% AEROMODELLER POCKET DATA BOOK Originally published in America by FLYING MODELS his valuable collection of ashes fr seroma prvi almost a lietime’scollectio tion on all aspects of model slasts but many typical Amerlean expressions have been retained where International usage has accepted them, MODEL & ALLIED PUBLICATIONS LTD 45p net in Bx ony SBN 0 eee 076 x woos Viva 13904 8371 pecan nisin MOOR YING LANDON ts avw Hay. AEROMODELLER POCKET DATA BOOK Se ee ee NdAEROMODELLER POCKET DATA BOOK Originally published in America by FLYING MODELS this valuable collection of data sheets for aeromodelers provides almost a lifetime's collection ef informa ton on all aspects of model fying. Where necessary, facts have been amended to meet the requirements of British enthu- siasts but many typical American ‘expressions have been retained where international usage has accepted them. MODEL & ALLIED PUBLICATIONS LTD. 13,85 BRIDGE ST.» HEMEL HEMPSTEAD - HERTS ENGLANDModel & Allied Publications Led, Station Road, Kings Langley, Herefordshire, England. ski ube 163 “Third preston 1974 Assen “rng noc erie camnnooe ‘OLD WOKING, SURREY L 2 2 CONTENTS BUILDING, FLYING AND ADJUSTING ALL-BALSA GLIDERS BALSA FABRICATED WINGS. ‘GHUCK GLIDER DESIGN DATA SIMPLE SLAB-SIDER BUILDING (CABIN. SLAB-SIDERS SHEET AND BLOCK. FUSELAGES MAKING STRONGER FUSELAGES RUBBER MOTOR TECHNIQUE [NRFOIL PLOTTING BASIC WING CONSTRUCTION MORE COMPLEX WING BUILDING ELUPTICAL WINGS STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS” (COVERING AND DOPING WINGS WING ATTACHMENT METHODS... PROPELLERS FOR ALL PURPOSES ENGINE MOUNTINGS: PLANFORMS. IN-GENERAL ‘CONTROL LINE PLANFORMS USE_OF MATERIALS FUSELAGE COVERING PROCEDURE AALL_ABOUT DETHERMALISERS CONTROL LINE EXPLAINED BASIC CONTROL LINE : UNDERCARRIAGES AND WHEELS GL WANDLES AND OPERATION TEAM RACING AND SPEED FLYING TANKS AND TIMERS... FINISHING. AND DECORATING SINGLE CHANNEL RADIO CONTROL, MULTI-CHANNEL RADIO. CONTROL, RIC CONTROL SYSTEMS FREE FLIGHT TRIMMING = ‘TROUBLE SHOOTING: STALL, DIVE, SPI, RECOVERY4 5 1, BUILDING, FLYING & ADJUSTING ALL-BALSA GLIDERSv 7 2. BALSA FAI ‘CARVE! BRICATED WINGS ~n / =D SOLID WING ‘SINGLE-CURVE SHEET-BALSA WING cian iirsditsDESIGN LAYOUT FOR CONTEST HAND-LAUNCH GLIDER. ae cHUH: ah tel, ul 3. CHUCK-GLIDER DESIGN DATA if i"0 0 4. SIMPLE SLAB-SIDER BUILDING5. CABIN SLAB-SIDERS‘Block TPE 6. SHEET & BLOCK FUSELAGES6 v7 8. RUBBER MOTOR TECHNIQUE 7. MAKING STRONGER FUSELAGES RUBBER MOTORS METHODS OF PREPARATION | = e9, AIRFOIL PLOTTING ‘AIRFOIL TERMS-WHAT THEY MEAN:» a 10. BASIC WING CONSTRUCTION4 12. ELLIPTICAL WINGS 13. STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS By, Hattg tte ud l ii i i 4 ‘Extchint own osm 70 Te LEADS ty i | 4 | ‘Riamose scavone ny oowen STEP FvEwacr comes wt —.% u2 CURVED SURFACES: (WET COVERING) 15. WING ATTACHMENT METHODS © Biatine Ceeoerron or Seer ‘BASIC WING HOLD-DOWNS: © Bee. <3 jf NO 6 sto PLUG-IN WING INSTALLATIONS® a3 16, PROPELLERS FOR ALL PURPOSES PROPELLER CLASSIFICATIONS2 POPULAR PROPELLER TYPES PROPELLER SELECTION onmenw mnt enon ene it ead Elsglealebl 17, ENGINE MOUNTINGSTADIACLY WOURTED ENGHE WSTALLAT eb “~~ 18, PLANFORMS IN GENERAL WING & STAB PLANFORMS BASIC PLANFORM SHAPES even ACATONS oF G8 GaPSTE PATHE aL fe Lt 1 FLT 088 WODELS & LINE GAS MODELS ce Ee EH ze POWERED MODELS ‘GLIDER MODELS —:19, CONTROL LINE PLANFORMS FUSELAGE AND RUDDER PLANFORMS [BASIC FUSELAGE CROSS-s et ‘SHAPES:2 20. USE OF MATERIALS« 21, FUSELAGE COVERING PROCEDURE FLAT SURFACES eea 22. ALL ABOUT DETHERMALISERS WEIGHT-SHFTING DE THERMALIZERS cs FUSELAGE-DISTURBANCE DETHERMALIZERS:“ 6 23. CONTROL LINE EXPLAINED 24. BASIC CONTROL LINE3 a & = = o g < Zz $ 2 g a Zz 5 6 a26.C/L HANDLES & OPERATION2 28. TANKS & TIMERS54 55 30. SINGLE CHANNEL RADIO CONTROL [am 29. FINISHING & DECORATING WOOD FINISHING:31, MULTI-CHANNEL RADIO CONTROL32. R/C CONTROL SYSTEMS2 a = 2 z z bE = 9 a Z u 2 = | os 834, TROUBLE SHOOTING (1) STALL (2) DIVE(3) SPIN (4) RECOVERY