AEROMODELLING

 

THE SIX DIFFERENT TYPES OF MODELS ARE :

 

1)       GLIDER MODEL – THESE ARE THE MODELS WHICH FLY WITHOUT THE HELP OF ANY ENGINE .

 

A)     CHUCK GLIDER MODEL – THESE ARE FLOWN DIRECTLY BY THROWING.

B)     LOW LINE MODEL – THESE ARE FLOWN BY THREAD ,  LIKE KITES

 

2)       FREE FLIGHT MODELS – THESE ARE THE MODELS WHICH ARE FITTED WITH AN ENGINE BY NO EXTERNAL CONTROL .

 

A)     FREE FLIGHT POWER DURATION MODELS – IN THIS MODEL THE ENGINE HELPS IN FLIGHT.

B)     FREE FLIGHT SCALE MODEL – THESE ARE THE MODELS WHICH ARE MADE ON THE BASIS OF THE ACTUAL AIRCRAFTS THAT ARE EXISTING .

 

3)       CONTROL LINE MODELS – THESE MODELS ARE FITTED WITH AN  ENGINE &  ARE FLOWN  WITH THE HELP OF CONTROL LINE HANDLES

 

A)     CONTROL LINE SPEED MODELS – IN  THESE MODELS THE SPEED IS NOTED.

B)     CONTROL LINE STUNT MODELS –IN  THESE MODELS THE SPEED IS NOT NOTED BECAUSE THE MODELS ARE BASED UPON THE UP , DOWN OR INCLINED MOVEMENTS .

 

4)       RADIO CONTROLLED MODELS – THESE ARE THE MODELS FITTED WITH AN ENGINE AND ARE CONTROLLED WITH THE HELP OF RADIO TRANSMITTER & RECEIVER SYSTEM.

 

5)       HATCI MODELS – THESE MODELS ARE MADE OUT OF WOODEN BLOCKS TO REPRESENT AN ACTUAL FLIGHT .

 

6)       RUBBER POWER MODELS – THESE MODELS ARE FLOWN BY TAKING THE ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF THE RUBBER STRIP TO GENERATE POWER FOR THE MODEL .

 

MATERIALS USED IN AEROMODELLING

 

1)       KHALSA WOOD – IT IS USED FOR  MAKING RUBS & SPARES FOR THE MODEL .

 

2)       BIRCH WOOD – IT  IS USED IN HEAVIER MODELS.

 

3)       BAMBOO & CANE – IT IS USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TAIL & RUBBER FRAMES.

 

4)       PLYWOOD – IT IS USED FOR WING TIPS & ENGINE MOUNTING FRAMES .

 

5)       ADHESIVE – IT IS USED FOR JOINING THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS .

 

6)       DOPE – IT CONSISTS OF ACETONE  , METYHL , ALCOHOL & CELLULOID.

 

7)       PAPER TISSUE & SILK – IT IS USED FOR COVERING THE MODEL AIRCRAFT .

 

8)       WIRE – IT IS USED FOR MAKING THE UNDER CARRIAGE & CONTROL LINE COLOUMNS.

 

9)       RUBBER – IT IS USED FOR GENERATION OF POWER  &  KEEPING THE  VARIOUS COMPONENTS TOGETHER .