I've always been a fan of CL ever since my heavy plastic silver
Mustang 049 of the late 60's. Wish I still had it!

I was wondering what's the smallest CL plane there is?
Anything electric with an 8" wingspan that weighs about 10 grams?

I have an N20 motor and a 2.5 gram lipo that runs for about 12 minutes
and was thinking of putting it in a lil Satan- or micro Satan, after I scale
down the plans.

The wing would be balsa with plastic wrap and the tail section done
with foam. Anything like this around?

There's a guy named Clancy Arnold that used to do some indoor CL flying in gymnasiums and such. He had a battery on his belt and used light copper control lines. The lines carried the power to the motor. This allowed for a lighter plane, and since the power switch is at the battery he could turn it on himself for a roll on groung take off. No need for a partner or a stooge. But then if the battery is only 2.5 gram, why not just let it ride in the plane. You might consider some type of timer at least until you work out speed and line length. Twelve minutes can seem like forever if the laps are too fast.

Remember you will need some sort of inteligent cut off, not just a timer, as LiPo's wreck themselves if the voltage is allowed to drop below 3 volts per cell.

There have been some .010 and .020 glow powered CL planes.

George

The smallest of the seven sizes of the Frank Ehling "Easy" of 1949 vintage was for a Campus A-100 CO2 engine.

Thanks for the input!
I've tried the light copper wires before but couldn't get enough
current to the plane to make it do much. The wires just ate up
all the power.

You're right about a cut off. You can drain a lipo to where it will
no longer take a full charge. Maybe a third string or light thread
that can be pulled for shut off. A spring could also be used to make
it on/off, so no need for a stooge.