rikkitikki
selitac junkie
selitac to the rescue !
This is an old thread but search engines return few results and I feel the information I have is worth sharing.
My rc planes are made mostly from 5mm selitac (seltac). The wings can withstand major impact with little wear and tear. The square fuselage design always breaks no matter how well reinforced it is.
I discovered that a round fuselage made from selitac has better resilience against crash damage.
Selitac has grooves on one side and can be gently persuaded to roll around cylindrical formers .
2 inch diameter is about the smallest size that can be easily wrapped.
The resulting tube and seam is simply wrapped with two layers of packing tape , no other glues required.
Multiple selitac tubes can pushed together and taped to form longer fuse assemblies.
Tail opening of fuse conveniently houses a pusher motor. The nose opening can be closed with a cone held in place by Velcro.
Wings are supported by 4 x 12 inch bamboo skewers pushed through the fuselage. Shorter skewers are pushed through the fuselage to form rubber band holding pegs.
The tail assembly can be hot glued into slots cut into the rear fuse.
Overall it's a sturdy design that trades pretty for resilient, turning a one-smash-flier into an afternoon crater maker.
This is an old thread but search engines return few results and I feel the information I have is worth sharing.
My rc planes are made mostly from 5mm selitac (seltac). The wings can withstand major impact with little wear and tear. The square fuselage design always breaks no matter how well reinforced it is.
I discovered that a round fuselage made from selitac has better resilience against crash damage.
Selitac has grooves on one side and can be gently persuaded to roll around cylindrical formers .
2 inch diameter is about the smallest size that can be easily wrapped.
The resulting tube and seam is simply wrapped with two layers of packing tape , no other glues required.
Multiple selitac tubes can pushed together and taped to form longer fuse assemblies.
Tail opening of fuse conveniently houses a pusher motor. The nose opening can be closed with a cone held in place by Velcro.
Wings are supported by 4 x 12 inch bamboo skewers pushed through the fuselage. Shorter skewers are pushed through the fuselage to form rubber band holding pegs.
The tail assembly can be hot glued into slots cut into the rear fuse.
Overall it's a sturdy design that trades pretty for resilient, turning a one-smash-flier into an afternoon crater maker.