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Making/flying your own Model Jet aircraft. Choosing your model & auxillary equipment, installing the turbine, slecting the correct fuel systems - all this and more is explained. On to the flying site - learn the safety aspects, as well as perculiarities relating to flying jet planes. Modl aircraft powered by real jet engines are fascinating machines, capable of climbing vertically, pulling loops of virtually any size and flying at breathtaking sppeds. Thomas Kamps is famed throughout the world for his best selling first book 'Model Jet Engines', in this, his second book he describes how to make a successful start in this demanding sport. The 'Radio Controlled Model Jet Guide' provides valuable help in selecting a suitable model and the best choice of engine, as well as how to install the turbine, auxillary equipment required, fule systems and everthing you need to build and fly your own model jet aircraft. The author then takes you to the flying site, where safety is paramount and the correct starting proceedure is crucial. Once a model is in the air, there is a set of unique jet characteristics to be taken into account, such as delayed throttle response, the effects on the model of exhaust flow and the safest landing techniques. This richly illustrated book containg dozens of photos and drawings, provides all the detailed information you need to make your own radio-controlled jet model aircraft and fly it successfully.

Table of Contents:
Ch.1 Introduction - Jet engines as model propulsion systems (turbines for model aircraft, Modern production engines), The physics of jet propulsion (Jet propulsion versus the propeller, Flight performance, Behaviour of jet engines in model aircraft) Ch.2 Suitable Models - Requirements for use with jet engines (What are the real differences? How much power is required? Requirements on the pilot and equipment), Scale model jets (Military jets, Civilian aircraft), Sport Models (The turbine-on-top model, Twin-boom models, Flying wings and canards, Experimental aircraft, Vertical take-off machines) ch. 3 Installing the Model Jet Engine - External installation (Protecting the model's fuselage, Attaching the turbine to the model), Enclosed installation in the fuselage (Mounting the engine, Tail Pipes, The bifurcated tail pipe, Size of inlet ducts, Air ducting inside the model) Ch.4 Accessories and Installations - Control systems (Why do model jet engines have to be controlled? Proprietary Fuel Control Systems, Home-made control units, Home-made mechanical fuel regulators, Setting up the engine control system to suit your r/c system), Essential accessories and airborne equipment (Fuel pumps, Fuel tanks, Airborne equipment, The lubrication system, Special features of the rc installation) Ch.5 Flying Model Jet Aircraft - Going about things the right way (Safety first, The basics of starting a model jet engine, Electric starters, fans and compressed air, Home-made starter fans, Starting the engine), Special characteristics of model jet engines (Delayed throttle response and residual thrust, The effect of the exhaust gas flow, The landing is the problem, Gyroscopic effects), The first flight (Points to remember, Starting the gine - the importance of teamwork) Bibliography Notes


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781900371186
  • Publisher: Traplet Publications Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Traplet Publications Ltd
  • Height: 270 mm
  • Width: 190 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1900371189
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jan 1999
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 5 mm


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