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The Best of
Yankee Flyer
The Newsletter of the Millis Model Aircraft Club, Inc.
Author Colin Towers
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First Edition (All rights reserved. © Copyright 199
Table Of Contents
Preface_____
Here are some Frequently Asked Questions......._______
Now for some questions you should ask yourself._________
Which Aircraft?__
Which Engine?__
Which Radio?___
Flight-Line Equipment
The final choice is where to buy this stuff from_
Getting Started__
Open the box_____
Assembling Your ARF
Tail Feathers:_
Hinges__
Installing the Pushrods
Installing The Servos________
How to Choose the Appropriate Hole in a Control Horn____
Installing the Engine
Installing the Nose Wheel___
Installing the Landing Gear____
Installing the Fuel Tank____
Assembling the Wings
Checking the Balance________
Checking the Control Surfaces_
Running the Antenna_
Taxi Tests
First Flight________
New Plane Checkout Sheet___
Chapter 3 - R/C Electronics
The Superheterodyne____
AM vs. FM________
PPM vs. PCM___
The Antenna and VSWR__
Assault and Battery__
Chapter 4 - Learning to Fly_______
Getting Started__
Basic Maneuvers________
Take-Offs
Landing_
Chapter 5 - Advanced Aeronautical information
Lift_____
Introduction________
Bernoulli Principle_
Lift Experiment 1________
Coanda Effect___
Lift Experiment 2________
Angle Of Attack__
Lift Experiment 3________
Ground Effect___
Induced Yaw____
Yaw Stability________
Weather-vaning: definition
Yaw Damping_
Corkscrewing Slipstream________
P-Factor_
P-Factor Myth #1_
P-Factor Myth #2_
P-Factor Myth #3_
Gyroscopic Precession________
Rudder Usage During Rolls________
Analysis of a Roll____
Timeline for Roll Maneuver
Designers Tricks__
Amount of Adverse Yaw____
Summary: Coordinated Turning Procedures________
Preface and Acknowledgements
Include in this book are article that appeared in the Millis Model Aircraft Club Newsletter the Yankee Flyer during the years 1996 and 1997.
Thanks goes to Bill Lloyd, the club's Chief Instructor for his articles on learning to Fly and other, anonymous, authors of articles that I found on the internet.
Other articles were written by the club's Newsletter Editor and the author of this book.
The intent of this book is to encourage more interest in the hobby of Aeronautic Radio Controlled Modeling and not as a commercial enterprise. No intention is made to deny authors of articles of appropriate recognition and, if requested, this book will be modified to include direct credits to authors upon request and proof of authorship authenticity.
Comments to the author maybe made to crtmmac@ma.ultranet.com
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