The Fish: A Scratch Built Slow-Fly RC Plane 

Your service to Club members in High School continues to bless the rest of us. This is the perfect plane to get my kids and other family members into the hobby. The plans are fabulous. The plane is fabulous. The video is fabulous. Many thanks!

I still enjoy this plane, actually its the only plane I fly. I enjoy it so much and its fast at the same time. I've put two cameras on it and it took it well. its so strong and it can carry a load with no problem. This plane is still AWESOME

thanks for the plans,ill keep for the update,im very patient for this because for me its a work of art and patiently waiting for the next full blown video..

That flies super sweet!

I love the take-off assist!

Thanks for the plans

nice work

awesome, just what I was looking for.

Awesome piece. I´d love to see Version 2! ...and if it kicks more ass than V1! compliments! Excellent funplane for kids!

Very epic my guy

Nice I got one of those and flies good its very funny when your friends try to catch it and very cool lights on it in the night dark sky

That's so cool!

love it!

I designed and constructed my own slow-flyer plane with an airfoil similar to the Fish but with more under camber. I find it's graceful even in high winds when flying straight and level but it has some really unusual pitching moments when climbing. Also for some bizarre reason it becomes a handful close to the ground when I try to to land. Has anyone else had the same experience?

Nice build and nice flying! I hope that the direction of state and local legislators doesn't ground everyone from flying at the local school yards, but it's looking grim. . It's great to see young folks having fun together! Keep em' flying man!

I'Ve built a new plane using your wing design and tweaked your tail a bit. Made the body different, almost like a sky hawk with a tail. I did the maiden flight today and it flew perfect, just a little bit of trim and it was awesome. Ill make a video and post it to show you.

its so hilarious when take off by foot 😂

The chase scene quickly ended right after one of those kids lost a finger to that spinning prop.

Excellent idea Kindly please reply ,i have a doubt on where you attached the servo,put some platformm?

Just finished my fish and was wondering about the CG, is it just 1/3 (3 1/4") of the wing or is this plane funky?

i have 3 pound airplane, push prop i need pick up motor and speed control which let me flight 30 to 45 min with 5200mah battery, is this posible, and what motor and esc do i can use

Yes me too if I had the plans I would build one now. PS. Really well done and looking forward for those plans :)

I don't peel anything off, it adds to the strength but is a bit of pain if you crash like i do sometimes (getting a lot better though) and it will start to peel. No big deal though just either glue it back on or peel it. What I will say is that I was having trouble steering for some reasons so after a while, I added about an inch to the rudder and it turns on a dime now. So, that is a bit of advise when making this plane. Add about or inch or inch or a half to the rudder, way better control on the air. I will say that this plane is so fun to fly. This weekend I put my Sony Bloggie on top again and got some aerial footage, it was nice. its amazing how much lift this plane has.

Great build man! What is the flying weight?

Could this also take a 10in prop while still being protected by the fuselage?

just built another one and ready for the flight this weekend.

Hello! Nice plane i like it very much, i was trying to print the plans but i am confused on the size of the plans(how do i know what size to print or print big?, also why 2 parts?

Great plane, is there any plans? Thanks

Very good project, thanks. Will it fly slow when there is no poly dahidral wing?

LOL that kick start...

Well it flew!! need to add some down/right thrust, but other than that it fly's great (considering I flew it on a 15mph wind day)! Used a cheap 2212 1400kv motor combo and a 3s 1300. I am postive ANYONE could built this plane, I did a sloppy job and everything was pretty out of wack but it doesn't seem to care. I 3d printed a thrust washer for my motor and now im just waiting for calm day so that i can fly this plane the way it was meant to be flown :) Thanks for the Free plans!!! [[[btw for anyone wondering, the cg is about 3 1/4 inches back from the leading edge (its not picky tho)]]]

as per wings what is angle between the joint central portion of the wing and the tips??

I really like this model ,Can I make it push type by fixing motor at back side ?

This Seems like a perfect platform for a Control Theory project we have coming! Although I'd still add the ailerons too, for enhanced maneuverability. One question though, do you think they'd do a better job further from the fuselage, or closer to it, like flaps?

dude im still trying other planes to fly and i keep finding myself going back to the fish. there is no comparison at all. The fish is the best flyer out there hands down. no matter what I put on it it takes it and flies good, whether its an EDF Engine or props, takes it all and it carries So much weight because of the wings.

can any one please tell me how to place servos inside this plan to control rudder and elevator ? sorry newbie here

Built a 60% scale version of this I fly indoors! 1407 2200kv motor with a 300mah 2 cell, and 5.75x2.25 prop!

Let me know the angle need for wing that's on both part of wing

Hello! I am about to build the Fish as my first plane. I've noticed that plans do not have the dimensions on them. Could you give us some reference like length? Thanks!

Thank you for the plans and the video. I am interested in building this plane. I'm curious about the dimensions of the PDFs. When I printed the plans on letter-sized paper, the dimensions seem too small. Is that right? Should I print the plans on a larger sized paper, or is there a way to tile them? Thanks,

super fly

Can anyone tell me if you are supposed to remove the paper from the Dollar Tree foam board?

Bro i made it but when i just push the throttle it is drifting to left. How did you alligned the motor

nice plane

Well,, its been 3 years and I'm still enjoying frying this plane. I've tried tp make my own but always result back to the fish. Now I've kind of tweaked it a bit and gave it a different shape but still the main shape comes from the fish so....So far I think its still the best plain to fly.

thanks providing for the pdf,by the way whats the difference of FISH V1 AND V2??? any major changes?im worried about how the wing constructed

hey! is there another version of this plane. IVe flown this for a couple of years and its great. Do you you have other planes you build?

My first plane for learning flying rc aero.

Could I use 1000 kv motors and props to match?

Hello, Just come back into model aircraft after a 30 year break. I was looking for plans for a slow flying plane that was easy to build and also fly to relearn and your plane looks just right. Keeping in mind that when I last stopped there was no such thing as foam board or efficient brush less motors or lipo batteries so its like starting over again. Having said that I have built your plane in less than a day and was amazed how easy it was to use foam board. It doesn't have the finish of balsa wood but its so resilient to knocks it has to be a good trade off. An equivalent plane in balsa would take weeks to build, so in encouraged by the advance in materials. Looking at the lads flying this plane, it seems a very docile machine to fly and an excellent base for an FPV platform that I intend to try out. 30 years ago if you wanted to see the view from your plane you had to fit a relatively large film camera and fit some kind of trigger to take a photo. Then wait a week for the photographs to be developed. so FPV is an amazing leap forward in technology to me. OK I'm feeling old now haha thank you for sharing your design for others to use, I will add another post late to share my experience with it flying later on. All the best Jay

after a long time I got back into the air with my fish, felt good to.

Hey, what you think about making it into pusher?

with a motor 2280kv officer?

My son and I have assembled the plane and are ready to attach the motor. This is our first plane, and I'm not sure how to attach the motor. In one of your write-ups, you mentioned that you were not satisfied with strength of the foam board/plywood motor mount. I was going to attach a firewall to the top of the fuselage with two dowels inserted into the foam board. I was then going to hot glue the sides of the firewall to the interior edges of the fuselage. Please let me know if you have any thoughts about this approach for mounting the motor of if you have an alternative method that you think would work better. Thanks,

Hello, we're are the battery ubication please?

Love the music...may I know the music title?

I'd really love the plans too please.

should i directly take out the print on A4 size sheet printer setting: poster and scale 100% plzz help me

I would be interested in building this. B I have never done a scratch build and I want something that flys slow. You did a good job. Do you have anything on that tricopter?

can you do the plans in A4 sheets?

I would really like to know what were you measurements for the walls and the tall

I d/l the pdf plans but they don't include dimentions. I checked flitetest but they didn't have dimentions either.

Dimensions not included in pdf plan

very nice, simple, is there any servo in it??

Reminds me of the old fogy.

do you peel the paper off the foam board? I see some people say yes and others say no.

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Very nice sir, Pls share the pdf tiled plan sir

OK, we finished the plane and took it out for a maiden flight. The elevator surface was level when we launched it and I think that we have the battery placed at the center of gravity. Unfortunately, the plane pitched upward and flew with the nose pointing to the sky. When we cut back on the throttle, the plane stalled and crashed. Is it possible that the motor should be mounted so that it angles down a few degrees? Can you think of other reasons why the plane would fly like this? Thanks,

i rally like this plane and i want to build one is there anywhere that i can get the PDF for the plane?

It's a very nice plane, any chance you can point us to some plans for it Please !

thickness of the foam board?

5:56 leap of faith xD

did you use 2s or 3s battery in this video ? which them

does it glides?

can i use motor emax 2212 1200kv red?? and which propeller?

would love plans and specs

is there a plan tha has measurements ?

the material is foam?

Hi thanks for sharing. Can I ask for the weight of the plane?

I have the following motor: Emax 2212 1400kv, weight 60-150g depending on the site. Regardless, it is heavier than the moto you suggest using. www.banggood.com/Emax-XA2212-820KV-980KV-1400KV-Brushless-Motor-For-RC-Models-p-918124.html Do you think this would be suitable for the fish or old fogey? I am wondering if it is too heavy? My maiden flight of my old fogey build was a bit disasterous. Thought I had it well balanced with the COG correct as suggested by FT, but it just wanted to nose down immediately. Do you think using the motor you suggest (FC 22-28 1200kv) would help?

If you haven't already, please do an article on this over on the Flite Test Articles section of their site. Contact me for any assistance FlyingMonkey@flitetest.com

How are those plans coming along? :)

Man! lost another one. Too much wind. This plane has so much lift that the wind carried it away lol. Dangit, i made another one though and will fly it from now on when there isn't that much wind.

hahahaha @ 0:09 sec this is called a kick start

No ailerons really?

Hello can you send us the sketchup files please so i can convert them to PDF?

design another plane. I love flying the fish, never fails to fly good.

not slow enough

whats with the porn music

Jeesh, can you fly any slower...

Yes me too if I had the plans I would build one now. PS. Really well done and looking forward for those plans :)

hey can anyone give me some help on downloading plans for the fish all I get is 2 pages help.

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0:50 What is the program