Have you ever wanted to build and fly model airplanes, but never did because you thought that the work involved was too difficult to learn? Building and Flying Model Airplanes was written just for you. The author takes you through a series of model building projects that takes the mystery out of modeling. Each chapter teaches a specific phase of model building, and the reader actually builds a specific model. The book is written as though the author is standing beside the new model builder, and is discussing “the how and why” the way a particular model is built. All phases of model aircraft building are discussed so that the reader will learn a firm basic understanding of the principles of model aircraft construction and flight preparation. The models used in this book are built from readily available kits. These were selected because each model airplane represented a particular style of model building experience. Each model airplane has a reputation of being a well mannered, good performing aircraft. At the conclusion of performing the projects outlined in this book, the reader will be sufficiently knowledgeable to build most any model airplane from a kit.