How to Build a Great Homemade RC Airplane Really Cheap

This shows how I built my scratch built rc Ultra Lite Slow Flyer airplane. It has a 47" wingspan and is made from wood and 3/4" pink foam insulation sheet. I contoured the wings with a hot wire cutter that I made out of a guitar string and car battery charger. I used the gearbox from an older plane, got a 3 channel radio on ebay for $10 and cheap mini servos from hong kong for $1.00 a piece and they work great! The plane flies beautifully.
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[Murilogeures]

I liked the project, you showed the details facilitating to be an expert in the system...

Very good.

[spear913]

@Murilogeures Thank you!

[lacone3615]

I just wanted to say that this is a great video. I like the ending when the plane flies into the sunset. Very poetic. I recently got into RC flying and it's great fun. You really inspired me to build my own. I just purchased a GWS Slow stick but I think I will build one from scratch later when I get more experience. I hope you make more videos like this one.

[spear913]

@lacone3615 Thank you very much, I'm glad it inspired you and that you are getting into rc flying. It's a great hobby. I have lots of hobbies & interests. I do have a video of another homemade plane, if you haven't seen it. Check out my videos, I have lots of airplane ones. Good luck!!

[LanceEndayaBerlinwoo]

what do you call the motor for the rudders ?? please I gotta know

[spear913]

@LanceEndayaBerlinwoo a servo - these are 9gram micro servos

[noki1119]

the dislike and like bar looks like a pencil

[TGWDTT]

how did I get from growing corn to this?

[lacone3615]

Sorry for all these technical questions. I am trying to build one for a school project and some technical data would be helpful to get me started. What size motor did you use? Volts? Amps, Watts? What was the prop size, 11x8? What was the gear reduction ratio? Once again, thanks for this great video. If I ever get one built, I will post a video.

[muh1h1]

@ironhide0998 ooh no, we all gonna die, and you discovered first ;)

[ironhide0998]

Why does the sun have a black hole in it