Discusses the history, types, and construction of flying-model airplanes. Also describes sport and contest flying of radio-controlled and control-line models.
Library Binding
(Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2008)
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Describes several different kinds of airplanes, including a paper airplane, a propeller plane, a biplane, a crop duster, a seaplane, a water bomber, and jets.