Building an RC airplane from scratch - Norway August 2007

The parts from the paper drawings have been taped onto the depron sheets. Ready to cut the depron using a cutting...

Here are some of the tools needed. The aerosol can is a lightweight glue. And my ruler is not bent, it's a lens effect.

The wings are put together from two sheets of 3mm depron. I used my dremel (actually a CoTech) to mill out space for...

Ready to glue the two layers together. Notice the hinges for the ailerons. You can see where the material came from in...

The finished product, my MiniMaster version 2. I'm pretty happy with both looks and the way it handles. It does almost...

The motor mount. A little bit of pine and a small plate of aluminum. Notice how the pine reaches all the way to the...

Bird's eye view.

Seen from the front it's just two intersecting lines and a propeller. No wing profile and no 3D body.

Side view. Notice that the horizontal elevators, the wing and the motor mount are all on one line.

This is the most beautiful part of the plane. Notice how servoes and rudders are connected by wires (nylon fishing...

The details of the wire and pulley system. You can see the aileron servo with wires to each rudder. The wires continue...

The electronic speed controller and radio receiver mounted under the wing. There is also a carbon rod along the bottom...

Ready to fly the MiniMaster version 2 weighs 186 grams.

The MiniMaster version 1. It had a smaller motor, weighed 130 grams (55 grams less than version 2), and had a profiled...

The MiniMaster version 1 had the battery mounted through the body of the plane. Not the best solution if you're...

MiniMaster version 1 after installing a bigger motor. Let's just say in caved under pressure.