Experience firsthand the joys of building and flying your very
own model airplane design. Put into practice the lessons from my
previous book, RCadvisor's Model Airplane Design Made Easy. Follow
along as we design, build, and fly a modern radio-controlled model
airplane.
Lofty Design Goals
Incorporating the latest innovations and research results, the
design looks deceptively simple. However, 20 prototypes had to be
built before one finally met all the design goals:
- Build it in just one day for less than $5.
- A joy to fly with no bad habits.
- Build either a park flyer or an indoor slow flyer.
- New pilots can fly it without ailerons.
- Sturdy enough to survive hard landings.
- Easy to build for new scratch builders.
- Kid-friendly free flight glider version.
- Use inexpensive electric power systems and radio gear.
- Great starting point for your own unique designs.
You can easily find the construction materials for the airplane
at local discount or craft stores. So what are you waiting for?
An Inside Look at the Design Process
The book starts by describing the goals and the long prototyping
process that led to the final design. Along the way you get to see
firsthand the challenges that creating an innovative design
presents. Learn the reasoning behind all the decisions that led to
this unique design.
A stand-alone book, it is complemented nicely by RCadvisor's
online model airplane calculator and my first model airplane design
book. Picking up where that book left off, it takes a very
pragmatic approach to the entire design process.
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.
ADVANCE PRAISE
"Carlos Reyes is quickly building a reputation as a talented and
experienced RC model aircraft expert and author. His first book,
titled RCadvisor's Model airplane Design Made Easy, set the stage
for what I'm sure will be a series of books that will allow a rank
beginner to get a start and then progress to any desired level in
our wonderful hobby.
The amount of detail in this new book is incredible and will
certainly apply to many other aircraft that you build as you grow
in the hobby. Carlos Reyes has a truly enjoyable style of writing.
Fun to read while you are learning so much at the same time
This new book is excellent for any age group be they young or
old. This is absolutely A MUST READ I can only imagine (and look
forward to) what book number three will be like "
- Bob Aberle, AMA 215, Technical Editor, Model Aviation magazine
"I was really hoping Carlos' next book would be informative,
entertaining, helpful, and have a brilliant educational aspect for
RC flying hobbyists. However, this book didn't quite do this; it
was BEYOND these expectations Carlos kicks out another winner with
this one. Yes, you can have entertaining and helpful media in RC
other than podcasts "
- Jamie Burke, Host, www.AllThingsThatFly.com
"Invading the mind of a designer is an intriguing adventure.
After reading just the first chapter about the goals, along with
what did and didn't work on the prototypes, I was eager to read on
to see how the modified design worked out. Carlos continues by
explaining what considerations were used, and how they were
derived, to pick a "Winner" from the many prototypes. I carefully
studied Carlos' ideas and techniques and learned a lot about
designing this type of plane. I am so excited about the design that
I just have to build one to try it out.
- Ken Myers, Editor, The Ampeer
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