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RC Models => Electric Planes => Topic started by: anwar on August 09, 2009, 07:50:00 AM

Title: Simplest foam plans
Post by: anwar on August 09, 2009, 07:50:00 AM
What is the simplest foam plans that you have built or you know of on the net ?

I am guessing a flat sheet with a tail and dual elevons at the back would fit the description.

Please point to sources/plans.
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: sahilkit on August 09, 2009, 08:02:25 AM
hi anwar

if you are asking this question from newbie point of view then there are lots of plans available on the net and most of the material used to build these plane is available in India but the most important of all is the cost of electronics that put off people from going via diy stuff.

sahil
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: anwar on August 09, 2009, 09:41:07 AM
I guess I am looking for minimum amount of cutting and gluing (minimum amount of foam parts). 

Yes, there are tons of plans, but many are too complicated, with many many parts of to cut out. 

I guess I am looking for one that looks like an RC Kite.

Of course a flying wing is another option; but they have to be pretty big to work OK.


Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: atul_pg on August 09, 2009, 10:02:01 AM
Hi Anwar,

I was looking for some plans myself and i came across these websites..

hope this helps ?

http://www.skyhighhobby.com/about

http://www.lipopilot.com/plans.html

Cheers

atul g.
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: akash on August 09, 2009, 10:23:17 AM
Dear Anwar,
i made my RC flying carpet with least complexity and ease of reparing also. it resembles RC kite. pls have a look at it and comment. if it suits the criteria for simplest foam plans, i may also create a plan of my model and post it here. http://www.rcindia.org/self-designed-diy-and-college-projects/rc-flying-carpet-)/msg4504/?topicseen#msg4504 (http://www.rcindia.org/self-designed-diy-and-college-projects/rc-flying-carpet-)/msg4504/?topicseen#msg4504)
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: anwar on August 09, 2009, 10:26:27 AM
From the links posted by Atul, here is one that seems to fit what I was looking for.

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=434265

Akash - Please post your plan, it would be useful anyways.
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: Sreedhar on August 09, 2009, 10:56:13 AM
Hai anwar bhai.. the design is cool but where vl i get  depron from??.. Are there any substitutes??..
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: anwar on August 09, 2009, 11:01:09 AM
Seek (ie, "search"), thou shall find... !  :P

http://www.rcindia.org/tools-materials-and-building-techniques/material-sources-foam-board-coro-sheets/
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: rcforall on August 09, 2009, 12:40:10 PM
The simples will be a coro plane called Mugi:
http://www.mugi.co.uk/evo_intro.php

This requires folding the Coro like a paper plane we used to do in school.

This can be adapted to 4 mm bio foam by beveling the  ends of the top and bottom sheet of the leading edge and sticking with tape.

Sai
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: tg on August 09, 2009, 12:55:00 PM
This site has some neat indoor and outdoor plane designs. I recently got a stack of foam plates that I intend to use for these builds - http://www.flyelectric.ukgateway.net/indoor.htm
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: rcforall on August 09, 2009, 01:00:08 PM
This  is one of the simplest
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=867083

Both Ashta and me have tried it .
The only word to describe it is superb.

Sai
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: Ashta on August 20, 2009, 05:40:18 PM
Quote from: rcforall on August 09, 2009, 01:00:08 PM
This  is one of the simplest
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=867083

Both Ashta and me have tried it .
The only word to describe it is superb.

Sai
here is the video. i made this using 3mm coro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxBk7EXqe4Y
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: carloz on August 20, 2009, 06:03:05 PM
hi,

heres a very simple funflyer...designed by Sandeep mathur ...flown by me
No plans or any such reference .. he simply cut out some foam and put the electronics on it :)

powered by a 2212/13  .. 3cell lipo ..

http://www.viddler.com/player/73b1b511/


regards
pramod
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: sandeepm on August 21, 2009, 09:39:46 AM
Yeah to lovely ho gaya dost  {:)} ;D
seen this video after a long time. Thanks........!!! {:)}
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: tg on August 21, 2009, 09:52:02 AM
The video from the slow-stick is pretty neat, possibly could have filmed yourselves flying the plane as well.
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: carloz on August 26, 2009, 11:58:05 AM
hi ,

heres another simple flyer... maidened her today ..fun to fly ...can be used as a car if you are tired of flying :)
took an hr to build .. based on the SKYCART from rcgroups

http://www.viddler.com/player/1e5a8ee8/

will paint her today ...

regards
pramod
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: sandeepm on August 26, 2009, 01:23:32 PM
Nice one...............some thing new from you........... {:)} {:)}
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: carloz on August 26, 2009, 02:27:59 PM
hi Sandeep,

you should see her... will get her this saturday ..have a go at it

regards
pramod
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: rcforall on August 26, 2009, 03:11:10 PM
 awesome  {:)}


Have you made it to these plans :
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1094114&page=14&highlight=plans

sai
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: sandeepm on August 26, 2009, 03:11:42 PM
definitely.......will come this Saturday for Flying.......... :)
Title: Re: Simplest foam plans
Post by: carloz on August 26, 2009, 03:50:42 PM
hi,

yes sai...from the same ..


regards
pramod