A question for the balsa and foam-friendly.
I'm building a simple soarer out of dollar tree foam. The fuselage is fussy and from what I've read, pretty fragile. I'm a very capable woodworker having built boats and hollow wooden surfboards, so I'm happy to work on a small, lightweight, thin fuse for the airplane.
Key questions are these:
1. Can I use red or white cedar, planed super thin 1/16 or so? I have lots of it, so would rather use it than balsa that I'd have to buy.
2. Any reason I can't make this work for a light plane like the simple soarer? Fuselage would certainly be heavier than in foam, but I could do my level best to keep it super light.
3. Any thoughts on joining my stick-mount motor to the assembly?
I'm building a simple soarer out of dollar tree foam. The fuselage is fussy and from what I've read, pretty fragile. I'm a very capable woodworker having built boats and hollow wooden surfboards, so I'm happy to work on a small, lightweight, thin fuse for the airplane.
Key questions are these:
1. Can I use red or white cedar, planed super thin 1/16 or so? I have lots of it, so would rather use it than balsa that I'd have to buy.
2. Any reason I can't make this work for a light plane like the simple soarer? Fuselage would certainly be heavier than in foam, but I could do my level best to keep it super light.
3. Any thoughts on joining my stick-mount motor to the assembly?