More Pics Of The New Plane

Finished test flying it yesterday with "wing 2" for windy conditions. It did great. Very slow and stable. Easy to land. It glides in nicely and only a little flair is required before touchdown.

A New Scratchbuild

So I mentioned that I got some good foam out of a dumpster. These are some pics of the first plane I made from this stuff. It is styled like an Olde Timer, a vintage free flight. It spans about 3 feet, depending on the wing I use with it. In its final form, it flies great! It is slow and stable and docile.

 I'll have some more pics of this plane in the future. The foam was easy to cut and sands something like balsa. I used acrylic paint. The foam is also quite tough. I've flown this plane several times now, and it is nice.
 

A Great Find!

I sell stuff on eBay from time to time, and I find packing material and cardboard boxes for shipment in dumpsters. There's one place in particular, behind a coffee shop where I have good luck getting what I need. Last weekend I found a LOT of epp type foam, in long rectangular pieces and flat sheets. This stuff is incredible! It is tough, light, easy to shape, sandable (you can sand it like balsa). I've started a small Old Timer style rc model, using this material. I got so much, I can build models for years! My rectangular pieces are about 48" long and measure about 2" by 4" in cross section. The flat sheets are about 1" by 12" by 36". There were not as many of those, unfortunately. But I sure have a lot of really good fuselage material. I find that a variety of knives and saws cut this stuff well. You can hollow it out easily. It sands surprisingly smooth and shapes nicely with course grit sandpaper. You can even use a file! But now I've got to get a little vacuum to control the dust. No prob. I'll find one at an estate sale. Never be too proud to do a little dumpster diving.