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    R/C Airplane How-To's Volume 1

    CANOPIES, 7
    Vacu-Form Your Own Canopies, 8
    Form Giant-Scale Canopies, 10
    Functional Giant-Scale Canopy, 12

    ELECTRICS, 15
    Electric Twins, 16
    Miniature Electric-Drive System, 23
    Static Thrust Tester, 26

    STANDS, 28
    Build a Handy Transmitter Stand, 29
    A Stand for all Seasons, 31

    CONSTRUCTION - GENERAL, 33
    Make WW I Scale Landing Gear, 34
    Build the Ultimate Wing Spar, 36
    Build In-Line Fuselage Retracts, 37
    Build Fowler Flaps, 41
    Authentic Aluminum, 44
    Cable Linkage Systems, 46
    Don't Trash Your Crash, 48
    Use Threaded Inserts, 50
    Floatplane Conversions and Gear, 51
    By Air, Land, or Sea, 55
    Rogallo Wing, 58
    The Mechanics of Landing Gear, 60
    Servo-Tray Installation, 62
    Airframe Alignment, 64
    Build a Wing Jig, 66
    Budget Flier Tail-Wheel Assembly, 68

    CONSTRUCTION - GLASS, FOAM & COMPOSITES, 70
    Using Carbon-Fiber Rods, 71
    Sheeting with Obechi, 73
    10 Steps to a Fiberglass Cowl, 75
    Fiberglassing Foam Floats, 77
    Vacuum Bagging, 80
    Build Lighter Foam Wings, 83
    Using Carbon Fiber, 84
    Making Wingtips with Rohacell Foam, 86
    Quick-Build a Fiberglass Cowl, 88
    Sheeting Foam-Core Wing Panels, 90
    Fiberglassing Sheeted Wings, 93
    Easy Shell Construction, 95

    CONSTRUCTION-BUILDING SECRETS, 97
    Scaling up with a Contour Gauge, 98
    Build a Foam Scroll Cutter, 100
    Lighter Tail Feathers, 101
    Multipurpose Fiberglass Sheeting, 102
    Easy Composite Formers, 103
    Using Carbon Fiber Mat, 104
    Auto-Fuse Arming Switch, 105

    TECHNIQUES, 106
    Servo Outputs Tricks, 107
    Trim Sailplanes for Aerobatics, 109
    How to Compute the MAC, 112
    Plotting Airfoils, 114
    The Gilbert Approach to Landing, 117
    Avoiding Dead Sticks, 119
    Hop-Up the Zenoah G-23, 121
    Hooked on Towing, 123
    Modify the Ace Digipace, 125
    Hot Wings, 128
    Supersonic Props?, 131
    Carburetor Basics, 132

    THIS BOOK is a collection of over 50 of the best "how-to" feature articles that have been published in Model Airplane News. No longer will you have to flip through past issues, searching for an article that has suddenly become pertinent. A wealth of information that can help you to design, build, fly and maintain your models can now be found all in one place.

    Need to improve your landing technique? Then turn to page 117. Looking for tips on how to adjust your carburetor? Flip to page 132. Interested in sheeting or glassing wings? Turn to pages 90 and 93. Need a cable linkage system on your sport plane? See page 46. This book will help you with everything from handling your engine or designing a high-performance electric to plotting airfoils or routing smoke through your model's wings.

    Written by modelers for modelers, this volume isn't a mere beginner's manual. It's packed with practical techniques designed to help you meet contemporary modeling challenges. The techniques are explained in clear, succinct, understandable terms, and each article is full of photos and easy-to-follow instructions. With so much insightful information, this book will surely become a valuable part of your reference bookshelf.

    #2
    Mike, can I loan this next week?

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      #3
      Hi Mike! I will wait...

      after u Shadow!!!
      Roll call from hanger
      -Kyosho, STRATUS 1600 Glider
      -JH Spitfire-25 size (no 2.)
      -Cap 232-15 size
      -GWS P51 Mustang EP, from a nice DH flyer
      -Dualsky Breeze PRO

      Kissed the ground...

      -Scanner
      -JH Spitfire-25 size (no 1.)

      Frequency

      -Spektrum, DX7

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        #4
        Reservation List

        1) $h@d0w
        2) oldmanflying

        Cheers

        Mike

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          #5
          hi want to borrow this after i return the backyard flying. thanks!
          "To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything."- Otto Lilienthal

          "To fly a plane, a pilot must have cool brains and hot hands!"- Dennis John De Witt

          Fubata 7C 2.4 + T6XAs
          E-starter (GWS) - On "Fire", Trainer, -Sold
          SPITFIRE (GWS) - On "Fire", -Sold
          T-45 Goshhawk 64 mm EDF - Lift-off!
          UAV Scratch Build Ver1.1 - It flies! -Sold
          Mini Cessna scratch build - fun!
          F330 Quadcopter W/KK2 V1.5 - Finally Tuned!
          Charger- Turnigy AC6
          sigpic

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            #6
            hi mike so so sorry i still have the backyard flyers with me. ny any chance is this with you? would like to take a look still. thanks alot!
            "To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything."- Otto Lilienthal

            "To fly a plane, a pilot must have cool brains and hot hands!"- Dennis John De Witt

            Fubata 7C 2.4 + T6XAs
            E-starter (GWS) - On "Fire", Trainer, -Sold
            SPITFIRE (GWS) - On "Fire", -Sold
            T-45 Goshhawk 64 mm EDF - Lift-off!
            UAV Scratch Build Ver1.1 - It flies! -Sold
            Mini Cessna scratch build - fun!
            F330 Quadcopter W/KK2 V1.5 - Finally Tuned!
            Charger- Turnigy AC6
            sigpic

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              #7
              hi mike would like to borrow this book. thanks! sms you liao.
              "To invent an airplane is nothing. To build one is something. But to fly is everything."- Otto Lilienthal

              "To fly a plane, a pilot must have cool brains and hot hands!"- Dennis John De Witt

              Fubata 7C 2.4 + T6XAs
              E-starter (GWS) - On "Fire", Trainer, -Sold
              SPITFIRE (GWS) - On "Fire", -Sold
              T-45 Goshhawk 64 mm EDF - Lift-off!
              UAV Scratch Build Ver1.1 - It flies! -Sold
              Mini Cessna scratch build - fun!
              F330 Quadcopter W/KK2 V1.5 - Finally Tuned!
              Charger- Turnigy AC6
              sigpic

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