A while back I started a post on building the Herr Engineering - Starlite. I guess it can be best described as a laser cut, three (3) channel trainer (KIT) with a 36" wing span and should weigh around 4-6 Oz.. I purchased the kit from SIG off their site, its currently $26.99. It was originally designed for NiMih and brushed motor. Of course since we now have tons of brushless and LiPo power combinations I obviously opted for that. I purchased a Welgard 2204 with ESC for about $30. Since I just had to had ailerons I obviously had to do some modification to the kit but in the end it was well worth it.

One main problem I had while building the kit was what to use to hinge the control surfaces. Ah-ha, I remember way back when SIG used to sell these cloth iron on hinges.....and of course I couldn't find them anywhere not even on SIG's site. So I was wondering through Walmart and went to the sowing section. Hummmm....... I bet these "Iron-On" cloth hemming strips would work. And they DID!

The three main modifications I did was cut and trim the leading edges of the ribs to accommodate the ailerons, installed dual aileron servos therefore I had to make trays for the servos to mount in. Since the wing was so thin the ailerons had to be mounted parallel to the leading edged instead of the usual 90 degree mounting. I also took out about 1/2 of the dihedral the plans indicated. So far its been a GREAT flying plane, however I covered the aircraft with "Solar Film - So Lite" from Radical RC. I had a tough time keeping the lightly framed tail pieces from warping when tightening up the covering. I still have a slight warp in the horizontal stab. All in all the kit was a GREAT kit to build and went together quite well. I would highly recommend this kit, the instructions and prints are well labeled and laid out. Also since the field I currently fly at has a pretty rough grass runway, I opted to leave the wheels off, but it glides in EXTREMELY SMOOTH for landings.

I also have pictures of the build but I had trouble loading them, if interested let me know and I'll try to reload them