Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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This is a plane I've wanted to build since I got into RC last fall. It was on my original short list of future builds, and was pretty high up there too. To date it is the only plane on that list I've attempted to build. Plans change, what can I say? I need to learn to fly before I start building big scale warplanes.
The U2 is by far one of my favorite aircraft. As far as jets go the F-86 is my all-time favorite but the Lockheed Spy Plane is pretty high up there. I'd love to fly something like it someday but I don't think I can take a UH-1 to 80,000 ft MSL and that's probably what I'll be flying.
For this build I decided on a 60" wingspan powered by a 70mm BDF. At this scale I can maximize wing area and keep AUW light to get better wing loading. I want this to fly slow and scale and be easy to handle.
I finished the nose yesterday, the rest of the fuselage is only two pieces so it shouldn't take too long.
So far so good. The duct for the BDF arrived today so I can go about installing that. I just barely fits in the tail, I need to do a bit of clever engineering to fit all the sections together. I'm using a Dynam EDF duct with an Emax 2207 motor, this is a pretty easy way to make BDFs if you don't have a 3d printer. I bought my duct on MotionRC for less than $5.
I probably won't be making plans for this one, a lot of what I did and am doing isn't exactly repeatable in an FT-style kit.
The U2 is by far one of my favorite aircraft. As far as jets go the F-86 is my all-time favorite but the Lockheed Spy Plane is pretty high up there. I'd love to fly something like it someday but I don't think I can take a UH-1 to 80,000 ft MSL and that's probably what I'll be flying.
For this build I decided on a 60" wingspan powered by a 70mm BDF. At this scale I can maximize wing area and keep AUW light to get better wing loading. I want this to fly slow and scale and be easy to handle.
I finished the nose yesterday, the rest of the fuselage is only two pieces so it shouldn't take too long.
So far so good. The duct for the BDF arrived today so I can go about installing that. I just barely fits in the tail, I need to do a bit of clever engineering to fit all the sections together. I'm using a Dynam EDF duct with an Emax 2207 motor, this is a pretty easy way to make BDFs if you don't have a 3d printer. I bought my duct on MotionRC for less than $5.
I probably won't be making plans for this one, a lot of what I did and am doing isn't exactly repeatable in an FT-style kit.