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Aircraft Workshop: Learn to Make Models That Fly (Paperback)

by Kelvin Shacklock (Author)
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  • Paperback: 264 pages
  • Publisher: Special Interest Model Books (28 Sep 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1854862162
  • ISBN-13: 978-1854862167
  • Product Dimensions: 29.4 x 20.8 x 1.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 42,836 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Covering everything from basic principles to making your first flying model, through to advanced scale construction models, this volume is fully illustrated with over 200 scaled plans and drawings.

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46 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Good...this is what I want., 31 Jul 2001
i had made few books order through online but never give me this satisfaction feeling. To all beginners, this is a great book about R/C modelling. To all experienced modellers,..this is another one for your little workshop library. It teach us from the basic of everything we want to know,..from free-flight knowlegde that lead the understanding principle of physics (with fun), gradually up to seven more models to the level of building and flying WWII birds such as Hawker Sea Fury and Supermarine Spitfire. Many templates and plans to photocopy, well drawn Illustration, good quality paper, a lot pics and good printing finished.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars From beginner to master with one book, 27 May 2006
The title accurately reflects the content - "learn to BUILD models that fly". If you have never built a flying model aircraft in your life and you aspire to build large, accurate, scale RC models (or anything of a lesser degree) - this is an EXCELLENT book well worth the investment. If you are an intermediate modeller wishing to enhance your abilities then you will also get a lot out of this book.

The layout of this book is unlike most. It does not try to teach you theoretically with chapters on all the basics. Neither does it try to teach you everything there is to know - for example it does not go into foam wing construction or vacuum moulding. Having said that - it offers a wealth of alternative techniques that will achieve equally exquisite results with a lot less equipment, cost or complexity.

This book is laid out as a practical tutorial/ study guide. It starts with a simple chuck-glider, progresses through a range of elegant models of increasing complexity and finishes with a 1/5th scale Mk XIV Spitfire which looks awesome. All the models have conventional built-up constuctions. If you began at the beginning and worked your way to the end you will have built some wonderful models and become a true master craftsman in the process.

The text is clearly laid out providing practical guidance. Adjacent to that are some anticipated questions and answers. The graphics are entirely black & white photos or line drawings and plans - the clarity is excellent and supports the text brilliantly. Where necessary there is some theory - for example, enough about aerodynamics to help one to understand how to trim the model and to understand the effect of controls.

The book contains comprehensive plans for each of the models which the modeller is free to enlarge and build from.

I congratulate Kelvin Shacklock on creating this book - it is excellent value for money and I recommend it to any budding modeller who wants to learn.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, 13 Mar 2007
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Excellent plans, clear instructions. Occasionally difficult to get the right materials or parts (e.g. "1/2A nosewheel leg", a Dubro product, not apparently stocked in the UK, have to order from USA), presumably because the writer is not UK-based, but packed with good, basic advice and a good mix of hand-holding and challenge.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the best book on RC Model Flying
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