CatholicFlyer
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It's been a while since being in the RC Hobby, but found Flite Test on Youtube and got interested in the hobby again, I previously flew the ready to go, just attach the wings of a P-51 and Spitfire my dad and I got from Hobby Lobby, but was not stable on the landings, wings broke too easily. I am building two box planes, from old cardboard boxes laying around, first one my dad and I are working on how to make the first run off of a sprocket system to tighten the rubber bands and spin the rod that spins the prop, going to be a tri-engine. I was thinking if there was a way to connect the side engines to the main sprocket to spin all three engines at once.
The second is a old game camera box and found a old book stand that looks like a wheel borough; and the wheel actually spins, it's made out of wood, so I attached it with tape and specially cut into the box to make a frame for it. Not sure what to do for a engine. I was looking at the electronics on Flite Test to help steer these planes, but very pricey. Any ideas. I will post some photos of the box planes.
The one with a Tri-Engine design, the front wheels are just a number 2 pencil for a rod, cut out cardboard wheels, I attached them with christmas ornament wire and rubber bands, so they bounce, move front, backward, side to side; not just motionless like in the World War One birds, and the rear ones you will see, are just bent over cardboard for skis, It floats when thrown as a glider, everything is good. Just now to make the engines.
The second is a old game camera box and found a old book stand that looks like a wheel borough; and the wheel actually spins, it's made out of wood, so I attached it with tape and specially cut into the box to make a frame for it. Not sure what to do for a engine. I was looking at the electronics on Flite Test to help steer these planes, but very pricey. Any ideas. I will post some photos of the box planes.
The one with a Tri-Engine design, the front wheels are just a number 2 pencil for a rod, cut out cardboard wheels, I attached them with christmas ornament wire and rubber bands, so they bounce, move front, backward, side to side; not just motionless like in the World War One birds, and the rear ones you will see, are just bent over cardboard for skis, It floats when thrown as a glider, everything is good. Just now to make the engines.
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