Basics of R/C Model Aircraft Design: Practical Techniques for Building Better ModelsA comprehensive guide to designing radio control model airplanes. Andy Lennon presents a thorough and comprehensive introduction to the intriguing world of model aerodynamics. Whatever your modeling background, this book will be a valuable reference source in your R/C library and will never be outdated. Fully illustrated. |
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adverse yaw aerodynamic center aft wing aileron airfoil section angle of attack aspect ratio balance balsa beam C₁ max cambered canard center of lift CG location Chapter chord line cowl degrees diameter dihedral downwash angle droop elevator engine Eppler float force forebody foreplane formula fuselage gross weight higher horizontal tail increase induced drag landing gear landing speeds level flight lift coefficient low Rns lower main wing maneuvers Model Airplane muffler NACA nose nose-up ounces per square pitching moment plane planform power loading profile drag prop propeller reduced result root chord rudder servo shown in Figure slotted flaps spiral stability square foot square inches stall speed stalling angle static margin Swift symmetrical T-tail tail download tail surfaces tail's tailless takeoff tapered three-surface tion trim vertical tail area wake wing area wing loading wing's AoA wingtip zero lift