Category Archives: R/C Planes

Maiden flight of the Baby Divine

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Mark

My newest scratch-build, the 36″ Baby Divine dual-tractor flying wing, finally took to the air today! en fl

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Almost done!

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Mark

My newest plane – a 60% scale twin tractor version of the Papa Divine – is almost ready to fly.

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First flight of 2018

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Mark

Temperatures finally climbed above freezing (barely) and I got in a quick flight with the Papa Divine before my freezing fingers drove me back inside.

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Papa Divine Mark III – 60″ scratch-built flying wing

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Mark

My 60″ scratch-built flying wing, the Papa Divine Mark III. (The Mark II broke in half pulling out of a dive. The Mark I flew like a turd.) Papa’s built from four sheets of ReadiBoard (Dollar Tree Foamboard) covered with … Continue reading →

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Re-building the Papa Divine (again)

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Mark

After my beloved flying wing – the Papa Divine – snapped its main spar pulling out of a dive, I had no choice but to build another one. And away we go! Let’s start by picking over the corpse of … Continue reading →

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A nice thermal ride

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Mark

We’ve had a run of unreasonably calm days here but I haven’t gotten to fly as much as I’d have liked. Today, though, I took my No Drama glider down to a nearby schoolyard and put her up there. Some … Continue reading →

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‘Green Bee’ – 3/4 scale Lazy Bee Clone

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Mark

My scratch-built 75% Clancy Lazy Bee clone. 24gram 1700kV KEDA brushless 10A ESC EP 8043 propeller (2x)5gram servos 2-cell 850mAh LiPos Wingspan: 36″ AUW: 10 ounces The plane is built from Dollar Tree foamboard (Readi-Board) with the paper removed. The … Continue reading →

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Maiden flight of the Green Bee

Posted on July 1, 2017 by Mark

The ‘paint job’ isn’t finished, nor are the battery compartment and internal layout, but we’ve established that she will fly.

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First images from onboard the No Drama glider

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Mark

Some images from onboard my 60″ No Drama glider.

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No Drama 60″ glider, doing some gliding.

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Mark

The ‘No Drama’ glider.

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No Drama glider – second maiden

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Mark

There are still some issues to sort out, but she’s definitely got the makings of a really nice flyer.  No

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The Tiny Glider maidens!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Mark
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