A couple weeks back I was checking out the hangar hangout section and came across a listing for weird planes. In it I saw a disk plane build by (basmntdweller) and what really caught my attention was the statement he made about the plane. He said he could hover this plane for as long as he wanted to hover it, for a full tank of fuel if he wanted. I love to hover so this really got me going. I e-mailed basmntdweller and he sent me three pictures and a brief write up to describe the disk plane. It is an all SPAD plane (Simple Plastic Airplane Design), and it can be built in as little as two days or less if you hurry. I built mine in about that amount of time and this was the first SPAD I have built. It is so simple to build I think everybody would like one because the investment is almost nothing, and cheap is good in this case.

The disk plane uses rudder and elevons for control. I used an os 46 fx that I had in storage and it is plenty of power for this plane that weighs in at 5 lbs 2 oz. It could have a smaller fuselage and glue on wings and it would probably weigh around 4 lbs 3 oz. The wing is only 4 mm thick and it is amazing to me how well it does fly, even inverted. This makes me wonder about all the airfoils I have built in the past. It will hover right down to a landing and flies well in high wind. I plan on building many of these planes so I will always have one at the field. I think most guys build it with the wing glued to the fuse. I built mine with removable wings and it is really easy to transport and store a round wing. I have been flying for many years and have owned many different planes, but this one takes the cake. I am glad I came across basmntdweller.