DIY RC Airplanes From Scratch

A complete, step-by-step guide to building an affordable remote-controlled airplane--in an afternoon!

Most people would assume that building an R/C airplane from scratch would be difficult to impossible, very expensive, and likely to take weeks. But they would be wrong on all counts! DIY RC Airplanes from Scratch demonstrates how to build a 41-inch delta wing made of housing foam, coroplast, coat hangers, and a powerful little electric motor that moves the 16-oz airframe with authority in typical gusty urban flying conditions. It can be built in an afternoon, and the parts (including radio) can be had for less than a hundred dollars. The foundational aircraft described in the book is called "The Towel," a name the author came up with when he had crashed the first one so many times it looked like a crumpled bath towel yet kept on flying! The flyer is an excellent rapid prototyping platform that can evolve in any direction including illuminated night flyers, UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle), and flying video cameras.