with the cold an snow set in and not much flying weather i decided i would build a plane, a big one but i wanted to stay on the path of foam not bashing balsa and monokote just like foam,any way i searched online and found a kit that caught my eye the l-19 glow dog it is a kit this plane has a 6 foot wing span the body is 52inches long an weighs roughly 3lbs! i purchased it from a company called parkflyer plastics and it is completely foam!! so here are my build pics and my maiden flight with it hope you enjoy!! (p.s the kit cost 70$ and you need to supply all the electronics and 3mm foam for skin )
so with the kit you get all the plans wing formers bulkheads for the fuse and the wooden parts for landing gear wing attachment and motor mounts
here you can see the body takeing shape
all the bulk heads instaled
building the elevator
skinned elevator (plane is skinned with 3mm foam)
now buiding the rudder
rudder finished
heres a look at the fuse with the foam on and covered with lens tape (cowling comes with kit)
looking into the battery compartment
rudder and elev controls i used flex cables from great planes for the control lines super light
landing gear on
test fit of the elevator
elevator mounted
now a test fit for the rudder
rudder finished
i used a tail wheel i got from great planes its an easy mount and steerable!
laying out the wing formers
i used a yard stick i bought at lowes for my wing spar
here you can see the light strip installed in the wing for night flying
running out of work bench!
one side done
the plans called for one servo here i opted to use 2
test fit for the wing
here you can see the lights they strobe should look cool at night!
getting ready to apply foam to wing
aileron is ready
here is a bottom view of the wing note control line for aileron
finished wing ready for covering
top side finished
bottom showing aileron connectors and power for lights
changed the factory mount out for an adjustable one factory one is foam and broke during a little mishap! lol
here she is! painted and ready for a maiden!!!
i got the inspiration for the paint from a plane i saw online
couldnt be more happy with the finished plane!!
What did you cover it with? What is lens tape (used on vertical stabilizer).
This makes me want to try one, thanks.
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