My new RC airplane - Norway March 2007

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Like a kid on christmas eve!

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Putting it all together

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It looks like foam, but it much stronger and more flexible.

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The wing.

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Servoes are so cheap and small so there is one for each aileron. It also makes it easier to separate the wings.

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My dad in front of his oversized car.

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Everything looks so well, but the maiden flight was actually not a dance on roses. The speed controller was by default...

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Kenneth and Anne-Tone came to oversee the maiden flight.

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I suddenly realized that I have everything I need to videotape my neighbourhood from above. All it takes is an RC...

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All set and ready to go!

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I also built a parachute and deployment hatch into the airplane. Why? Same reason I fly RC airplanes, just for the fun...

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