Category Archives: R/C Planes

Hot Rod – Light Stryker build

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Mark

I’m building a lightweight Stryker for my son-in-law. It’ll be his first plane; we’ll see how that goes. This one is along the lines of my other light Strykers – small Blue Wonder motor, 10A ESC, 2″ balsa elevons and … Continue reading →

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P115 Flying Wing build

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Mark

This is my P115 wing, hot wire cut from blue insulating foam by RCGroup’s papo. The wing showed up in two halves of slightly uneven dimension – a couple of inches of wing had to be removed to fit things … Continue reading →

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P115 Wing

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Mark

This is my P115 wing. The wing itself was cut out of blue foam by RCGroups’ Papo. You can see some build pictures, here. Wingspan 32″ AUW approx 10.5 oz. CG – 7 1/8″ from the nose. Elevons 1/4″ balsa, … Continue reading →

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EC3 for my brother-in-law’s Hawk Sky

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Mark

My brother-in-law tacoed his LiPo on a nice, nose-in crash, so I bought him a couple of replacement batteries from HobbyKing. Unfortunately, the batteries come with XT60 connectors, whereas his Hawk Sky has HXT connectors. I don’t have either of … Continue reading →

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GWS Slow Stick

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mark

My GWS Slow Stick from Headsup RC. I’ve added ailerons and LED lights. You can read more about the addition of lights, here. 2x HK15168 Coreless Analog 8g servos. (Elevator/Rudder) 2x HXT900 9g servos (Ailerons) Mystery brand 20A ESC HURC 2410-09Y outrunner  … Continue reading →

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GWS Slow Stick – Night Flyer

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Mark

I just finished adding LED strip lights to my GWS Slow Stick. It has 318 LED lights, in white, pink, red and green. The white LEDs on the bottom shine up through the wing to product a light blue glow … Continue reading →

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Dynam Hawk Sky – Three Easy Pieces

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Mark

My brother-in-law finally maidened his Hawk Sky and it went less than perfectly. He was pretty sure it was totaled but I convinced him to bring it over for me to look at. It was totally fixable. (Thanks, Gorilla Glue!)

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Porcho’s Pink Stryker takes flight (photos & video)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Mark

It was dark and wet for the short maiden, so here are some frame grabs from the first ‘real’ flight, the next day.

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Sopwith Triplane rebuild

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Mark

After a disastrous maiden crash (see the horrifying video below), it was time to take the pieces apart and put them back together again. All three sets of wings were broken and the motor mount busted loose but, other than … Continue reading →

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Porcho’s Light Stryker – the Build

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Mark

Porcho and I are building him a new plane: a lightweight Stryker modeled after my own White Lightning (minus the lights.) This post is a chronicle of the build. AUW – 12.5 ounces. Total cost of materials, about $60.00. Paint is … Continue reading →

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UMX J-3 Cub mod – flying wires

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Mark

Today while pulling some high-gee stunts, I managed to fold the port wing on my ultra-micro J-3 Cub. After gluing it back together, I decided to add some wing wires – inspired by my recent work on a scratch built … Continue reading →

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The Frankenstick (RETIRED)

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Mark

The last time I reorganized all my boxes of parts, I realized I had enough bits and pieces to put together a plane. Thus the Frankenstick was born. The wing is from an old HobbyZone Mini Super Cub. The fuselage … Continue reading →

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