Inspired by (and with a lot of help from) Mark at www.aeronutz.free-online.co.uk
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Rigidity and repeatability seemed to hinder my wallpaper foam planes. The answer - 3mm depron
This design uses a simple 'T' shaped chassis made of 3mm depron butted together, the idea being that a fuselage is built around it once the plane has been shown to fly.
With so few pieces the plane can be put together very quickly.
Initially the wing was pinned to the chassis to experiment with the all important angle of incident.
The battery was mounted on a sliding mount to allow the centre of gravity to be adjusted.
The design incorporates several aeronutz inventions.
Motor held on with rubber band - fine sandpaper on motor / mount allow side thrust adjustment.
Charging through the undercarriage (not as popular now?)
1/2mm deperon sandwich rudder with double sided adhesive / thin plastic as the hinge
Wing aerofoil section is curved with the help of a rolling pin.
By accident I used a bent peice of depron for the wing - hence the strange look!
Final construction weight about 22gms flying time 2 to 3 minutes - some quick pictures
The latest 2-Cell 2-channel plane
The plans will appear here eventually!!!