RC Foamie Vulcan Bomber It is reasonably easy and low cost to make a RC plane from Styrofoam. Foam costs almost nothing - about Euro 2.50 for a block of 5x50x150 cm - and it is available in various thicknesses, 5, 8, 10 and 20 cm being common. Fresh Cut Foam Delta Plane I built a delta wing plane that resembles an Avro Vulcan bomber, with a 1.3 m wingspan, and a Ducted Fan Engine inside the fuselage. The loud scream of the motor is really what makes this all worth it and from a safety point of view, nothing beats a foamy with a fully enclosed motor. Flying Wing on a Take Off Dolly There are two kinds of styrofoam, Expanded Polystyrene (the stuff used for exterior insulation of a home) and Extruded Polystyrene (More smooth and easier to sand, but heavier and used for roof insulation). Both kinds will cut super smooth with a hot wire and it is the same plastic, so you can just as well use the cheaper and lighter white beady stuff, since if you tune...
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