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