Here's an RC P30 I've been having some fun with. Topics: the first plan is for the Tubular Bustard P30 (I accidentally call it the Tubestake!), next the Polecat P30, notes on rolling a balsa tube with a doped interior, doping on fiberglass cloth (to save weight, I'm now using Esaki tissue), 1/4 and 1/2 mil Mylar, notes on using carbon fiber rib caps and some precautions, rubberized CA, a demonstration of the Gizmogeezer prop, half-tube with Piserchio hook, Uhu glue stick, Design Master Floral paint, pivoting rudder, Gizmogeezer winder. I also made cardboard cutout panels to test the paint on the Mylar and would recommend doing that. A typical (10 gram) motor for this length motor tube consists of 6 strands of 1/8" rubber about 20" long; the long motor version uses 4 strands of 1/8" rubber about 30" long. For sport flying, add an extra loop of 1/8" and use an 8 strand 20" motor!
Here's a video of this P30 flying:
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For lots of pictures and informative discussion, see:
www.hippocketae...
For some comments on flying the P30 shown here see:
www.hippocketae...
Yet more pictures and designs are available in a P30 issue of Free Flight Quarterly (2010):
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The planes shown here:
The Polecat:
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The Tubular Bustard P30:
www.jimoreillym...
The gizmogeezer prop and winder:
www.gizmogeezer...
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Here are some other nice kits I've had my eye on:
CB Model Designs: Monarch and Boomer Full/Short kits
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Some nice P30's built, partial, and kits:
starlink-flitet...
www.freeflights...
The Ikara Pee-Wee:
www.ikara.eu/in...
The 'Perfect 30' (Ikara) in RTF form, the 'Speckled P30', the 'Kiwi P30': www.faimodelsup...
There are many other suppliers of P30 kits/plans in addition to the above.
12 сен 2024
