SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
I have a .61 glow motor I had bought a while back, like 15 years ago a while back. I had originally had it on a giant corospad that was built out of election signs and aluminum angle stock from Lowes that I never even bothered to weigh. The thing flew ok, but I joined the military, had kids, and I got back into this hobby through foamies a few years ago, then really got back into it again here recently. So I opened my old RC box looking for some wheels, and next to a Honeybee king was this huge glow motor I had all but forgot about. Now I am getting some terrible, awful, no good ideas.
I know typically foam and fuel don't mix, but I also saw how some folks are doing fiberglass over the foam. I know that this engine has some cajones to haul some serious plane around. I was thinking of trying to incorporate it with foam. I was thinking maybe a giant pusher fiberglass wing? Or should I keep it simple. I know the vibrations will be pretty rough, and the fuselage needs to be beefed up. Or should I build another spad? There is this which calls for a .61 engine.
https://www.spadtothebone.net/SPAD/Spadstang/
I wouldn't be opposed to finding a balsa kit either, if it was reasonably priced and easy enough to fly. I am not sure I trust myself a whole lot with balsa. I've build with it when I was younger (I made a super awesome balsa/tissue paper chipmunk when I was 8) but I wouldn't even know what I am looking at and I've never flown a balsa plane before.
I know typically foam and fuel don't mix, but I also saw how some folks are doing fiberglass over the foam. I know that this engine has some cajones to haul some serious plane around. I was thinking of trying to incorporate it with foam. I was thinking maybe a giant pusher fiberglass wing? Or should I keep it simple. I know the vibrations will be pretty rough, and the fuselage needs to be beefed up. Or should I build another spad? There is this which calls for a .61 engine.
https://www.spadtothebone.net/SPAD/Spadstang/
I wouldn't be opposed to finding a balsa kit either, if it was reasonably priced and easy enough to fly. I am not sure I trust myself a whole lot with balsa. I've build with it when I was younger (I made a super awesome balsa/tissue paper chipmunk when I was 8) but I wouldn't even know what I am looking at and I've never flown a balsa plane before.