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Designing My Own - 6/22/2009 6:08 AM   
iflynething


 

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Status: offline 		 I have gone electric with a helicopter - the T-Rex 450 - but want to get an electric plane to play around in the yard. 

I was Googling RCFoam designs (actually the LHS guy was) and came across a design from  http://rcfoam.com/cart.php?page=plans. I was looking at the Yak at the bottom. I could of course alter the ailerons and tail to make it what I want. It prints out regularly and then you match up the papers and just build from there. The 3mm foam isn't that expensive for 2 sheets. 

I looked at the E-Flite 300 motor with some Hitec HS-55 servos, a 20 amp speed controller and then of course reciever and like a 800mah LiPo.

Only thing is, are they harder to design myself. I don't have a large building table and could get the foam, but what would be best to design my own plane. I would like to but don't have CAD (even though I know I don't need it). Can something be done in PhotoShop?

Any help would be appreciated!

~Michael~

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RE: Designing My Own - 6/22/2009 4:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lots of fine choices there. Just one thing I wish to comment on. You state wish to play around with in yard. Hope you have a large yard; these are small and light but still a dangerous missle. Please take heed.

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RE: Designing My Own - 6/22/2009 7:33 PM   
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Lots of fine choices there. Just one thing I wish to comment on. You state wish to play around with in yard. Hope you have a large yard; these are small and light but still a dangerous missle. Please take heed.


Yeah, I really like the Yak design and then alter it to suit what i want. Building with foam, I'm sure I would add that much weight if I extended the ailerons if needed. I don't have that big of a yard. It's actually a neighborhood i live in but have flown many foamies and am comfortable with confined areas.

Thanks for your comments

~Michael~



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