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How to Build a Great Homemade RC Airplane Really Cheap

This shows how I built my scratch built rc Ultra Lite Slow Flyer airplane. It has a 47″ wingspan and is made from wood and 3/4″ pink foam insulation sheet. I contoured the wings with a hot wire cutter that I made out of a guitar string and car battery charger. I used the gearbox from an older plane, got a 3 channel radio on ebay for and cheap mini servos from hong kong for .00 a piece and they work great! The plane flies beautifully. Look for part 2 for flying and onboard footage of this plane. ALL music is from www.freeplaymusic.com.

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The cutting blade is from an old fashioned scissor action push mower. It has been fitted with a chain driven electric motor and sprocket. The radio and receiver are torn from a small, cheap RC car from walmart and beefed up with Darlington transistors and 30A automotive relays. The rear wheels are separately powered by two electric motors geared down 20:1 to produce enough torque to climb a tree. The vehicle tips the scale at 100 lbs. Power is not an issue, traction is! Two 12v 17ah lead acid gel cells in series power this vehicle for well over an hour even with tall grass! I would love to adapt this thing to read and follow a GPS or a sensor array in the ground.

Video Rating: 4 / 5

50 Responses to “How to Build a Great Homemade RC Airplane Really Cheap”

  1. Aircraftfreak155 says:

    @spear913 in a good way or bad way that the liltel cessna slys?

  2. spear913 says:

    @Aircraftfreak155 You’re right, but I have never flown an ember. I have the little cessna that’s the size of the ember, but that flies like nothing else I own.

  3. tomascontrerasjr says:

    show your hot wire cutter

  4. Aircraftfreak155 says:

    looks like an over sized ember dose it fly like one?

  5. spear913 says:

    @dollylu1 A prop that big would probably overheat the motor. It would try to turn it way too fast

  6. dollylu1 says:

    do you think a 2200 kv brushless motor work on this type of plane
    ???

  7. runescapeikill says:

    dude why didnt u get 10 mins!

  8. spear913 says:

    @ashishknight Thanks!!!

  9. ashishknight says:

    awesome job

  10. mdany009 says:

    lolz the sun have like a black hole in it !!! WTF??

  11. spear913 says:

    @valveone1 It’s an SDM radio and it came with the wildhawk

  12. spear913 says:

    @valveone1 The outrunner mtr is a 1050 kv. For slow flyers with big props, you want a slower motor. Don’t get a 2 or 4 thousand kv motor

  13. valveone1 says:

    what type of remote control is that or does it come with the wild hawk 3 channel receiver

  14. valveone1 says:

    do you know the name of the remote control

  15. valveone1 says:

    do you know how big the motor is or its specs
    thanks for the help

  16. spear913 says:

    @valveone1 The motor came from an old Megatech Capitol Flyer. The battery is a standard nimh 8.4 pack you can get on ebay. I since upgraded to a brushless outrunner and 11.1 v 2200 mah lipo battery. I recommend these. The brushless motors are amazing in power and efficiency. You can get it all on ebay.

  17. valveone1 says:

    were did you get the battery and motor i think you said it in the video but i cant find that part?? and what type of battery and motor

  18. spear913 says:

    @valveone1 It’s the camera. These cheap digital camcorders do that for some reason

  19. valveone1 says:

    why is the sun a black dot ??? is it the camera or is it just me??? :)

  20. rey060109 says:

    how you make the back wings move

  21. IsmailSalah96 says:

    how much did it cost (all the plane) ?

  22. ChuffChuffWoo says:

    My kind of model – thank you :-) )

  23. bioniclegods says:

    the only problem is the remote control ???? how did it turned homemade ???

  24. Goop023 says:

    i dont get science stuff

  25. DJFishinman says:

    Nice flyer. I am on my 5th or 6th plane now after starting this hobby 3 weeks ago and becoming obsessed. lol.

  26. soshofosho says:

    My friend and I would like to build one, both for fun and to learn a little bit about electronics. Can you tell me how powerful of an electric motor you used? Or even where you got it? Any help would be great appreciated. Thanks!

  27. coondogtheman1234 says:

    I would so use this, I would find lawns to mow while having fun and even make a few youtube videos.

  28. FrencunoZeTroll says:

    you should make a Battle-Bot.

  29. train2589 says:

    thats cool!

  30. Domebuddy says:

    Whats peoples issue with this? i think this is a really cool idea.

  31. soldierkiller29 says:

    The perfect Father’s Day present.

  32. RaySanchez55 says:

    lazy smart and bored as fuk redneck!!!!!

  33. MrGimli2 says:

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  34. MalteSer001 says:

    @SaiE8 . its also a way to get your neighbors son’s leg off when you leave your kids alone to do it

  35. Rampede says:

    you really used a walmart rc for the reciever and radio, what about the esc arent the reciever and esc one chip on walmart rcs?

  36. Zannypants666 says:

    @harshp99 Shortcuts > taking the longer way? Crazy mexicans.

  37. itcanbecheezcaketime says:

    Feature requests:

    Make the blades bigger. This one in the video I bet takes forever to mow the yard.

    Disable blade if it hits a predefined resistance

    weed eating side extension (just like the roomba vacs)

    Grass catch bag

    programmable pattern repeat instead of manually having to control it with the remote. I’d rather just turn it on and forget about it.

    Anti theft device with key chain remote

    megaphone

  38. xKILLZONAx says:

    noice!

  39. rhoula says:

    any plans or how to video?

  40. 7300firefighter says:

    GAY

  41. stamretep says:

    º¤ø„¸¸„ø¤º°¨¸„ø¤º°¨ post to 9 other vids
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  42. fecac says:

    he made it…..he didnt buy it….

  43. fecac says:

    if your having problems with the traction why not use a belt like a tank instead of wheels???

  44. MegaGeneralKenobi says:

    who the fuck buys this? whats wrong with you? fuck you.

  45. shreader327 says:

    Ahhh ha ha ha! sweet! I sure hope you got a fail safe in that beast! lol

  46. charg2456 says:

    haahhahahaah sweet

  47. thadevilwearsfallenz says:

    dude its a gay ass Mo-ped

  48. ZePianoMan144 says:

    ya it’s called duct taping an electric weedwacker with an adjustable head to an RC monster truck and zip tying the trigger….. i tryed it. it worked ALOT better than that piece-o-crap!!!!!

  49. ihypno says:

    Im lazy! sign me up

  50. AlchemistHawk says:

    not funny………

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