does anyone know of (or better still, have a digital copy of the plans for) a 46 size plane that i could learn 3d on?

http://www.modelactivitypress.com/ami_framesetpl.htm

Scroll down to the Millennia, was designed to fly 3d indoors with a 46.

Or at the very bottom is a fun-fly that won the Brittish Nats( I think)

do you know of any with a constant chord wing?
this will be my first scratch build, so i'm looking for something easy.

Both of them are constant chord wing, just make one rib template and cut all ribs around it. If you want to keep things easy, definitely do the fun-fly (XS) coz the fuse would just be 4 pieces of 3/16" wrapped around one former with 1/4" sq. in the corners. Thats what my panther was and it was great at slow speeds. I'll try to draw something up for you and get it up here tomorrow, it's 2.30a.m. where I am, but I will get back to you.

thanks a lot mate. yeah that would be great. i'm just finishing luch time at school. i'll post again tomorrow at around this time so yeah, see you then

thanx

-richo

I'm back, after 4 hours sleep. Just as i logged off last nite remebered I had a maths exam at 9 this morn, but anyways...

I apologice for this being the roughest diagram in history, but i don't have any CAD programs yet. The idea is virtually the same as the Panther fun-fly in the pic, All you need to do is get yourself some cardboard or similar to make templates from, then cut round them. I'll do each component individually to make things clearer.

WHOAH THERE HORSEY, change of direction coming up here.
[link=http://www.downwash.pop.com.br/plans/3D.zip]Look what I found[/link]

Is this what you're looking for?

Ok, at very least that wing is gnna be perfect for ya to get started with. Just do the fuse as i mentioned above with 4 sheets of 3/16 for the top,bottom and sides, 1/4 tri-stock in the corners and 1/4ply firewall. Make the shape, radio install and tail feathers to suit yourself and presto, you got a new plane to 3d with.

thanks a lot. that should be brilliant. good luck with the exam, had physics just then. i'll probably have done something about building it in the next couple of weeks, and will get back to you with some pics.

-richo

Nice one, catch ya laters