| Flying model planes is an expensive hobby but if you | | | | attempt is successful, you too could post your |
| are willing to sacrifice your ego and forage for plastic | | | | experience with some helpful tips on these Websites. |
| parts then you could make yourself an inexpensive | | | | The time taken to construct a SPAD airplane is |
| flying plane, which would not only be lightweight but | | | | ridiculously less as compared to making a wooden, |
| also easy to repair. | | | | molded plastic or a fiberglass plane. You can easily |
| Your SPAD will consists of various easily available | | | | complete a plane on any weekend. If you have |
| plastic derivatives such as a PVC pipe, corrugated | | | | decided on a remote control plane, then you will need |
| plastic sheets, which is used for making sign boards, | | | | to buy your electric or gasoline motor with the |
| HDPE blocks and glue to stick all of these together. In | | | | matching battery pack or fuel tank and a remote |
| addition you will also require flat head self-threading | | | | transmitter to control your plane. These are costly |
| metal head screws and some basic cutting tools. Your | | | | items but you could try and source them from a |
| landing wheels and landing gear, etc can be made | | | | scrapped model airplane or buy a used unit. Either |
| in-house or you can just purchase them from any | | | | way, test it first before slotting it into your plane or you |
| hobby shop. All these items can be purchased from | | | | could waste valuable time in figuring out the fault later. |
| any hardware store or you could even check out your | | | | Once your SPAD designed plane is constructed, then |
| own garage to locate these parts. | | | | test fly it in a controlled area such as a meadow full of |
| You can use the corrugated plastic sheet for your | | | | grass so that in case of any crash, it remains safe. |
| wings and rudders, fins etc, the PVC pipe for your | | | | Ensure that it flies straight and does not tilt in any |
| fuselage and the HDPE blocks can be used as your | | | | direction. All the controls should also be in full |
| landing gear blocks. Next, you can surf the Internet, | | | | operational mode. If you have any flying expert as |
| which has many sites about constructing SPAD | | | | your friend, then it is better if he test flies the plane first |
| airplanes. These sites will provide you with the correct | | | | and informs you of any problems. You can also paint |
| dimensions and also as to the correct type of motor | | | | the plane once your testing is complete. Detailed |
| to be used to power your airplane. Most of these sites | | | | finishing is important to make your plane look |
| offer free advice on how to build and operate SPAD | | | | presentable. |
| planes, so this again results in additional savings. If your | | | | |