Latest Blue Planes

I thought I would make up a quick page with some of the latest planes I have been building and flying. This first plane is my favorite right now. This plane is tough, fast and very nimble. Same old litestik gear - although I find a 8X6 prop flys nicely. Large full flying control surfaces and removable wing makes it a good test bed for different wing designs.

I was using a short fat wing on this plane, but I had an extra D8 wing laying around, so I put that on. Very fun to fly...

I changed to bamboo dihedral brace to the top of the wing to facilitate removable wings.

STATS
Wingspan: 32"
Chord: 6" at root Length: 19"
Weight: 6.5 oz , Painted ready to fly with 42gram battery.
Speed: Faster than the litestick.
Build time: 2 hours or less plus glue time
Tools: Razor knife - Ruler
Material: Bluecor 1/4" foam insulation - tape - Probond Glue - Wood stick for motor - Music wire and control horns
Power Plant: GWS DX-A gearbox running anything from a 8X6 to 10X8 prop
Servo's: 2 Hitec HS-55

My High Flyer.

This plane has a big wing and loves to climb. This is one I like to turn over to newbies after I get it 100 feet up. Smaller control surfaces and slower flight make it easy for beginners and nice for putting around.


STATS
TBA

Trial Wings

A couple of experimental wings close up for detail.

Check out the first in the series The Tin Donkey
Check out the second in the series The Little Red Trainer.
Check out the third in the series The Fokker D VIII
Check out the Fourth in the series The Rohrbach Roland.
Check out the Fifth in the series Zippy
Check out the Sixth in the series a Cheap Stealth
Check out the Ninth in the series a Biplane.
Check out the Tenth in the series a WWII Zero.
Check out the Eleventh in the series a 1908 Antoinette.
Check out the Twelveth in the series a Corsair.
Finally #13 is Catsup and Mustard a faster aileron plane..
Here is #14, Homemade Brushless Testbed - motor made from an old cdrom drive.
Airplanes by Jonathan Townsend - email - jon@jastown.com