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?

[muh1h1]

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

[ironhide0998]

Why does the sun have a black hole in it

[MonacoBlast]

Honestly, once again, I feel like an idiot.

You can pay a lot for foam from an rc supplier or

you can get the exact same stuff from Home Depot

and go out to dinner with the money you saved.