Subtitle: Design and Build From Scratch Your Own Modern Flying Model Airplane In One Day for Just $5

How does an original model airplane design get created?

I've always wanted to read a book that answered that question. A book that takes me by the hand and shows me how it's really done. One that tells me not just the what and the how, but also the all important why. Since nobody had ever written such a book, I decided I had to do it myself. This is that book.

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.

Design Goals

Incorporating the latest innovations and research results, the design is deceptively simple in appearance. However, 20 prototypes and 15 hours of flight testing were required before a design finally met all the goals:

• Build it in just one day for less than $5.
• A joy to fly with no bad habits.
• Sturdy enough to survive hard landings.
• Build either a park flyer or an indoor slow flyer.
• New pilots can fly it without ailerons.
• 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?

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. Everything is explained without using equations!

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.

Advance Praise

 "This is absolutely A MUST READ!" - Bob Aberle

 "I am so excited about the design that I just have to build one to try it out." - Ken Myers

 "Carlos kicks out another winner with this one." - Jamie Burke

 "Even with model airplane design experience, you are likely to learn something from this book. I know I did." - Paul Bradley

 "Carlos Reyes has done it again!" - Richard Kline

 "Lots of great info!" - Michael "Crash" Hancock

 "Carlos' latest book is like a well written mystery novel." - Red Scholefield

Special Offer

The book is just $9.99. That is a lot less than the price of a new kit! Book orders placed through this website are always autographed. For a limited time I'm including a free six month subscription to the premium features of the calculator. That is an $12 value! This subscription unlocks the optimizer and all the other advanced calculator features. Current subscribers can extend their subscription with this offer. The subscription starts on the date of purchase. They do not auto-renew - expect a reminder email about a week before it expires.

Bonus Stickers

While supplies last, I'm also throwing in free high quality vinyl stickers with every order. They are three-inch high copies of the RCadvisor logo in full color. The vinyl is only 0.002 inches thick and is self adhesive. They look great!

Click here to see an Adobe Acrobat (PDF) preview of the book.

Paperback: 152 pages
Publisher: RCadvisor.com (July 1, 2009)

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