Easy Foamboard Wing Airfoil: the Basic Version 

Was just taking a RU-vid stroll down memory lane to revisit where I started building planes and Armin wings 11 years ago. Thanks for the inspiration and enjoyment I have had with RC planes that you inspired. It’s great to see all the views this vid has gotten.

I built 2 planes with this same wing and covered it with packing tape . They fly brilliant. The best wings I have ever built, well done Edd, thanks for showing

I have just recently started building my own rc planes and found this channel. The basics that you have shown my are awesome. I have build 3 different size planes with multiple different wing configurations for each fuselage. It has given me something to do during the winter here in Pa. Thanks, now the snow has to melt so that I can start flying more!

Thank you for this! My little son has been pestering me to build a wing that would actually generate lift. He tried to make one out of cardboard, but of course it's not the right material. Now I can at least build a wing with him!

Fantastic videos and easy to follow. I built my very first Armin wing today and WOW, I can't find the words to express how well your build techiniques worked. In Canada, it is of course winter now and with your helpful videos, my friends and I will have a new plane to fly in the snow.

watching your videos since day 1 you have made a major contribution to the hobby for young and old ! god bless you 😀. i'm 78 and still learning, ... clear skies and fair winds - jos 731

Thank you for your well thought out video. You display a superior format in these productions that is so helpful to those of us who are serious in learning about R/C topics. Bravo!

@RCPrairieFlyyer That's great to hear! I hope we can see your creation soon. I wish you blue skies and warm fingers!

this the easiest way to make wings I have found so far,dollar tree down the street from my home picked up some foam and in five mins. I had a wing all ready to go,thanks for all those videos

Just found your channel and have turned off my TV and am going through your videos :-) I have just started foam building with a MickeysRC unit that is giving me motor thrust angle issues and in search of education I found you. Thank you for the information, I will pay it forward.

I dunno if Google just did some kind of update to the algorithm that finds content that I'm interested in but lately I have found sooo many new channels that are awesome. This is one of em!

Thanks for an excellent video! Very well done and straight to the point without a lot of dancing and music LOL. Looking forward to finding some more of your videos

Great technique! Thanks dude for sharing. I just started using a similar technique for a 120" span glider I'm building. Love using the foam board & hot glue.

All I can say is ... WOW... very ingenious. Thanks for your time and skills.

Almost 40 years ago, about 12 yo I built a balsa control line trainer without plans using almost the same method. Of course Balsa can't be so easily bent around the leading edge (LE) radius like foam can. So, I just used 2 sheets of 1.5 mm balsa, glued a strip along the edge of one sheet and planed down the top of that strip at an angle. Then glued the other sheet to the angled top of the strip. This formed the LE. Next I just brought the 2 other edges of the sheets together with glue to form the trailing edge (TE). Added tip plates, attached a flap to the TE and sanded the LE round. That's it, no internal structure. Added a stick fuselage, tail surfaces, OS Pet 1.5cc glow plug engine and external controls etc. It was good because I had struggled with a stunt model that I couldn't master. This simple, quick and easy build and got me flying CL on the 1st time attempt. So thanks for bringing back the memories.

I've watched a few of your videos & wanted to thank you for the amount of information you share. I would like to watch more of your videos on building foam wings if you could direct me on the easiest way to find them. You really do give a good presentation. Thanks again.

Excellent video. Well presented, clear, concise and with all the important details. Well done!

Awesome work ! I do a similar thing but thinner strips. The strength seems to come from my tape even better !

I've found that peeling off the paper and using a hairdryer to bend it works perfect, no kinks. Then cover with tape. Also if you look at airplane wings the leading edge is always "Chubby".

Hi and thanks for your replay....I'm digging in to it... Happy flying. Chers Carsten

Great public site, especially for beginners alike myself, thanks to the individuals and You Tube. Keep up the good work! !!!

ExperimentalAirlines - Thank you for posting educational and entertaining "build videos" These are so excellent..........

Nice, I am justing starting to work with foam board and thought your VIDEO was Great!! Im trying to build a ULTIMATE with Foam Board and this method of making a wing is the ticket for me!! Thanks!!

This is genius. Ive seen people hot wire cut airfoils but i find folded airfoils easier to make. I kind of developed my own folded wing wich is a mix between this and flitetest styled wings. Hopefully i can make a video on it soon.

That's so cool looks simple and I've got to try it. Now I'm going to be able to build moor or less any plane i want. Thanks

Yes, with a carbon arrow shaft for a spar I can confidently recommend this wing for heavy planes and aggressive flight. I have an "aerobatic" motorglider with a 60" wingspan that I abuse pretty frequently with high-G maneuvers and it only causes a small crease in the upper wing skin near the root. My 60" wingspan Skyvan II weighs 9 pounds all up, with cargo, and does well with one carbon arrow spar and wing struts.

Had to subscribe... Just saved me a whole lot of money on making my own wings. Thank you!!!

Thank you for making this video! I will try to make my first wing using your method and materials.

You're great man! really nice and well done videos, specially for someone like me that is trying to built my first RC plane from scratch. I'll do it and let you know the results, but keep them coming please. Thanks for you time.

Wow! That was pretty simple. Thank you and more please!!!!

Great video, thanks for taking the time to do this. There are so many ways I can see that can be done to reinforce this, awsome. Probably easy to add a channel for carbon spar etc. Also wanted to mention the use of the laminating film for covering, low heat easy and really cheap stuff.. Again great explination and thanks for taking the time to share..

Great clear instruction and method, please post more on any good ideas you have.

Very informative! Great job! Thanks for posting this.

Haven't seen much of Ed lately, miss his great training videos.

nice to see you willing to help your viewers.

Great video. Looking forward to seeing more.. Thanks

I made 2 of these and they turned out REALLY nice! Thanks for all the great videos- I finally subscribed after watching so many and how impressive my wings turned out. When are you going to have another contest? Love some of the entries! Thanks again!

Keep'em coming great stuff this is just what i needed to see.

Great video, just came into my feed. Going to try it.

Thank you that you give american AND european data (grams & oz) :D

Necessity is ""THE MOTHER of ALL INVENTION"! Keep up the GOOD Work

Like your videos. keep up the good work. You just opened my eyes to alot. Thanks

I'm planning a faux Telemaster in foam. I think a 7" chord 4 foot span will be nice and I will likely use flaps so the thing can back up in the wind.

Great job man! Thank you for the info.

I am feeling bad because of your hand. And you are doing a fine work. I wish you everything good in your life.

your videios are so to the point . nice job

Thank you for this technique.... I hope to use this technique and cover it with foil tape to make my planes. I want to make my plane bodies from metal (I'm very familiar with metalwork as of yet, not at all with foam) but I need something to make wings.

just picked up some adams board at the local dollar tree. i plan to make this wing. thanks for the video !

By the way, the foam board I bought to make my fuselage with I got from Lowes home improvement. I got a 4x8 ft x 3/4 thick for about $10 Its blue and its super light but very rigid.

Thank you this has helped me and my father greatly.

Awesome job. Thanx for passing this info on...

BRILLIANT. GREAT JOB.

I follow that. I do use something like that for the leading edge of horizontal and vertical stabilizers. I see how it could work for the trailing edge of a wing, or maybe squish it up into the hinge of the control surface. Give it a try and let us know how it works out.

THese are great. Ive been using the 'electrifly' brand hobby foam (very light x surface tension loading) and 'ribbing' conventional rib style build with a single carbon fiber main spar...made a 2-meter wing with 9 inch chord and 1.5 inch thick rib profile...(clark - Y flat bottomed airfoil) even added "twist out" camber at each wingtip for minimizing tip stalls. Whole wing with 2 mini servos for ailerons/flapperons weighs a couple ounces. Yea...wing loading is super light, but its a light plane.

Outstanding construction idea. I see potential for taper airfoils and larger wings.

Dude!!! That is awesome!

I'd like to see how you add dihedral to the wing using foam board? Thanks Jimmy, ARRL TS, WX9DX

If you can run the foam inside the foil shape upright on edge you will substantially increase the wing strength.

nice!.. thanks for my winter projects.

Man you are really great. This video helped lot. Thanks!

Thanks for doing this. I'm very new ti this and I want to learn all I can. This is very helpful. Ill be looking for more :)

I'm keen to know more about the control surfaces and how to integrate them.

I am quite interested in experimenting with wing designs and slow speed flying. This gives a great opportunity. Great video. I think you are onto something. ha ha OK up to something. Happy landings.

NICELY done!

This is so great!

that was awesome video. thanks for sharing

I recommend starting with the video entitled: "ARMIN WING CONSTRUCTION: start-to-finish process with links to detail videos", which has embedded links for each of the sub-steps.

this is an awesome video

Awesome idea, thanks for sharing.

We are using illustration board for the air foil and to move the flap we are using syringe and surgical hose.. And i cant find any videos like our project..

@bendunia It would make me extremely happy to see that video! I and some other guys are having good success with the Peace Drone for FPV flying. It is not hard to build if you can find the right foamboard. When you do, please tell me where you got it so I can help other builders around the EU. I'm sure you'll also appreciate the canard design - a French word and a French invention! Also see video for Armin Wing part 9 for the accidental French flag in the thumbnail.

Probably one of the best inventions in rc history...in my opinion.

Very cool. Be great to see a glider, or self launching glider made from this. Plus I have some softer blue foam that might be fun to try. The sky is the limit

Thank you for this video. I've been building foamboard hand gliders for my kids, and apparently I wasn't smart enough to do this. I've been sandwiching 2 or 3 identical pieces together with glue and hand sanding the airfoil shape out of it. Not quite as efficient as your method, and yours is certainly lighter to boot.

Dude, thats great. Thanks for sharing. Im in the process of building my first foamie. I own a few super cubs and that the basic style Im going to build. I already made a great fuselage and now your wing idea will be next. Thanks again. By the way, I see you made several, have you used any and flown any.

It's a complicated question, but as a general rule 1:1 will nearly always do you right if your vertical and horizontal stabilizers are adequately large, like 10% and 20% of wing area, respectively. A 1:0.75 wing:fuselage ratio is still pretty good, same concept applies about making the tail surfaces generous. I have personally never gone past a 1:0.67 ratio and made the stabilizers plenty big, and needed active rudder control to fly. I'm sure there are entire books on this subject. Cheers!

I love this channel, flitetest sent me here :0)

@Cork42044 Thanks man, let us know how it works out. I do not have plans for the cargo dropper but hope to have some plans for something close to it soon.

I've not built foam planes, but have done foam construction projects. In those projects window screen material was painted onto the foam. Once the paint dried the project was way stronger. Has anyone used this strengthening technique in plane building projects ?

Is it possible to cover the wing with Monokote? I mean, the foamboard supports the hot to apply it?

Very informative, thanks!

Back in the 1970's there was a small one man 'ultralight' powered aircraft called the "Cri-Cri". It was built using some kind of similar (ultra simple, yet ultra strong methods and materials, and it might be worth researching , to find out if there might be some lessons to learn on how to build precise, yet super strong wings, (or even rotor blades?)! I remember an article about it saying that the builders 10 year old daughter built the wings for the plane, and that it involved using some kind of 'vacuum cleaner' to help hold everything in place (like a crude 'vacuum-bagging' technique) though the wings were made of thin metal, over a foam core, (perhaps with an aluminum tube, as a central spar)? [Thanks!]

Dollar Tree (Readi-Board) foamboard is 5mm thick. The 5" and 7" chord models I detail in the later Armin Wing videos are all-around general purpose airfoils with 11% thickness at 40% chord, similar in use to a Clark Y, but not the exact dimensions. You can easily change the thickness and camber to suit different needs. There is really no meaningful analogy between a conventional airfoil and the KF with regards to dimensions. If you have a specific need in mind let me know and I might help.

Brilliant hobbyist!

Awesome video, love it, thanks for sharing :-)

Thanks, view on - there are tons more wing and fuselage construction videos on the channel.

I guess if this concept would be upscaled, you could even make very large drone wings with that. Like using Epp board with a thin glass layer.

Excellent video tutorial. What is the smallest size of wing for this method to be effective? Thanks Alex

Да, хорошее видео! Очень интересная идея изготовления крыла, спасибо!

Super cool vid... Thanks ...Keep up the good work....ill subscribe...

Awesome thanks for sharing this info easy yo understand

looks great thanks do you have any more previous info i might need to know on this project?

Thanks for the video. I learned a lot. When building a propeller plane, what is the recommended wing span to length of plane ratio? Thanks.

Good tutorial!

Pure genius, on the cheap too.

This is helpful... doing a winglet vs. standard wing science project. is there a way to add a winglet??

WoW!!! Thank you !!! More videos!!!

This also seems like a great idea for making prototype wind turbine blades.

Thank you so much. Was trying to make a mini airomine wind generator.

No NACA airfoil specifically, though it comes out to about a 5410. It's a good all-purpose airfoil but does have a flat bottom. The ease of build is the real attraction and it works pretty well on RC with low Reynolds numbers and the ample power we use. There is the possibility of making symmetrical and semi-symmetrical wings but making a well-matched pair can be tedious.