Introduction

Welcome to the world of do-it-yourself (DIY) remote-control airplanes. In this book you will learn how to build your own motorized model aircraft from scratch using materials and tools that are widely available and relatively inexpensive. You’ll also learn the skills you need to get your plane into the air and keep it there. By the end of the book, you should be able to create your own customized designs, limited only by your imagination … and by the laws of aerodynamics.

Book Overview

This book starts off with very detailed instructions on how to get our Flack (“flying” + “hack”) delta wing provisioned, understood, built, flown, and repaired in six chapters that break down as follows:

Chapter 1 presents a shopping list and possible ...

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