Construction



124" Emily Flying Boat  Simple Vacuum Forming
 89" Grumman Albatross  Making Monokote Letters

 Sig Kwik-Bilt Mustang  
Balsa density calculator
Use this neat little program from Bill Caulkins to calculate the density of balsa stock. Self extracting file with instructions.
Build an instrument panel
From Bill Fulmer's Custom Graphics

Model Airplane News "how to" articles
Making foam core floats
An excellent article by Ironsidz on
making foam core floats.
Cap 10 panel high res-300k
(Looks better after it's saved)

Cap10 panel low res-45k
Float Size Calculator
Dimension calculator for dual
and single floats.
Modify a Futaba S148 servo for 180º rotation
A cheap retract solution by Dave MacDonald
Chuck Cunningham float article
from RCM Magazine

Helpful information on construction
of floats and skis too on this
site by Randy Linderman.
Construction articles from Howard Sullivan's R/C Flight Unlimited
Foam wing, spring tail wheel, etc.
Mousse can muffler Servo Torque Calculator
Plus follow the link for wing loading
and glow/electric conversion calculators.
How strong is that wind?
Here are a couple sites that tell
you how to estimate wind
speed from waves and on land. One
knot is roughly 2 Kmph or 1.2 mph
Rcwarbirds.com is loaded with construction information that applies not just to warbirds.