Hi
So I had a Cox 0.049 Surestart lying in my drawer. It came with a Cox Back Draft control Line plane which my dad got from the U.S. when I was a kid. The plane never flew (as it was made of plastic and was too heavy), but I salvaged the engine. I always wanted to do something with the engine so last year I decided to build a free flight model for it. I used balsa to make the entire plane and then used lacquer to fuel proof it.
Unfortunaltely, the plane flew only three flights before crashing head first into the ground. (Pic-1)
Too much dihedral (almost 30 degrees) and an aft CG are the main reasons for this crash.
Anyways, this time I decided to go RC so that I would be able to save the plane in case of such faults. I mounted the engine on a test stand (Pic-2)(to check if it is still working after being buried into the ground the last time it ran). Took me a little while, but after 15 minutes of starting the engine and it stopping within 10 seconds, I was finally able to run it for a full tank of fuel.
Now that I am sure that the engine is not damaged, I shall proceed with building a plane for it.
I am planning to build the Lastick, which is a variation of the littlest stick.
Have downloaded the plans and shall start building as soon as I get the balsa. 

These are the plans I'll be using.

Interesting! Where do you fly in GGN?

I fly in Greater Noida

People do fly in Gurgaon too

Hahaha, yes, I am aware of that, but I learnt how to fly from Mr. Kalsi, so I prefer to fly there. Also, I fly very irregularly, only when I'm back home from Manipal.

Got the balsa today. Will be starting with the build 

Good plan looking forward to see how it turns out,  5 Deg down and 3 Deg right seems too much, you could review that. this plan is for 0.010 will your 0.049 go with it ? just a passing thought

Thank you sir, will take the thrust angle into consideration. As for the engine, I don't think it should be a problem, as the previous plane I built was also of a similar size and that flew well (except for the cg issue). It had sufficient power, though not enough to go vertical, but it was a free flight and was heavier due to a full balsa wing. This will be lighter as I am using covering and hence should be a bit faster. If the engine doesn't work, I'll make a bigger one next time.

Ummm, how much should I keep the thrust angle? The engine spins the 5x3 prop that I'm using upto about 16,000 RPMs. (Not measured by me, taken from the manufacturer's website)

5 Degrees down thrust should be ok if you keep the CG a tad back say 25-30%. it will be a slow flyer.

else 2 degrees down and 2 degrees right with CG at 15 to 20% should be ok.

In this case since you are using a 0.02 plan for a 0.049 engine it will as such nose heavy and 2 degrees should be fine

I want it to be fast....so 2 degrees down and right should be ok?

Absolutely

Thank you sir!!

Hi, would the stab and elevator be enough, they seem a bit small to me.

Laying out and cutting the plans.

Cutting the Ribs and Spars

Test fitting the components of the wing.

looks great maahin .

you have to bring this to manipal   

Subbu

Will try..............provided I haven't crashed it till then 

Gluing the ribs to the first spar

First spar glued.

Gluing the trailing edge.

Gluing the leading edge.