?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero linear displacement.
D) They have the same non-zero linear displacement.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

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17) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger angular speed?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero angular speed.
D) They have the same non-zero angular speed.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

18) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger tangential speed?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero tangential speed.
D) They have the same non-zero tangential speed.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

19) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger centripetal acceleration?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero centripetal acceleration.
D) They have the same non-zero centripetal acceleration.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

20) Two children are riding on a merry-go-round. Child A is at a greater distance from the axis
of rotation than child B. Which child has the larger tangential acceleration?
A) Child A
B) Child B
C) They have the same zero centripetal acceleration.
D) They have the same non-zero centripetal acceleration.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

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21) A boy and a girl are riding a merry-go-round which is turning at a constant rate. The boy is
near the outer edge, while the girl is closer to the center. Who has the greater tangential
acceleration?
A) the boy
B) the girl
C) Both have the same non-zero tangential acceleration.
D) Both have zero tangential acceleration.
E) There is not enough information given to answer the question.
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

22) Two children ride on a merry-go-round, George is at a greater distance from the axis of
rotation than Jacques. It is a true statement that
A) Jacques has a greater angular velocity than George.
B) Jacques and George have the same angular velocity.
C) Jacques has a smaller angular velocity than George.
D) both have zero angular velocities.
E) Cannot tell which one has the greater angular velocity without knowing their masses.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

23) Two children ride on a merry-go-round, George is at a greater distance from the axis of
rotation than Jacques. It is a true statement that
A) Jacques has a greater tangential speed than George.
B) Jacques and George have the same tangential speed.
C) Jacques has a smaller tangential speed than George.
D) both have zero tangential speeds.
E) Cannot tell which one has the greater speed without knowing their masses.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

24) Rolling without slipping depends on

A) kinetic friction between the rolling object and the ground.
B) static friction between the rolling object and the ground.
C) normal force between the rolling object and the ground.
D) tension between the rolling object and the ground.
E) the force of gravity between the rolling object and the earth.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

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25) A wheel of radius R is rolling on a horizontal surface. Its center is moving forward with
speed v. A point on the wheel a distance r/3 below the center is moving forward at a speed 2v/3.
The wheel is
A) rolling without slipping.
B) not rotating at all.
C) made of rubber.
D) slipping because its angular speed is too low to be rolling without slipping.
E) slipping because its angular speed is too high to be rolling without slipping.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

26) What is the quantity used to measure an object's resistance to changes in rotational motion?
A) mass
B) moment of inertia
C) torque
D) angular velocity
E) angular acceleration
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

27) A dumbbell-shaped object is composed by two equal masses, m, connected by a rod of

negligible mass and length r. If I1 is the moment of inertia of this object with respect to an axis
passing through the center of the rod and perpendicular to it and I2 is the moment of inertia with
respect to an axis passing through one of the masses we can say that
A) I1 = I2.
B) I1 > I2.
C) I1 < I2.
D) There is no way to compare I1 and I2.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

28) A boy and a girl are riding on a merry-go-round that is turning. The boy is twice as far as the
girl from the merry-go-round's center. If the boy and girl are of equal mass, which statement is
true about the boy's moment of inertia with respect to the axis of rotation?
A) His moment of inertia is 4 times the girl's.
B) His moment of inertia is twice the girl's.
C) The moment of inertia is the same for both.
D) The boy has a greater moment of inertia, but it is impossible to say exactly how much more.
E) The boy has a smaller moment of inertia, but it is impossible to say exactly how much
smaller.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

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29) Two uniform solid spheres have the same mass, but one has twice the radius of the other.
The ratio of the larger sphere's moment of inertia to that of the smaller sphere is
A) 4/5.
B) 8/5.
C) 1/2.
D) 2.
E) 4.
Answer: E
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

30) Consider a hoop of radius R and mass M rolling without slipping. Which form of kinetic
energy is larger, translational or rotational?
A) Translational kinetic energy is larger.
B) Rotational kinetic energy is larger.
C) Both are equal.
D) You need to know the speed of the hoop to tell.
E) You need to know the acceleration of the hoop to tell.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

31) Consider a solid sphere of radius R and mass M rolling without slipping. Which form of
kinetic energy is larger, translational or rotational?
A) Translational kinetic energy is larger.
B) Rotational kinetic energy is larger.
C) Both are equal.
D) You need to know the speed of the sphere to tell.
E) You need to know the acceleration of the sphere to tell.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

32) A solid cylinder is rolling without slipping. What fraction of its kinetic energy is rotational?
A) 1/3
B) 2/3
C) 1/2
D) 1/4
E) 3/4
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

33) A solid sphere and a solid cylinder of the same mass and radius roll without slipping at the
same speed. It is correct to say that the total kinetic energy of the solid sphere is
A) more than the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
B) less than the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
C) equal to the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
D) impossible to compare to the total kinetic energy of the cylinder.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

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34) A disk and a hoop of the same mass and radius are released at the same time at the top of an
inclined plane. Which object reaches the bottom of the incline first?
A) The hoop
B) The disk
C) Both reach the bottom at the same time.
D) It depends on the angle of inclination.
E) It depends on the length of the inclined surface.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

35) A solid sphere, solid cylinder, and a hollow pipe all have equal masses and radii. If the three
are released simultaneously at the top of an inclined plane, which will reach the bottom first?
A) sphere
B) pipe
C) cylinder
D) they all reach bottom in the same time
E) It depends on the angle of inclination.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

36) A disk, a hoop, and a solid sphere are released at the same time at the top of an inclined
plane. They all roll without slipping. In what order do they reach the bottom?
A) disk, hoop, sphere
B) hoop, sphere, disk
C) sphere, disk, hoop
D) hoop, sphere, disk
E) hoop, disk, sphere
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

37) Suppose a solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an inclined plane
starting from rest. The linear velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the incline depends on
A) the mass of the sphere.
B) the radius of the sphere.
C) both the mass and the radius of the sphere.
D) neither the mass nor the radius of the sphere.
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

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38) Suppose a solid sphere of mass M and radius R rolls without slipping down an inclined plane
starting from rest. The angular velocity of the sphere at the bottom of the incline depends on
A) the mass of the sphere.
B) the radius of the sphere.
C) both the mass and the radius of the sphere.
D) neither the mass nor the radius of the sphere.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

FIGURE 10-1

39) A ball is released from rest on a no-slip surface, as shown. After reaching its lowest point,
the ball begins to rise again, this time on a frictionless surface as shown in Figure 10-1. When
the ball reaches its maximum height on the frictionless surface, it is
A) at a greater height as when it was released.
B) at a lesser height as when it was released.
C) at the same height as when it was released.
D) impossible to tell without knowing the mass of the ball.
E) impossible to tell without knowing the radius of the ball.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

40) Two balls, one of radius R and mass M, the other of radius 2R and mass 8M, roll down an
incline. They start together from rest at the top of the incline. Which one will reach the bottom of
the incline first?
A) The small sphere
B) Both reach the bottom together.
C) The large sphere
D) It depends on the height of the incline.
E) It depends on the length of the inclined surface.
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

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10.2 Quantitative Problems

1) Express an angle of 450° in radians.

Answer: 7.85 rad
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

2) Express an angle of 35.20 rad in degrees.

Answer: 2017°
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

3) The diameter of the Moon is 3.78 × 106 m. It subtends an angle of 0.00982 radians at the
surface of Earth. How far is the Moon from Earth?
Answer: 3.85 × 108 m
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

4) The Sun subtends an angle of 0.00928 radians at the surface of the earth. Its distance from
Earth is 1.50 x 1011 m. What is the diameter of the Sun?
Answer: 1.39 × 109 m
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

5) Express an angular speed of 33.3 rpm in rad/s.

Answer: 3.49 rad/s
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

6) What is the angular speed in rad/s of the minute hand of a clock?

Answer: 0.105 rad/s
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

7) An artificial satellite in a low orbit circles the earth every 98.0 minutes. What is its angular
speed in rad/s?
Answer: 0.00107 rad/s
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

8) A grinding wheel is spinning at a rate of 20.0 revolutions per second. When the power to the
grinder is turned off, the grinding wheel slows with constant angular acceleration and takes 80.0
s to come to a rest.
(a) What was the angular acceleration of the grinding wheel as it came to rest?
(b) How many rotations did the wheel make during the time it was coming to rest?
Answer: (a) 1.57 rad/s2
(b) 800 revolutions
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

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9) A centrifuge takes 100 s to spin up from rest to its final angular speed with constant angular
acceleration. A point located 8.00 cm from the axis of rotation of the centrifuge moves with a
speed of 150 m/s when the centrifuge is at full speed.
(a) What is the average angular acceleration of the centrifuge as it spins up?
(b) How many revolutions does the centrifuge make as it goes from rest to its final angular
speed?
Answer: (a) 18.8 rad/s2
(b) 1.49 × 104 revolutions
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

10) A child is riding a merry-go-round which completes one revolution every 8.36 s. The child is
standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round.
(a) What is the tangential speed of the child?
(b) What is the magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of the child?
Answer: (a) 3.49 m/s
(b) 2.63 m/s2
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

11) A bicycle whose wheels have a radius of 66 cm is traveling at 2.0 m/s. If the wheels do not
slip, what is the angular speed of the wheels?
Answer: 3.0 rad/s
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

12) A 10-m plank is being moved by rolling it over two cylindrical logs placed 2 m from either
end of the plank. As the plank is pushed, the logs roll on the ground without slipping, and they
do not slip with respect to the plank. How far can the plank be moved before the rear log reaches
the end of the plank?
Answer: 4 m
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

13) A 10-m plank is being moved by rolling it over two cylindrical logs with a radius of 20 cm,
placed 2 m from either end of the plank. As the plank is pushed, the logs roll on the ground
without slipping, and they do not slip with respect to the plank. Through what angle will the logs
have rotated when the plank has moved 2 m?
Answer: 286°
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

14) A massless rod of length 1.00 m has a 2.00-kg mass attached to one end and a 3.00-kg mass
attached to the other. The system rotates about a fixed axis perpendicular to the rod that passes
through the rod 30.0 cm from the end with the 3.00-kg mass attached. The kinetic energy of the
system is 100 J.
(a) What is the moment of inertia of this system about this axis?
(b) What is the angular speed of this system?
Answer: (a) 1.25 kg∙m2
(b) 2.01 rev/s
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

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15) A solid sphere of mass 1.5 kg and radius 15 cm rolls without slipping down a 35° incline that
is 7.0 m long. Assume it started from rest. The moment of inertia of a sphere is given by I=
(2/5)MR2.
(a) Calculate the linear speed of the sphere when it reaches the bottom of the incline.
(b) Determine the angular speed of the sphere at the bottom of the incline.
(c) Does the linear speed depend on the radius or mass of the sphere? Does the angular speed
depend on the radius or mass of the sphere?
Answer: (a) 7.5 m/s
(b) 50 rad/s
(c) The linear speed depends on neither the radius nor the mass of the sphere. The angular speed
depends on the radius of the sphere.
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

16) A 2.00-kg solid sphere of radius 5.00 cm rolls down a 20.0° inclined plane starting from rest.
(a) What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the center of mass of the sphere?
(b) How far down the plane does it roll without slipping in 1.00 s?
Answer: (a) 2.44 m/s2
(b) 1.22 m
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

17) An object is moving in a circular path with an angular speed of 1.52 rad/s. How long does it
take the object to complete one revolution?
A) 4.13 s
B) 2.07 s
C) 118 s
D) 4.77 s
E) 8.26 s
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

18) A compact disk rotates at 210 revolutions per minute. What is its angular speed in rad/s?
A) 11.0 rad/s
B) 22.0 rad/s
C) 45.3 rad/s
D) 69.1 rad/s
E) 660 rad/s
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

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19) A fan is turned off, and its angular speed decreases from 10.0 rad/s to 6.3 rad/s in 5.0 s. What
is the magnitude of the angular acceleration of the fan?
A) 086 rad/s2
B) 0.74 rad/s2
C) 0.37 rad/s2
D) 11.6 rad/s2
E) 1.16 rad/s2
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

20) How long does it take for a rotating object to speed up from 15.0 to 33.3 rad/s if it has an
angular acceleration of 3.45 rad/s2?
A) 4.35 s
B) 5.30 s
C) 9.57 s
D) 10.6 s
E) 63.1 s
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

21) An experiment that can be used to measure the velocity of a bullet is to have two cardboard
disks attached to a rotating shaft some distance apart and to measure the angular separation of the
holes made by the bullet. In such an experiment, two cardboard disks are placed 0.534 m apart
on a shaft that is rotating at 3000 rpm. The bullet is fired parallel to the axis and the angular
separation of the holes is measured to be 22.0°. What is the speed of the bullet?
A) 72.8 m/s
B) 139 m/s
C) 219 m/s
D) 437 m/s
E) 1380 m/s
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-1

22) A wheel that is rotating at 33.3 rad/s is given an angular acceleration of 2.15 rad/s2. Through
what angle has the wheel turned when its angular speed reaches 72.0 rad/s?
A) 83.2 rad
B) 316 rad
C) 697 rad
D) 66.8 rad
E) 948 rad
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

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23) A wheel rotates through an angle of 13.8 rad as it slows down from 22.0 rad/s to 13.5 rad/s.
What is the magnitude of the average angular acceleration of the wheel?
A) 0.616 rad/s2
B) 5.45 rad/s2
C) 111 rad/s2
D) 22.5 rad/s2
E) 10.9 rad/s2
Answer: E
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

24) A pulley has an initial angular speed of 12.5 rad/s and a constant angular acceleration of 3.41
rad/s2. Through what angle does the pulley turn in 5.26 s?
A) 113 rad
B) 22.6 rad
C) 42.6 rad
D) 19.3 rad
E) 160 rad
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

25) A wheel rotates through an angle of 320° as it slows down from 78.0 rpm to 22.8 rpm. What
is the magnitude of the average angular acceleration of the wheel?
A) 2.34 rad/s2
B) 5.48 rad/s2
C) 6.50 rad/s2
D) 8.35 rad/s2
E) 10.9 rad/s2
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-2

26) A child is riding a merry-go-round which completes one revolution every 8.36 s. The child is
standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round. What is the tangential speed of the child?
A) 5.64 m/s
B) 3.49 m/s
C) 0.556 m/s
D) 1.75 m/s
E) 1.80 m/s
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

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27) Earth's radius is 6.38 × 106 m, and it completes one revolution every day. What is the
tangential speed of a person standing on the equator?
A) 232 m/s
B) 148 m/s
C) 464 m/s
D) 21.5 m/s
E) 73.8 m/s
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

28) A child is riding a merry-go-round which completes one revolution every 8.36 s. The child is
standing 4.65 m from the center of the merry-go-round. What is the magnitude of the centripetal
acceleration of the child?
A) 6.84 m/s2
B) 3.94 m/s2
C) 2.63 m/s2
D) 0.0664 m/s2
E) 0.696 m/s2
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

29) Earth's radius is 6.38 × 106 m, and it completes one revolution every day. What is the
magnitude of the centripetal acceleration of a person standing on the equator?
A) 0.00844 m/s2
B) 0.00343 m/s2
C) 0.0337 m/s2
D) 0.343 m/s2
E) 0.000854 m/s2
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

30) A string is wound tightly around a fixed pulley whose radius is 5.0 cm. As the string is
pulled, the pulley rotates without slipping. What is the angular speed of the pulley when the
string has a linear speed of 5.0 m/s?
A) 100 rad/s
B) 50 rad/s
C) 25 rad/s
D) 20 rad/s
E) 10 rad/s
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

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31) A car with tires whose radius is 35 cm is traveling along a highway at 29.8 m/s. What is the
angular speed of the tires?
A) 90 rad/s
B) 85 rad/s
C) 80 rad/s
D) 75 rad/s
E) 70 rad/s
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

32) A scooter has wheels with a diameter of 120 mm. What is the angular speed of the wheels
when the scooter is moving forward at 6.00 m/s?
A) 47.7 rpm
B) 955 rpm
C) 72.0 rpm
D) 50.0 rpm
E) 100 rpm
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

33) A potter's wheel is rotating at 1.00 rpm. What centripetal force is required to hold a 1.00 g
lump of clay in place, 10.0 cm from the axis of rotation?
A) 1.10 × 10-6 N
B) 1.20 × 10-6 N
C) 1.30 × 10-6 N
D) 1.40 × 10-6 N
E) 1.50 × 10-6 N
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

34) A child is riding a merry-go-round, which has an instantaneous angular speed of 1.25 rad/s
and an angular acceleration of 0.745 rad/ . The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the
merry-go-round. What is the magnitude of the acceleration of the child?
A) 8.05 m/s2
B) 7.27 m/s2
C) 2.58 m/s2
D) 3.46 m/s2
E) 4.10 m/s2
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

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35) A child is riding a merry-go-round, which has an instantaneous angular speed of 1.25 rad/s
and an angular acceleration of 0.745 rad/s2. The child is standing 4.65 m from the center of the
merry-go-round. What angle does the acceleration of the child make with the tangential
direction?
A) 90.0°
B) 25.5°
C) 32.5°
D) 64.5°
E) 45.0°
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

36) In a bicycle, the pedals drive the chainwheel, which is connected by means of a chain to the
cogwheel, a small wheel attached to the rear wheel. In a certain bicycle, the radius of the
chainwheel is 12.0 cm, the radius of the cogwheel is 4.0 cm, and the radius of the rear wheel is
66.0 cm. At what rate should the cyclist be pedaling in order for the bicycle to have a forward
speed of 10.0 m/s?
A) 48.2 rpm
B) 16.1 rpm
C) 12.1 rpm
D) 24.1 rpm
E) 60.3 rpm
Answer: A
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37) A child is riding a tricycle. The pedals are attached directly to the front wheel, which has a
radius of 13 cm. The rear wheels are smaller, and have a radius of 8.0 cm. If the child is
pedaling at 16 rpm, what is the angular speed of the rear wheels?
A) 15 rpm
B) 26 rpm
C) 24 rpm
D) 20 rpm
E) 50 rpm
Answer: B
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38) A Ferris wheel with a radius of 8.00 m rotates at a constant rate, completing one revolution
in 30.0 s. What is the apparent weight of a 60.0-kg passenger when she is at the top of the wheel?
A) 589 N
B) 568 N
C) 615 N
D) 325 N
E) 432 N
Answer: B
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39) A Ferris wheel with a radius of 14.0 m rotates at a constant rate, completing one revolution
in 30.0 s. What is the apparent weight of a 60.0-kg passenger when she is at the bottom of the
wheel?
A) 589 N
B) 562 N
C) 625 N
D) 852 N
E) 432 N
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 10-3

40) A soccer ball whose radius is 11 cm rolls a distance of 10 m in 3.50 s. What is the angular
speed of the ball?
A) 5.1 m/s
B) 13 m/s
C) 26 m/s
D) 39 m/s
E) 52 m/s
Answer: C
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41) Two wheels with fixed centers are in contact with each other and rotate without slipping.
Wheel A has a radius of 12.0 cm and is rotating with an angular speed of 35.0 rad/s. Wheel B has
a radius of 17.0 cm. What is the angular speed of wheel B?
A) 49.6 rad/s
B) 24.7 rad/s
C) 5.83 rad/s
D) 4.97 rad/s
E) 12.4 rad/s
Answer: B
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 FIGURE 10-2

42) Figure 10-2 illustrates a simplified roller bearing. The inner cylinder has a radius of 1.0 cm
and is stationary. The outer hollow cylinder has a radius of 1.2 cm and is rotating at 10 rpm.
Between the two cylinders are several small cylinders with a radius of 0.10 cm, which roll
without slipping on both the inner and outer cylinders. Only one of these cylinders is shown in
the figure. What is the angular speed of the small cylinders?
A) 12 rpm
B) 10 rpm
C) 60 rpm
D) 36 rpm
E) 50 rpm
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

43) Figure 10-2 illustrates a simplified roller bearing. The outer hollow cylinder has a radius of
1.2 cm and is stationary. The inner cylinder has a radius of 1.0 cm and is rotating at 10 rpm.
Between the two cylinders are several small cylinders with a radius of 0.10 cm, which roll
without slipping on both the inner and outer cylinders. Only one of these cylinders is shown in
the figure. What is the angular speed of the small cylinders?
A) 12 rpm
B) 10 rpm
C) 20 rpm
D) 62 rpm
E) 50 rpm
Answer: E
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44) Figure 10-2 illustrates a simplified roller bearing. The outer hollow cylinder has a radius of
1.20 cm and is stationary. The inner cylinder has a radius of 1.00 cm and is rotating at 12.0 rpm.
Between the two cylinders are several small cylinders with a radius of 0.100 cm, which roll
without slipping on both the inner and outer cylinders. Only one of these cylinders is shown in
the figure. How long does it take a small cylinder to complete a full revolution around the inner
cylinder?
A) 6.00 s
B) 11.0 s
C) 5.64 s
D) 0.542 s
E) 1.38 s
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

45) A spool whose inner core has a radius of 1.00 cm and whose end caps have a radius of 1.50
cm has a string tightly wound around the inner core. The spool is free to roll without slipping on
a horizontal surface. If the string unwinds horizontally from the top of the core with a constant
speed of 29.0 cm/s, what is the speed of the spool?
A) 17.4 cm/s
B) 25.0 cm/s
C) 37.5 cm/s
D) 50.0 cm/s
E) 75.0 cm/s
Answer: A
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46) A spool whose inner core has a radius of 1.00 cm and whose end caps have a radius of 1.50
cm has a string tightly wound around the inner core. The spool is free to roll without slipping on
a horizontal surface. If the string unwinds horizontally from the bottom of the core with a
constant speed of 25.0 cm/s, what is the speed of the spool?
A) 5.00 cm/s
B) 15.0 cm/s
C) 25.0 cm/s
D) 37.5 cm/s
E) 75.0 cm/s
Answer: E
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47) In a part of a printing press, a roller with a radius of 10 cm, rolls without slipping on the
outside of a fixed cylinder with a radius of 30 cm. There is a connecting rod that connects the
center of the cylinder to the axle of the roller. If the angular speed of the roller is 60 rad/s, what
is the angular speed of the connecting rod?
A) 15 rad/s
B) 20 rad/s
C) 120 rad/s
D) 150 rad/s
E) 180 rad/s
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-4

48) A solid cylinder with a radius of 10 cm and a mass of 3.0 kg is rotating about its center with
an angular speed of 3.5 rad/s. What is its kinetic energy?
A) 0.18 J
B) 0.092 J
C) 0.96 J
D) 1.05 J
E) 0.53 J
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

49) The moment of inertia of a uniform rod (about its center) is given by I = ML2/12. What is the
kinetic energy of a 120-cm rod with a mass of 450 g rotating about its center at 3.60 rad/s?
A) 0.350 J
B) 4.20 J
C) 0.700 J
D) 0.960 J
E) 2.10 J
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-5

50) An object is made up of three masses connected by massless rods of fixed length. Mass A is
located at (30.0 cm, 0 cm) and has a mass of 250 grams, mass B is located at (0 cm, 30.0 cm) and
has a mass of 350 grams, mass C is located at (-30.0 cm, 0 cm) and has a mass of 450 grams.
What is the moment of inertia of this object about an axis perpendicular to the x-y plane and
passing through the origin?
A) 0.0945 kg m2
B) 0.315 kg m2
C) 0.185 kg m2
D) 0.0135 kg m2
E) 0.0450 kg m2
Answer: A
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51) A uniform ball with a mass of 125 g is rolling without slipping along the horizontal surface
of a table with a speed of 4.50 m/s when it rolls off the edge and it falls towards the floor, 1.10 m
below. What is the rotational kinetic energy of the ball just before it hits the floor?
A) 0.506 J
B) 0.732 J
C) 1.05 J
D) 2.61 J
E) This question cannot be answered without knowing the radius of the ball.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

52) A string is wrapped tightly around a fixed pulley that has a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg
and a radius of 12.5 cm. A mass of 423 g is attached to the free end of the string. With the
string vertical and taut, the mass is released so it can descend under the influence of gravity. As
the mass descends, the string unwinds and causes the pulley to rotate. What is the speed of the
mass after it has fallen through 1.25 m?
A) 2.00 m/s
B) 2.28 m/s
C) 1.97 m/s
D) 3.94 m/s
E) 4.95 m/s
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

53) A string is wrapped tightly around a fixed pulley that has a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg
m2 and a radius of 12.5 cm. The string is pulled away from the pulley with a constant force of
5.00 N. As the string unwinds the pulley begins to rotate. What is the speed of the string after it
has unwound 1.25 m?
A) 2.09 m/s
B) 2.36 m/s
C) 1.18m/s
D) 3.18 m/s
E) 4.95 m/s
Answer: B
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

54) An Atwood machine has a mass of 3.50 kg connected by a light string to a mass of 6.00 kg
over a pulley with a moment of inertia of 0.0352 kg m2 and a radius of 12.5 cm. If the system is
released from rest, what is the speed of the masses after they have moved through 1.25 m?
A) 2.00 m/s
B) 2.28 m/s
C) 4.00 m/s
D) 4.95 m/s
E) 6.00 m/s
Answer: B
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55) A pencil, 15.7 cm long, is released from a vertical position with the eraser end resting on a
table. The eraser does not slip. Treat the pencil like a uniform rod. What is the angular speed of
the pencil just before it hits the table?
A) 17.2 rad/s
B) 7.23 rad/s
C) 3.70 rad/s
D) 24.5 rad/s
E) 16.8 rad/s
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

56) A pencil, 15.7 cm long, is released from a vertical position with the eraser end resting on a
table. The eraser does not slip. Treat the pencil like a uniform rod. What is the angular speed of
the pencil when it makes a 30.0° angle with the vertical?
A) 3.35 rad/s
B) 3.56 rad/s
C) 7.23 rad/s
D) 9.91 rad/s
E) 6.32 rad/s
Answer: D
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

57) A solid disk is released from rest and rolls without slipping down an inclined plane that
makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed of the disk after it has rolled 3.00
m, measured along the plane?
A) 2.04 m/s
B) 3.53 m/s
C) 4.07 m/s
D) 5.71 m/s
E) 6.29 m/s
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

58) A solid disk is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a speed of 4.50 m/s
when it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed of
the disk after it has rolled 3.00 m up the ramp?
A) 4.01 m/s
B) 1.92 m/s
C) 2.06 m/s
D) 6.79 m/s
E) 8.02 m/s
Answer: B
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59) A solid sphere is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a speed of 5.50 m/s
when it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed of
the sphere after it has rolled 3.00 m up the ramp?
A) 4.01 m/s
B) 8.02 m/s
C) 1.91 m/s
D) 2.16 m/s
E) 3.53 m/s
Answer: E
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

60) A hoop is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a speed of 5.50 m/s when
it starts up a ramp that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal. What is the speed of the
hoop after it has rolled 3.00 m up the ramp?
A) 4.22 m/s
B) 1.91 m/s
C) 2.06 m/s
D) 3.79 m/s
E) 8.02 m/s
Answer: A
Diff: 3 Var: 5 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

61) A hoop with a mass of 2.75 kg is rolling without slipping along a horizontal surface with a
speed of 4.50 m/s when it starts down a ramp that makes an angle of 25.0° with the horizontal.
What is the rotational kinetic energy of the hoop after it has rolled 3.00 m down the ramp?
A) 34.2 J
B) 22.4 J
C) 44.9 J
D) 62.0 J
E) This question cannot be answered without knowing the radius of the hoop.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Var: 1 Page Ref: Sec. 10-6

62) A 10-m plank with a mass of 80 kg is being moved by rolling it over two cylindrical logs,
each with a mass of 10 kg and a radius of 20 cm, placed 2 m from either end of the plank. As the
plank is pushed, the logs roll on the ground without slipping, and the plank does not slip on the
rollers. A force of 250 N is applied to the plank. What is the speed of the plank after it has
moved 2 m, starting from rest?
A) 1.87 m/s
B) 2.53 m/s
C) 3.43 m/s
D) 3.54 m/s
E) 2.37 m/s
Answer: C
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Title: The Bird boys

Or, the young sky pilots' first air voyage

Author: John Luther Langworthy

Illustrator: C. H. Lawrence

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Language: English

Original publication: Chicago: M. A. Donohue & Co, 1912

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The biplane made several furious dashes this way and
that, as slants of wind caught her extended planes.
[Page 152]
The Bird Boys; or, Young Sky Pilots’ First Air Voyage.
 THE BIRD BOYS
OR

The Young Sky Pilots’ First Air

Voyage

By
JOHN LUTHER LANGWORTHY

Chicago
M. A. DONOHUE & COMPANY
 CANOE AND CAMPFIRE SERIES

Four Books of Woodcraft, and Adventure in the

Forest
and on the Water, that every Boy Scout should
have in his Library
By ST. GEORGE RATHBORNE

CANOEMATES IN CANADA; or, Three Boys

Afloat on the Saskatchewan.
THE YOUNG FUR-TAKERS; or, Traps and
Trails in the Wilderness.
THE HOUSE-BOAT BOYS; or, Drifting Down to
the Sunny South.
CHUMS IN DIXIE; or, The Strange Cruise of a
Motor Boat.

In these four delightful volumes the author has drawn

bountifully from his thirty-five years experience as a
true sportsman, and lover of nature, to reveal many
of the secrets of the woods, such as all Boy Scouts
strive to know. And, besides, each book is replete
with stirring adventures among the four-footed
denizens, of the wilderness; so that a feast of useful
knowledge is served up, with just that class of stirring
incidents so eagerly welcomed by all boys with red
blood in their veins. For sale wherever books are
sold, or sent prepaid for 50 cents each by the
publishers.

Copyright, 1912, M. A. Donohue & Co.

 CONTENTS
CHAPTER. PAGE.
I. “Birds of a Feather” 7
II. Rivals in the Field 20
III. Trying Out the Engine 31
IV. A Midnight Alarm 42
V. A Message from the Sky 53
VI. Bloomsbury Is Booked for Fame 64
VII. A Sensation for Old Home Week 75
VIII. A Novice of the Biplane 86
IX. The News Larry Brought 95
X. Signs of Trouble 104
XI. The Aeroplane Thieves 113
XII. Held Back 122
XIII. The Bird Boys in Luck 131
XIV. A Good Night’s Work 140
XV. “It Is Fine!” 149
XVI. Seven Times Around the Circle 158
XVII. When the Monoplane Fell 167
XVIII. A Scout and a Discovery 176
XIX. Helping Out the Thief 187
XX. The Aeroplane Race 196
XXI. Headed for the Summit of Old Thunder Top 207
XXII. Well Won! 218
XXIII. Proven Guilty—Conclusion 229
 The Bird Boys;
or
The Young Sky Pilots’ First Air Voyage
 CHAPTER I.
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER.”

“What are you frowning so much about, Andy?”

“And look at him shake his head, Frank; just for all the world like he’s
gone and lost his best friend!”
“Well, perhaps he has fellows,” laughed Frank Bird, promptly. “At any
rate, my poor cousin’s heart is nearly broken into flinders, just
because he can’t for the life of him remember what he did with that
wonderful little tool he invented.”
“Oh! say, is that what it’s all about?” cried Larry Geohegan; “I guess
now, you mean the handy aluminum monkey wrench that always
kept its jaws locked after you set ’em? Too bad, Andy. Wish you luck
in finding it again.”
“Yes, that’s it, fellows!” exclaimed the sorrowful one, quickly. “Tell me,
have either of you set eyes on the little jewel since—well, say last
Saturday noon?”
“Huh! just why do you go and pick out that day, of all the blessed
week?” demanded “Elephant” Small, a boy who had been given this
nickname in derision, since he was anything but ponderous; and who
at home chanced to be called Fenimore Cooper.
“I’ll tell you,” replied Andy Bird, promptly; “honestly then, because
that’s the last time I can remember handling the same. I was
tightening up a nut that had come loose on my bike—perhaps you
may have seen me do it.”
“Oh! yes,” remarked Larry, the fourth member of the group, “that was
the day we took that long spin on our wheels, and Frank cooked us a
bully good camp dinner when we rested on the side of Thunder Top
mountain, wasn’t it?”
“Sure it was,” responded Andy. “And just before we got ready to start
off again I fastened that bolt. Then it was goodbye to my dandy little
wrench, that I always expected to make a bushel of money patenting
some fine day.”
“Well, I’ve got an idea, and a bright one too!” observed Elephant,
calmly.
“Then it’ll be the first you ever had,” declared Larry, derisively.
“Don’t hold your breath till you forget it, Elephant. Let’s hear the
wonderful stunt that’s struck you!” suggested the broken-hearted
loser, looking interested.
Elephant never hurried. Perhaps after all it was because of his
slowness that his name had been changed so radically.
“Why, you see, it occurred to me that the old bald-headed eagle we
watched circling around and around that noon, may have dodged
down when nobody was looking, and carried the cute little wrench
away in his talons.”
This was not a joke on Elephant’s part. He was never known to show
genuine humor himself, although his chums frequently found cause
for hilarious laughter in some of the numerous suggestions he put
forward. But Elephant himself really believed in them all, marvelous
though they may have been.
“Well, now that is a clever idea,” observed Frank, always ready to
lead the other on, in order to enjoy a laugh. “I tell you, that old king of
the upper air must have heard Andy boasting how he meant to follow
in his father’s wake, and be an aeronaut for keeps?”
He winked at the others while speaking; but Elephant of course
failed to see anything of this side show.
“That’s the ticket!” cried the originator of the idea vigorously, happy in
the belief that for once he must have actually hit upon a bright
thought; “the measly old pirate just made up his mind that he’d
cripple Andy in the start, and stop all work on your wonderful
monoplane. No competition allowed, understand, Andy! So he
hooked the wrench; and that ties up the whole business.”
“Oh! shucks! You give me a pain, Elephant,” grunted Larry,
pretending to double up as a boy might in the green apple season.
“Huh! it’s easy to pick flaws,” sniffed the other, contemptuously. “But
if you don’t like my clever thought, Larry Geohegan, just suppose
you give us a better one. Now, none of your hedging, but out with it!”
“That’s as simple as falling off a log,” sneered the bantered boy, as
he thrust his thumbs into the upper pockets of his coat, and assumed
the air of consequence with which he loved to tantalize Elephant.
“Talk’s cheap; do something, can’t you?” demanded his competitor.
“Listen,” said Larry, impressively. “It seems to me that something
happened to Andy on last Saturday, P. M. How about that little
episode of the quicksand you got stuck in, old fellow? Didn’t we have
to run and get a fence rail to pry you out, wheel and all.”
The two Bird cousins exchanged quick looks.
“Now you’re talking, Larry; because that was just what did happen to
me, for a dead certainty!” admitted Andy, readily.
“Looks like Larry had struck a warm trail,” ventured Frank, nodding
his head encouragingly.
“Hear further, fellows,” the originator of the newest clue went on
saying. “I remember right now that after we pried Andy loose, he had
to draw himself up by means of the limb of a tree. Also, that he
straddled the same limb, so that his head hung down for a little
while.”
“Sure. That was when I was trying to get the rope I had tied to my
wheel, over the limb, so you could pull her out of the mire,” admitted
Andy.
“All right,” remarked Larry. “That was just the time the wrench must
have dropped out of your pocket, and went souse in the mud, to sink
to China. Some day you may hear of an enterprising pigtail man over
there taking out a patent on a nice little wrench, warranted never to
slip while you work.”
“Did you see it drop?” demanded the other.
“Nixey, I did not; still, it stands to reason——” began Larry,
obstinately.
“Did you hear it drop?” Andy continued, positively.
“Well, seeing that you were shedding gallons of water about that
time, not to mention hunks of mud, it wouldn’t be funny if we failed to
hear such a little thing fall into the sucker hole,” grumbled Larry,
driven to bay, yet not willing to change his mind.
“All the same then,” declared Andy, “I don’t believe it fell into that
muck you call a quicksand. I’ve just gone and misplaced it, that’s all.
And some minute, when I get my mind on it, I expect to remember
what I did with that little beauty.”
“Meanwhile,” remarked his cousin, with a smile, “we can makeshift to
get along at our work with the big monkey wrench. After all, it isn’t
the tools that really count, but the ability to do things when you’re left
high and dry. Hello! Going to leave us, fellows?” as Elephant and
Larry stopped at a cross roads.
“I promised to do a job in our yard today, and it’s going to take me
the rest of the time to get through,” announced Larry, with a shrug of
his shoulders.
“And me to the woodpile for a little more muscle. So-long, boys; and
don’t you believe that old bald-headed thief of the air didn’t
understand how you meant to snatch his honors away from him.
Look to his nest up on Thunder Top for your monkey wrench, Andy.”
And Elephant solemnly shook his head as he walked slowly away.
“What shall we do now, Frank?” asked Andy, when they found
themselves alone. “Had we better go and tackle a little more work on
our machine, while we wait for that cylinder to arrive?”
“You know we can do mighty little now until we install that. And I’ve
somehow got a hunch it’s about due to arrive. So what say we
meander down to the station and find out?” suggested the other.
“A bully idea; so come along!” declared Andy, usually only too willing
to play second fiddle when in the company of his energetic cousin.
Both were healthy looking boys. Frank’s father was the leading
doctor in the town of Bloomsbury, which fronted on Sunrise Lake, a
sheet of water some seventeen miles in length, and with
innumerable coves along its crooked shores.
Because the boy’s mother had died in his infancy with a suddenly
developed lung trouble, the worthy doctor had always been
unusually solicitous about Frank; and urged upon him the necessity
for securing all the outdoor life he could. Nobody else dreamed that
Frank looked delicate; but his father saw suspicious signs in every
little “bark” he gave utterance to.
The result was that just now Frank was to be kept out of school for a
whole year. His father, being a self-made man, had always believed
that an education could be more practically attained from
observation and travel than by study of books.
Andy, on the other hand, was an orphan. His father had been quite a
well known man of science, and a professor in college. Having a
leaning toward aeronautics, he finally took up the fascinating pursuit,
after his wife died. A year before the time when we make the
acquaintance of the boys, he had vanished utterly from the sight of
mortal man, having been carried away in a severe gale while in a
balloon, crossing over the line of the partly finished Panama canal.
No word had ever come back, and it was of course fully believed that
the daring navigator of the upper currents had perished at sea, or in
the wilds of that tropical country to the south.
So Andy found himself left in charge of a jolly old gentleman named
Colonel Josiah Whympers, mentioned in the will as his guardian.
There was ample money in the estate, and every month Andy
received many times more than any lad in all Bloomsbury. But he
had no bad habits, and spent his money for good purposes; much of
it going toward building a monoplane, which he and Frank expected
to utilize in taking little flights around the vicinity.
So far as Andy was concerned, he certainly came by his great love
for aviation honestly; since his father had been infatuated with the
science of flying.
“Besides,” Andy was accustomed to remarking, when any one
challenged his wisdom in choosing such a dangerous calling; “A Bird
ought to take to the air just as naturally as a duck does to water. My
father had to give in to the call of the upper wild; and I just guess I’ve
inherited the longing to soar through the clouds from him.”
Andy was a merry lad, with twinkling blue eyes, and full of the joy of
living. His cousin Frank happened to be more serious-minded as a
rule; and so they made a most congenial pair of chums, who were
yet to have their first quarrel.
Colonel Josiah was supposed to be a rather gruff old party; but that
was pretty much a blind; for at heart he was the most amiable
gentleman within twenty miles of the home town. Andy could just
wind him around his little finger. Having become a cripple some
years back, the colonel could no longer roam the world, looking on
strange sights, as had been his custom all his life. Consequently, he
had to take his enjoyment in reading of the exploits of others, and in
encouraging the boys of Bloomsbury to become athletes.
At many a hotly contested baseball game the old traveler could be
seen waving his crutch and his cane in the air as he rooted loyally for
the home team. And when he learned how Andy aspired to follow in
the footsteps of his gifted father, with a sturdy intention to conquer
the problems of aviation, instead of throwing obstacles in the way,
the old man actually applauded his choice, and offered to assist by
any reasonable means in his power.
For more than two months now the Bird boys had been industriously
at work upon a model of a monoplane fashioned very much after the
style of the Bleriot which they had seen do wonderful stunts on the
day they traveled down to the trying-out grounds on Long Island.
A great advance had been made in securing a new Kinkaid engine,
said to be three times as light as the best hitherto made. Both boys
anticipated great things when they had completed their task. Several
times they had undone certain parts of the work, to go about it
another way that promised better results. And now they only waited
for the cylinder which had been sent for, to get their little machine
into practical use.
It was far from being a toy. Both boys had gone deeply into the
subject. They talked of little else, read everything that came their
way, consulted every authority attainable, experimented, and
planned their way carefully.
As yet the wonderful monoplane was something of a mystery. It was
housed in a long, low building they were pleased to call a “hangar,”
and which was kept scrupulously locked at all times, whether the
toilers were within or absent. This odd-looking building was situated
in a field back of Colonel Whympers’ house, which also belonged to
the crippled traveler. And frequently he would limp out to where he
could look toward the shack, to talk to himself, nod his head, and
smile, as though he expected great things some day when “his boys”
had completed their task.
Walking down through the town on this July day, rather cool for the
season, the cousins talked as usual of little else save the chances of
their flying machine proving all that they expected of it.
“I’m willing to stake my future reputation on her being a hustler from
the word go!” declared Andy, energetically, as they drew near the
railroad yards.
“And I’m going to risk my precious life on her ability to stay up, once
she gets away from the ground. That’s as much as any fellow could
say!” echoed Frank; who knew only too well what faithful labor had
been put into every part of the monoplane, built for two.
“Don’t I hope we’ll find our cylinder has come to hand, though?” said
Andy, as he began to cast his eyes around, to immediately add
excitedly: “Look there, that seems to be about the size of the
package we’re expecting. Yes, and here’s the name of the aeroplane
dealer we wrote to. It’s a cylinder, as sure as you live. Go and hunt
up the clerk, Frank, and settle with him. Meantime I’ll be ripping off
this cover, so we can carry home the beauty easier.”
So Frank immediately strode away toward the little freight office, to
pay the bill, and settle matters. Andy, left alone, started to make use
of his knife in cutting away the burlap that had been sewed around
the object with heavy twine.
He was just well into this pleasant task, whistling merrily meanwhile,
as was his wont, when he heard a hoarse cry of anger from some
point close by.
“Hey! hold on there, you! What in thunder are you tearing open my
freight for? I’ve got a good notion to have you arrested as a thief!”
cried a voice.
And Andy, looking up in startled surprise, saw two figures bearing
down under full sail, in whom he recognized his particular
detestation, Percy Carberry, backed up by his shadow and crony,
“Sandy” Hollingshead.
 CHAPTER II.
RIVALS IN THE FIELD.

“Did you ever see such nerve, Puss, in all your life?” gasped Sandy,
as the two newcomers brought up alongside the astonished Andy.
“Look at the vandal, would you, ripping the cover off our cylinder just
as cool as you please! Hey! Sandy, see anything of the yard
watchman around? We ought to have him pinch this thief straight
away!” snapped the Carberry boy, as he glared at the stooping
figure.
“Ain’t he the bird, though?” went on Sandy, pretending to be
surprised in turn; “And as sure as you live, Puss, it’s the tail end of
that wonderful Bird combination that’s going to do such stunning
stunts one of these fine days. Oh! me! oh! my! What a loss there’ll be
when he is shut up in the cooler!”
“Looky here, just explain what right you’ve got cutting open our
freight, that’s the ticket!” blustered Percy, shaking his clenched hand
in front of Andy’s nose.
“Take that away! I don’t like it. And what the dickens do you mean
saying this thing is your freight?” demanded the threatened one,
beginning to gain his feet; for he did not just fancy kneeling so close
to a fellow like Percy Hollingshead, whose reputation for treachery
was well known.
“Because it is our freight. Go back to school and learn to read, you
lunkhead!” the other went on, seeming to get more and more angry
—because they were two to one, and the freight yard was a usually
sequestered place, where no one would be apt to interfere, if so be
they chose to administer a drubbing to the offensive investigator.
“But it’s certainly a cylinder for an airship!” declared Andy, casting a
quick glance down toward his feet, where the partly uncovered