joe1

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Hi Everyone, this is off your topic !
I would like to know if anyone knows of any plans for the big flat foam Eagle.
If anyone does I sure would appreciate a link to them .
Thanks To All
joe1

krazekajin

Iam sure this question has been asked, but seeing as there tons of pages, Imust have missed it.

Can anybody give me a ball park price to build a flat foam airplane. i'm thinking along the lines of a nasty or even the easier three channel plane. Doesn't have to be the biggest motor/fastest plane around, just a solid flier?

Are we talking $100, $150, or more? Ihave noticed that the motor alone is around the $50 range.

davidgeorge212

Well for me building a simple solid 4 channel foamy, flying spektrum 2.4 it would cost me:
$50 receiver
+/- $50 motor
+/- $50 ESC
+/- $50 servos
+/- $15 battery
+/- $10 foam
+/- $15 Odds and Ends/ control horns/ clevises/ pushrods/ carbon fiber stiffiner etc. etc...

I havent built one in a while but those are probably some rough estimates of what it might cost

David

krazekajin

So roughly around $250 give or take.Sounds good. I must try my hand at it.

davidgeorge212

Ya, I would probably alot that amount of money if you were going to build one, you may not use all of it but then again you just might.

Now if your the kind of person that likes to save money anywhere you can you could probably go online to hobby king or similar and get some $4 dollar servos, $5 dollar battery $10 dollar motor and $10 dollar esc and build a really cheap and quick plane but there is no garuntee it will hold up for very long or be very precise, however I have bought really cheap motors from them that work great. So It all depends on where you get your electronics.

jumper666

Possible costs:

motor: 2000Kv ~ $14 (http://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDHOBBIES/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5654&Product_Name=HXT_2835_(380S)_2200kv_Brushless_Inru nner)

or motor: 2700Kv ~ $13 (http://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDHOBBIES/store/uh_viewItem.asp?idProduct=5221&Product_Name=HXT_2835_(380S)_2700kv_Brushless_Inru nner)

ESC ~ $13 (http://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDH...eed_Controller)

Servos: MAX of $14 (HS-55's) each and many may be had for much less

Battery: 1800mAh 3S for example ~ $10 (http://www.unitedhobbies.com/UNITEDH..._20C_Lipo_Pack)

Foam: $1/sheet at Dollar Tree

Odd and ends: $10?

Plans: free at: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=740049

gb

jumper666

Latest flat foam build.

gb

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...517997&page=20

jumper666

Batplane's maiden:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEOdS-f0wQQ

gb

ZRAT

Cool stuff, the Batplane looks like it's fun

diabolic-mind

has anyone built any flat foam or foamboard planes using the electronics from the ultra micro type planes? im interested in building and seeing what could be done on such a small scale.

ZRAT

Not yet but when the PZ P51 fuselage finally gives out I'll be converting the guts into an F22 pusher(need to investigate AR6400 elevon mixing), ~12-14" span, 3mm depron. I noticed that with the stock setup and 138 batt the ESC hits LVC at WOT, evidenced by the motor surging, I started running 2 138 packs in parallel for the extra C's and it's an entirely different airplane. I'm also toying with the idea of a micro SlowStick based on the PZ guts or maybe just buying another AR6400 to play with.

Pecanpatch

[X(]The ember flies just like a micro slow stick

ZRAT

I haven't tried the Ember, I got into a Plantraco setup and then on the the PZ P51. I'd rather scratch build something like the Ember than buy one though(I have a serious building problem, need a 12 step program).

diabolic-mind

here is my latest and possibly greatest build. its made with foam board. theres more pics and info of it in the indoor and micro rc section for anyone who wans to know more about how i made it.

ZRAT

Nice bipe!

diabolic-mind

thanks, im getting a set of electronics from a suhkoi from a friend so im going to power it with those. im debating on adding ailerons to it. if i do im going to put the m on both the top and bottom wings. should roll nicly with dual ailerons on it i bet lol.

CWPOWELL

I Personal enjoy the blue fan fold foam I purchased @ Lowes It has printed on the board DOW protection board III.
In one purchase you get 1 long sheet folded 25 times 23.5"x 49"x 4mm thick for about 38 bucks. not all Lowes stock it.

You can bend the stuff and its easy to repair with hot glue or epoxy.

diabolic-mind

nice birds, i tried asking once before what you guys were using but all i got was a cranky response so i gave up on finding out. but now that i know im going to take a trip to lowes this week when i get paid and hopefully pick some up. that blue foam would be nice for me too with the larger size of the sheets. i have the problem with foam board that after i cut a few pieces i get to a point where i have scrap pieces that i cannot use because there not large enough. ill have to give that stuff a try though. how is it in the weight department? is it heavy or light? from what i can see in the pics it looks to be rather dense.

Pecanpatch

I like it better than the foam board I think you are refering too. (paper on both sides?)

It is much lighter than that stuff. It will deform or crush a lil on impact where Depron breaks like a potatoe chip.

Works well with gorilla glue or epoxy. Foam safe super glues are just to expensive and have terible shelf lifes too, I wont use them.

diabolic-mind

yeah i was refering to foam board with the paper on both sides, but i peel the paper off of it and its very light weight afterwards.

ZRAT

I have to special order the FFF at Lowe's. Go to the contractors counter and ask for this, it runs ~$65 with handling fees and 6% sales tax: 1/4" x 48" x 50' Insulated Sheathing, Item #: 127129 | Model #: 669153

[link=http://www.lowes.com/pd_127129-46086-669153_4294858106_4294937087?productId=1009775&pl=1&currentURL=/pl_Insulated%2BSheathing_4294858106_4294937087_?rp p=15$No=15]Lowe's Blue FFF 1/4"[/link]

Pecanpatch

Having fun with the GeoBat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baqz99-V6P8

jumper666

TBC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc3JhN4AK3E

gb

jumper666

More TBC photos.

gb

jumper666

Stratos info may be found at post 116: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...1277270&page=8

Stratos video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDOf8sCUt6g

Canard demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2SPOgzWd0

gb