Building & Flying Radio Control Model Aircraft

David Boddington


Development of radio control model aircraft and progress of the associated equiptment has never been greater than at the present time.For the newcomer to the hobby there are difficult decisions to be made and if costly mistakes are to be avoided, some guidance and assistance will be required.
Selecting suitable model designs, purchasing the radio control equiptment and engines, from an impressive and tempting array of goods, can be a daunting task and David Boddington advices on the choices to be made .
The beginner will benefit from the information contained in these well-illustrated pages, but the more advanced modeller will also gain from the contents, there is a wealth of the author's practical experiences and those of fellow modellers within the numerous chapters.
The book deals with the types of model and radio control systems available, the materials and tools required for building, constructional techniques, engines and electric motors and the basic learning to fly the model. aircraft.
Model types include trainers, scale, sailplanes, helecopters, jets and general sports and fun-flying types are explained together with competition classes.