FLL-flyer
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I'm studying up on techniques (cutting, gluing, etc) before tackling my first project, the Storch. (bought quick kit and power pack)
In the meanwhile, this week I built a non-flying foamie for my daughter's project on Amelia Earhart...a Lockheed Electra in foam, and covered in aluminum. It turned out looking more like a fat Cessna Bobcat..but the kids loved it. I covered it partly with reflective duct tape, and the rest in aluminum foil. Then it got me thinking, why is this not more popular with foam r/c's? I did a search for this and did not come up with much, I found a flitetest article on a P-51 bu that was about it. The foil is so lightweight and it makes the airplane look so much more...real? Any thoughts on using foil?
https://www.flitetest.com/articles/swappable-p51d-mustang-based-on-ft-spitfire
In the meanwhile, this week I built a non-flying foamie for my daughter's project on Amelia Earhart...a Lockheed Electra in foam, and covered in aluminum. It turned out looking more like a fat Cessna Bobcat..but the kids loved it. I covered it partly with reflective duct tape, and the rest in aluminum foil. Then it got me thinking, why is this not more popular with foam r/c's? I did a search for this and did not come up with much, I found a flitetest article on a P-51 bu that was about it. The foil is so lightweight and it makes the airplane look so much more...real? Any thoughts on using foil?
https://www.flitetest.com/articles/swappable-p51d-mustang-based-on-ft-spitfire