This invaluable workshop reference guide is a compilation of some of the best how-to articles. It contains a wide variety of practical modeling techniques relating to materials, design and construction. Its content is technical, but presented in an ways-to-understand, well-illustrated format.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A wealth of information,
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This review is from: Radio Control Airplane How-To's - From the Publishers of Model Airplane News (Volume 2) (Paperback)
This book has alot of information for those starting in R/C planes. I thought it was well worth the cost and would reccomend it to anyone starting in R/C planes. Although it is excellent for beginners it also has information that anyone can use such as how to properly set up a bi-plane.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Basic but out of date,
This review is from: Radio Control Airplane How-To's - From the Publishers of Model Airplane News (Volume 2) (Paperback)
This book was published in the mid-1990s and is a collection of articles from Model Airplane News from the previous several years. As such, it's woefully out of date.
While this is an adequate basic book, if you're new to radio control aircraft, buy one of the many newer books on the market. Much, much, much has changed in the past 2-3 years, particularly related to electric motor flight, foam models (as opposed to balsa and ply), ready-to-fly (everything in one box--airplane, transmitter, onboard electronics, and only 30 minutes assembly time), newer stabilizing and control surfaces (winglets on sailplanes and wing droops to prevent tip stalls on powered trainers, for example), microelectronics, computer radios (transmitters), quantum leaps in battery technology (lithium polymer), etc. The field has changed and this book is too far out of date.
2.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Radio Control Airplane How-To's - From the Publishers of Model Airplane News (Volume 2) (Paperback)
Like the other say it's way outdated. It's time for a rewrite and edit to update the entire edition.
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boost tabs, mass balancer, positive stagger, balsa skins, positive decalage, strip ailerons, chin cowl, balsa sheeting, servo torque, breather cloth, wing jig, stock muffler, dummy engine, cabane struts, foam cradle, balloon tank, wing halves, interplane struts, foam wing, canopy base, ball link, stall strips, fiberglass parts, block balsa, male mold Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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boost tabs, mass balancer, positive stagger, balsa skins, positive decalage, strip ailerons, chin cowl, balsa sheeting, servo torque, breather cloth, wing jig, stock muffler, dummy engine, cabane struts, foam cradle, balloon tank, wing halves, interplane struts, foam wing, canopy base, ball link, stall strips, fiberglass parts, block balsa, male mold Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Model Airplane News, Master Airscrew, Hobby Lobby, Aerospace Composites, Radio Shack, Saran Wrap, White Rain, Aircraft Spruce, Bob Davis, Wicks Aircraft Supply, Aerospace Composite Products, Easy Mask, Gentle Lady, Grumman Low Speed Wind Tunnel, True Value New!
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