Dollar Tree Twins Cargo

PropSpinner

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I built a depron Twins several years ago and have never built anything from Adams foam board from Dollar Tree so I thought I would give it a try. I'm using the Larry Ross plans. Here is my progress so far.

To give a more finished look I made 50% score cuts and I picked the overlapping locations. Hopefully it can be seen in the nose close up. To try to keep it light I eliminated some of the doublers.

I want to make a FliteTest style partial under camber wing to hide my electronics and add strip ailerons and flaps. I am considering pealing the paper from the inside curvature of the wing between the spar and lead edge to give a smooth finish.

A couple of Blue Wonders fly my depron version and gave me 3D performance. My plan is more of a utility plane for the Adams board version. I was thinking bomb bay doors close to the CG because the nose tilts forward on the depron Twins ever time I drop a payload.

I plan to use markers to decorate it like Peter did on the original Twins. I need to use one of the many methods available to make it water resistant.
 

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Jaxx

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Nice build. I plan to build one once FT releases their version of the plans.
 

PropSpinner

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Thanks Jaxx. I might build one from FliteTest plans also. At a dollar a sheet of foam board I can afford to. :D

Covered the top of the nose.
 

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PropSpinner

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Did you use the technique they used in the FT video?

Somewhat. I peeled the paper from the inside of the foam board and molded the nose like FT did.

The fuselage is done.
 

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PropSpinner

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Trying to build a 9 inch cord wing with 7 inches of airfoil and 2 inches of control surfaces. Haven't figured out the spar. If I screw up then it's only $2 of foamboard. 😄😄
 

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I have a 100% dtfb twins currently. Paper off on both sides for the fuse, paper on both sides with a bloody wonder style airfoil wing. Runs on 2x 1500kv blue winders on 3s. Best flying plane I have ever flown! I plan on rebuilding at 80- 75% and keeping paper on. Or rebuilding 100% with paper and upgrading motors to 28 36s I think.
 

PropSpinner

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My high tech scales say I'm right at one pound without electronics and hardware.
 

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BigAL66

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Nice Build. I hope to build the same very soon. Check out rctestflite's channel on youtube. See his "Cargo Condor".
 

PropSpinner

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Bomb Bay

Trying to figure out the mechanics for a bomb bay door. Trying to my best to keep it on the center of gravity.
 

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beckymahan

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Interesting! Thanks for sharing this with us. It's good that you gave this idea a try. I'm sure many people will appreciate this. Dollar discount stores have grown to be more competitive and more profitable in the post-recession economy. But if one dollar shop's strategy catches on, soon you may even be filling your medications there.