subject: 8 things about Foam RC Airplanes [print this page] Some people think that you need lessons to fly foam RC Airplanes, which is completely a false belief because these airplanes are very easy to fly. All you need is to select the right plane to start flying. Your first rc airplane should be simple in controls with minimum features and cheap in cost. You can buy a better, expensive and complicated rc airplane later, when you become expert in flying. The Soarstar could be a good choice to start with, as it is completely made up of foam material. It is a very stable all-round RC airplane which can even be repaired easily with Elmers glue, incase of external damage due to crash. Its pusher prop feature further protects it from damage during harsh landings.
Lets list and discuss key features of Foam RC Airplanes and also figure out some of their components which can be built from one or more foam materials. Foam RC Airplanes usually have hardened outer surface to escape dent, and hard points built in with hard plastics to limit scratches and dings at areas where the planes hit the ground in landings.
The use of different types of foam material with different natural colors makes these rc airplanes look colorful and attractive.
The Foam RC Airplanes which are designed for combat actions prefer solid foam construction over veneered foam construction because it is relatively strong in a head-on combating dogfight.
Large component such as the central fuselage section of foam rc airplanes is commonly constructed with hollow-molded foam rather than solid-core foam;
Solid core foam or veneered foam such as Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam covered with balsa sheets can be used for building the wings of these airplanes.
The heavy and durable foam material i.e., the expanded polypropylene (EPP) is used for motor mounts.
Horizontal and Vertical Stabilizers for foam rc airplanes can be made from blue foam sheets with thicknesses ranged from 3 - 10 mm. Thinner sheet can be used depending on the size of the stabilizer.
EPP can also be used to make the skids for providing suitable base for the landing gears.
So, Foam RC Airplanes are the safest and cheapest option to enjoy remote control flying which is in turn a very interesting and developing activity to be adopted as a hobby.
