Build and fly your very own model airplane design. Using clear explanations, you will learn important design trade-offs and how to choose among them. The latest research and techniques are discussed using easy to understand language.You will discover:* The special challenges faced by the smaller models and how to overcome them.* How to choose the right material for each part of the airplane.* Easy rules for selecting the right power system, gas or electric.* When it makes sense to use one of the innovative KFm airfoils.* Pros and cons of canard and multi-wing configurations.* A step-by-step design process that includes goal setting and flight testing.* In-depth discussions of important topics like airfoils and wing design.* The sources of air drag and how to minimize their impact.Not just for beginners! Exhaustively researched, there is something for everyone among the wealth of information it contains.Not just for electric models! The power systems chapter covers gas engines and electric motors. Most of the book applies equally well to gliders.A perfect complement to RCadvisor's online model airplane calculator, this book stands completely on its own. All of the formulas included can be easily used with a hand-held calculator.RCadvisor's easy to use calculator is the leading online tool for model airplane building and design. Numerous ToolTips, interactive tutorials, and real-time graphs make understanding easy.Carlos Reyes founded www.rcadvisor.com in 2007. He's had a life-long love affair with aviation, building and flying model airplanes since childhood. He holds a Private Pilot-Glider license and is the Vice President of his local model airplane club.
My design uses a type of foam that you can find everywhere. I use wood in the design where it makes sense. Composites have too many drawbacks and not enough benefits most of the time, in my opinion. The book will cover a lot of design variations.
It would be more work, but I'd love to see multiple build techniques. On this site I'm seeing a lot of different build techniques, but usually when someone scratch builds, they go with foam. I don't even know where to get the kind of foam they are using. That's how basic my knowledge is. I'd love to see a design built with wood, foam, and composite together or built three times with each method. Something that allows the reader to observe the tradeoffs in performance, build time, cost, etc.
Just spitballin'. I'm looking forward to June now.
WOW! That is exactly the book I'm working on now! The working title is "RCadvisor's Model Airplane Design in Practice". I go from design, construction and flying of a single design. Look for it in June.
I'm excited to start reading it, so I'll be looking for it to arrive. I wish someone would do a book on how to take a design through to construction. That part is a mystery to me. CAD is sort of intimidating although I find Google Sketchup a piece of cake to use. I'd love to know how to lay out parts for a laser cutter or templates for foam cutting etc.
Maybe we should create a separate Ning Social Network for R/C plane design/build, etc.
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Just spitballin'. I'm looking forward to June now.
Maybe we should create a separate Ning Social Network for R/C plane design/build, etc.