crash bandicoot
Senior Member
Hey welcome to the forum. I'm not sure if you have seen it yet, but there is a plane called the FT Simple soar. They had a build off and came up with that design. It is a relatively simple build. And easy to fly. There is also a smaller trainer/glider coming soon. Or so I have heard.
FAI-F1D
Free Flight Indoorist
Indeed there is. I have a kit for one...
I'm also owner of the one and only balsa version. It, however, cannot be considered a trainer, but that's my fault (150 W power system on a 150 g airplane).
Indeed there is. I have a kit for one...
I'm also owner of the one and only balsa version. It, however, cannot be considered a trainer, but that's my fault (150 W power system on a 150 g airplane).
At least that problem is easily fixable, but I am not sure how you were able to build it out of balsa and have it weigh less than 1/2lb.
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crash bandicoot
Senior Member
Indeed there is. I have a kit for one...
I'm also owner of the one and only balsa version. It, however, cannot be considered a trainer, but that's my fault (150 W power system on a 150 g airplane).
Do you call that a burn liner?
crash bandicoot
Senior Member
He is the balsa master, I'm guessing it's half paper and half balsa. I bet his Spruce Goose weights lest than a pound?
FAI-F1D
Free Flight Indoorist
Balsa builds MUCH lighter than foamboard. That's part of the reason that the performance is so ballistic on this model.
For comparison of how light free flight models are, this bird weighs the same as my 52" Spruce Goose (also 150g fully loaded) but has just over half the wing area.
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