Simple Trainer RC Plane 'Nut Ball' From Scratch

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Simple Trainer RC Plane 'Nut Ball' From Scratch

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Plans to get started are here .

Material:
1/2 inch EPS foam sheet
2 inch packing tape - any two colors
Xacto knife or hobby cutter
Marker pen, steel paper clips
White glue, 5 min epoxy, hot glue
bamboo sticks (~5-6 mm)
1 sheet of transparency
Sand block or sand paper (minimum grit)
Old credit cards
small strip of Velcro or double back tape

RC gear:
Minimum 3ch Transmitter and Receiver
std 9 gm servos
10 Amp ESC
2 cell or 3 cell LiPo battery
850kv CD Rom brushless motor
9x4.7 prop with prop saver/ adapter
Foam wheels or two 1 inch dia circles out of 5mm plywood

Pictures should speak the rest!!!