Don’t get confused by the alphabet soup of RC model airplane foams.
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XPS
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With a little bit more tweaking, Pickerel has turned into a real winner.
Saturday, May 12th, 2012 08:51 am GMT -6 Saturday, May 12th, 2012 08:51 am GMT -6Saturday, May 12th, 2012 08:51 am GMT -6
I finished building the Kilo3D first prototype and then flew it.
Continue reading “Kilo3D Prototype 1 Pre and Post Flight Briefing” »
Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 10:33 am GMT -6 Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 10:33 am GMT -6Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 10:33 am GMT -6
Kilo3D is back! I’m building the first prototype and it is looking great.
Continue reading “Kilo3D Prototype 1 Build” »
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A flight video of Pickerel and my flying qualities report.
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Detailed step by step instructions for building Pickerel.
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There is a lot to designing a strong and lightweight wing spar for a foam airplane.
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A review of surgical adhesive tapes for hinging control surfaces. More on glue sticks for laminating foam sheets together. A quick peek at the Pickerel first prototype build.
If you do not want to watch the video, I summarized my recommendations in a follow-up article.
Continue reading “Hinge Tape and Glue Stick Review” »
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 07:48 am GMT -6 Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 07:48 am GMT -6Wednesday, April 4th, 2012 07:48 am GMT -6
I test about 20 different glues on foam. I got a few surprises. Check out my video.
Continue reading “Ultimate Foam Glue Shootout Test” »
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Which is a better material for building our model airplanes, foam or balsa?
Continue reading “Is Foam Better than Balsa for Building?” »