My all time favorite r/c airplane to fly. I still have my blueprints from Clancy aviation. I had the floats and used them on snow. If I ever get back into the hobby it will be my first build
Just finished building my own Mini Lazy Bee using your suggested plan. I had to recalculate the measurements from imperial to metric. Other than that I was using Depron instead of Foamboard. 6mm for top of Fuselage and spars. The rest is made of 3mm Depron. Depron is basically a type of foamboard without paper layers. Data: Weight ready to fly approx 100 grams. Motor 1811 -2000 10 grams, Lipo 2S 350 mAh, 25 grams. 2 Servos 3.6 grams each. Maiden flight planned for next Sunday Indoors. Tim, you have ignited the idea building my own Mini Lazy Bee, 😀Thank you for that.😀
I am absolutely going to build this one. I like the tiny tiny park flyers they're super fun. Thank you for sharing I love the bronco that's my favorite plain of yours that I've built
This plane is so cute! Also, this video is really gonna help me building my own rc plane. I already started the schematics thanks to you! As soon I finished your practical aerodynamics video, I instantly knew that your videos were interesting and fun to watch! new sub.
For the foamboard general glueing . . . I use a hot glue gun ($10 from Amazon, they work great). For plywood firewalls, stronger joints, etc. I use 5 minute epoxy.
Congratulations on a great build and successful maiden! I wonder what would happen if you reduced the prop size a bit so that it would be possible to ROG? Love the family pics and videos you included in this segment!
Ed: Thanks for tuning in, and glad we had a chance to head to the RC field with the Kids! You can certainly try a smaller prop, as well as much larger, lightweight wheels. I kinda found out about the prop arc after everything was together. Tim
Should I make a small hole on the side of the fuselage and put the servo through that instead of making a hole for the pushrod I think it's easier but I would like your opinion.
Lee: I used some poster board acrylic paint that was in my shop. Paint was quite thick and I did not dilute with water. Paint dried quickly, did not seem to affect the paper on the foam. Tim
Where do i add the cut on the wing for the airfoil (from leading edge to trailing edge) and how tall or thick is the foil? Im sorry it's my first time building one.
Very nice build , What is the wing span and chord so to make sure the scaling comes out when i make one ? I had at one time a foam Cox Gooney bird that was a Lazy bee Never understood why they could not call it a Lazy bee lol any way it flew like it was on rails One of the best foamies i ever had i did convert it to brushless instead of the old 049.
For a straight wing like this, CG is 25% of the chord, measured back from the leading edge. Just put your fingers at this point, see that the model balances. Close enough for these sport fliers.
