I TRIED THIS IN ANOTHER FORUM BUT RECEIVED NO FEEDBACK I HAVE BECOME VERY INTERESTED IN THE FOAM FLYERS EVER SINCE SOMEONE POSTED HOW TO BUILD A FOAM CUTTER. THIS SEEMS THE WAY TO GO TO SAVE BUILD TIME. MY QUESTION IS: CAN I TAKE PLANS FOR A BALSA PARKFLYER(LETS SAY A STAGGERWING) AND USE THE BASIC SHAPES,OUTLINES AND SIZES TO CUT A FOAM PLANE AND WILL IT FLY THE SAME AS THE INTENDED BALSA PLANE? THAT WOULD SAVE BUILD AND REPAIR TIME AND A LOT OF HEARTACHE. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

Basically, yes. That's how most guys do it with FFF (fan fold foam). You can do a simple undercambered wing, or you can go "built up" using a few foam ribs, a foam spar, and thinner foam "skins". The fuselage can be a simple profile (roadkill) with a CF rod stiffener, or it can be built up too. Foam tends to be a bit heavier than built up balsa, though.

Brad

[quote]ORIGINAL: eetrapnoel

CAN I TAKE PLANS FOR A BALSA PARKFLYER(LETS SAY A STAGGERWING) AND USE THE BASIC SHAPES,OUTLINES AND SIZES TO CUT A FOAM PLANE AND WILL IT FLY THE SAME AS THE INTENDED BALSA PLANE? THAT WOULD SAVE BUILD AND REPAIR TIME AND A LOT OF HEARTACHE. THANKS IN ADVANCE.

This foam thing works good for me, just finished a Kaos. I took plans and resized them for a 38" wing span. The prototype flies great, I'm making a new fuselage with some changes no hot glue this time all probond. Should be lighter first one was 20oz. And I have started a ugly stick. Its quite fun.