DIY Monster P-38

DIY Monster P-38

We recently went out to the local Northeast Electric Fun Fly (NEFF) and spent a day flying with friends, families and members of the Flite Test community.

One of our community members, Andres, designs large, slow-flying aircraft built out of lightweight foam board.

This year at NEFF, Andres made a foam P-38 with an 8-foot (2.4 meter) wingspan. The center section was built with formers wrapped with Dollar Tree foam board, and to make the contours, Andres peeled off the paper from the foam board and shaped it.

The Monster P 38 has Fowler flaps made with two servos combined to a linkage. The unique links on the linkage created two different pivot points to make fully functional Fowler flaps. The Monster P-38 was slow and steady in flight! 

We also met up with community members Kevin and Colin Matusik. This father and son team shared their Raiden and Mini Raiden designs. The Raiden has interchangeable noses, an FPV version and a sport version. Check their article HERE for plans and build techniques! 

We love seeing people build, fly, crash and repair together, and we encourage all of you to create, design, build and share to inspire others!