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Finished Mig-29

FF15

Rumple3 BiPlane

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to share a cool email I just got from Kel Bartlett. He’s 70 years young and from Sandstone Point, located in Queensland, Australia. Kel shares his cool story about getting back into RC modeling after 30 years! I would like to send Kel a BIG Thank you for sending us his story and pictures of his awesome planes. I am just blown away at how nice his Mig-29 looks! great job Kel!

Happy Flying Kel,

Paul

( Kel’s Awesome Story from his email to us)

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My story is just a little bit different to most that you might hear about and I hope you find it interesting.

Now, here is the intriguing part. About 3 months ago I received a parcel in the post addressed to a guy down the street a bit. It looked like a model gas engine so I told my wife that I would take it down to him a see what “he was up to” Chris showed me what he was doing with models and we ended up being good friends. He was so excited to have another modeller so close to him that he showed me some websites, RCFoamFighters.com being one of the sites. —- thanks Chris!

I had built pllanes using foam for wing cores but I had not contemplated using foam for a complete plane.Chris suggested that I build one of your Foam Fighters and it didn’t take much coaxing. I decided that I would build the FF-15 pretty much as per your plan but I used Coreflute (Real Estate signs) again on Chris’s persistance. That plane is a little beauty and I have it ready for the skies again after putting it into the deck 4 times. (although all of those years in Aeromodelling I never did get to the stage of being a proficient pilot before giving it a way ( 3 of those prangs it literally bounced but the fourth effort made it necessary to replace a section of the nose and rebuild the battery case. This coreflute is just something else!

After experiencing first hand the results of my first attempt at a Foam Fighter I decided to build another one. I have been facinated with the Mig-29 and I managed to get a plan that is very similar in concept to yours so I was underway again.

The plan suggested using 6mm.Depron but I now build with 3mm. Corflute so I decided to laminate all surfaces to achieve 6mm. required thickness and gaining some strength along the way at the expense of very small amount of weight gain. There is no need to bore you with details of the building because it is the same process that FoamFighters use but after seeing the Mig-29 almost finished I decided to add some strength to the fuselage and give the Mig some of it’s inherent lines of beauty by sculpting and shaping some foam. (Pictures will explain the detail) In building this Jet, I have incorporsted wings with the KFm-4 Airfoil section, substituted laminated 3mm.Corflute for 6mm. Foamboard, used your now very popular method of making silhoutte model planes and used my modelling skills in shaping foam inserts to achieve a very sleek and streamlined model which should fly fast and stable.

Specifications of my Mig-29

Wingspan 28Inches/712mm.

Length 39Inches/990mm.

AUW. 47 oz./1332gms.

Motor Turnigy 3530B 1400Kv. Outrunner

ESC Exceed 65/70 Amp.

Battery Rhino 2150mAh 3S 11.1v 30C Lipo

Servo x 2 Turnigy MG90S 1.8Kg./13.4gr. Metal Gear Servo

Elevons & Ailerons are linked to the one servo.

The Biplane is what I’m continuing my flight training on.

I have also added 2 pics of the FF-15

Paul, thanks for a great resource in your website and keep ‘em coming man!

Hope you enjoy my story and pics.

Kel Bartlett

(More of Kel’s Pics)

MX-2 Frill Dragon (Designed by Jake Marshall)

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to let you all know that the Plans for Jake’s Cool MX-2 Frill Dragon RC plane are now available! Just check under the “Planes” Tab or click on the link below and you will find  the plans and information of this cool model. Big thanks to Jake for sharing the plans for his aweseom plane.

Link to plans and information page: http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/MX-2FrillDragon/MX-2-FrillDragon.htm

Here are some Videos of The MX-2 Frill Dragon:

Jacques Cool FF-peregrine

Hello everyone!

Just wanted to announce that Free RC Airplane Plans for Jacques Cool FF-Peregrine have been added to the Blog. Please visit the “Planes” tab above of Click on the Link below to get the Free FF-Peregrine plans;

Link to FF-peregrine plans and information:

http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-Peregrine/FF-Peregrine.htm

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to share an email I recieved a while back from a cool Friend of FoamFighters, Noel Soudent from the Netherlands.  Noel is a cool and talented person learning CAD Design. He sent me a PDF of an awesome plan for a FoamBoard SU-37. Please see his email and Free PDF plans below.

Many thanks to Noel for shareing his talents with all of us!

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Email from Noel:

Hi Paul

I have tried to make a ff sukhoi 37 plan

As this is my first try with a cad program and it is your dayjob I would like you to see what you think of it. and maybe some hints and tips I used a very simple program I could download for free from the internet I haven’t built it yet because Im just in the beginning stage of the plan. And I have not a lot of time left when I finish my dayjob. So have a look and if you like it and you can use it for the foam fighters just do. I would like that very much After this one I will try a mig 29 ff and maybe a mig 21 but that might be a problem cause of the round fuselage maybe foamboard wing surfaces and another foam fuselage

I really enjoy your youtube films. 

Regards

Noel Soudant

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Click Link for Free PDF Plans

http://rcfoamfighters.com/FF-Friends-Plans/Noels-SU-37.pdf

Noels Free SU-37 Plans (Click Image)

Hey everyone,

We just wanted to share another cool story of a fellow FoamFighter Pilot, Nadia.  We wanted to share her cool story and Pictures of her plane.She is another great example of the variety of fun people who love this hobby!  Big thanks to Nadia!

Frank and Paul

Nadia's FB-28

> Hi there Folks,
>
> I’m a 16 year old girl at college and I love flying my 4 channel trainer.
> Recently I came across your site with all these great looking foam jets.
> My Dad flies RC too and he is willing to help me build a jet from your
> collection however, I need to ask for a little advise.
> Which 3 planes are the easiest to fly ?
> Please nominate these in order from easiest to hardest
> I can’t wait to fly your Fantastic jets.
> Wow, I love ‘em
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> Nadia

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> Nadia
> 
> Thanks for your intrest in rcFoamFighters planes and for your support by watching our videos and visiting our Blog. Here are the three plane you should build in the order from easiest to fly to more difficult.
> 
> FB-28 (slow version)
> http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FB-28/FB-28.htm
> 
> FF-22
> http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-22.htm
> 
> FF-117
> http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-117/FF-117.htm
> 
> Tell your dad to build this one for himself for a real treat:
> FF-SuperNova (130mph+)
> http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-SuperNova/FF-SuperNova.htm
> 
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsk7jI0kjzo
> 
> Thanks again for your support and sorry for the delay in writing back to you.
> Good luck with your builds and be sure to have fun!
> 
> Frank

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Hi Frank,

We built the FB-28 on your recommendation.
Here are a few photos of the plan.
Constructed with 6mm corflute (main wing) and 3mm corflute for everything else. (Estate Agent signs)
We increased the wingspan by 80mm. ( everything else remains the same)
Weighs in at under 800 gram. (AUW)
We used an RCTimer 2212-6  Brushless (2200 Kv) and a 3S liPo (2200mah Turnigy) battery.
40 Amp ESC (Tower-pro) and Hextronic 9 gram servos.
It flies just great.
At the beginning it was a little twitchy because CG was about 6mm too far back
but now we got that all sorted and also backed off the rates a little.

You know, I’d love to see you Guys do a version of the B2 Stealth bomber.
That would be Awesome.
PLEASE Guys, design one and upload the plans 
Will you be doing a B2 Stealth soon ?

Thanks, Nadia

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More Pics

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Do you have a cool Foam Fighter of your own you want to show off? Please send us some pictures and brief story and we would be glad to share it with the rcFoamFighters community. Please send an email to admin@rcfoamfighters.com with your Pictures and story!

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted to share a cool email I got from a viewer , Radek Stus, of the Czech Republic. He made an EPP version of the FF-117. Many thanks to Radek for sharing his story.

Paul

Below is his email:

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Hi Paul,

first of all let me introduce myself. My name si Radek Stus, I´m from the Czech Republic.
I found your web sites a few weeks ago and after seeing some videos I decided to built the FF-117 according to your plans, because it looked so good!

I bought 8mm EPP board and started working.
After several days I finished the work. The plane didn´t look as good as yours, but it was my first attempt to do something like that, so I was quite satisfied.:-)
But to be honest, I didn´t believe I could fly this plane with my beginner skills (I started flying models at Christmas 2009).

Nevertheless, I was too curious and had to know whether I would keep it in the air for at least a few seconds!:-)
What a surprise was it for me, when my friend threw it in the air and I was able to control it… after a small changes in trimming it flew quite well.

I was using motor Turnigy 28-12 (some 1500 kV), 7″ prop, 1300mAh 3S battery…
The motor sound was noisier than a herd of buffalos:-), but it looked and sounded great in the air!:-)

I just wanted to thank you for your plans. I woudn´t have been able to build it without them!
And I´m also sending some pictures and videos of that FF-117.
I hope, you wouldn´t mind some small changes in the construction!:-)

Thank you once more, Paul!:-)
And I wish you just the best for the future!:-)

Radek Stus,
Czech Republic

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MX-1 Wolverine

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to write up a quick announcement to let you all know there are some new plans posted on the “Planes” tab. This is an original plane designed, built and tested by our Colorado Connection, Jake Marshall. Jake really did a wonderful job on bringing this plane to life right out of his own mind. He wanted it to be a plane with an aggressive stance like a real Wolverine! I think Jake did a good job. He was excited and happy to have his plane added to the rcFoamFighters growing list of free plan downloads. Jake was a big help in that he drew most of the plans on his own in AutoCAD.  I only had to help with the final details and formatting. I was happy to have the help these busy days, LOL.  So I hope you all will enjoy the free plans and plane design Jake made and graciously wanted to share with all of us in the RC community. We look forward to more cool designs coming from Jake and his MESA school team in the future.

Here is a link to the Wolverines plans and info page:

http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/MX-1Wolverine/MX-1-Wolverine.htm


Here is a video of the Wolverine in action:

SkyFighter V4

Just wanted to do a quick announcement and let you know the Plans for Jon’s Skyfighter V4 are completed and ready for free download.

FF-SkyFighter V4 RC Model Designed by: Jon McCarty
This RC model is an original model designed and developed by Jon. This plane was intended to be a modified version of the SkyFighter Frank Made. The wings have been swept back and the Vertical Stabilizer are now located on the wing tips. The model proved to be a stable and agile platform and even capable of vertical take offs. The original RC model design was made with 15mm 1.9 EPP Foam and covered with fiberglass weave & colored sealing/packing tape. Other materials such as Blue Core Foam may be used to make this model, but will not be “Bulletproof”. FFFTW!!!


Quick write up from Jon about the Plane
The SkyFighter v4 is my take on Franks great design. This plane flies very stable at a wide range of speeds and power set ups. This is currently my favorite plane to fly. Build the tail fins out of something a bit stiffer and stand it on end for vertical take offs. One word of warning, this plane was built and designed with speed in mind. It will fly slow and stable, but does not slow down quickly. The razor sharp wing bevels and low profile design offer very little resistance.


Jon




Link to Plan page for the SkyFighter V4:

http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/SkyFighterV4/FF-SkyFighterV4.htm

FF-SuperNova

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to do a quick post for the FF-SuperNova and let everyone know that I have finished up the plans for free download under the “Planes” tab.

I was really happy to see how this plane turned out. As I’m sure a lot of you know this plane was based on my older and smaller NovaJet, pretty much my all time favorite scratch built plane I’ve made to date. Well I’m happy to report that this plane is like the old NovaJet, but lives up to its name by being a “Super” version. Bigger, Faster and still flies with the same type of maneuverability and handling.

This is a plane I would only recommend for pilots with a bit of skill and experience.  It is a fast and heavy plane and could do a good bit of damage if it got out of control.  That is also why I would only recommend flying this plane at flying fields or other secluded, safe places.

Anyway, if you are looking for a fast plane that is also a great flyer I suggest you give the FF-SuperNova a try. This plane really is a blast to fly and always puts a nice grin on my face when I fly it.  It is pretty easy to build and didn’t even require any carbon spars. That is if you build it like I did with the 1.9 EPP and covered with the Henry’s type fiberglass weave & adhesive.

Best of luck to anyone who does decide to build one!

Best regards,

Paul

Link to plans and information page for the FF-SuperNova:

http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-SuperNova/FF-SuperNova.htm

If you plan on making the plane please watch the below YouTube videos for building and other  construction tips.

Hey everyone,  just wanted to add a cool blog post from Jacques, our awesome rcFoamFighters Dutch Connection. Here it is:

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FF-Pro V2 picture

Hello there Fellow Scratch Builders, RC Maniacs and Friends

First of all Id like like to thank Frank & Paul Petty for Making this all come true! These guys did a wonderful job and are supporting me all the way….

Then I’d like to Inform u Guys I feel real good to tell u that one of my airplane designs is there for download for U for free*!! Paul Petty has helped me out Major times in converting this plane to downloadable plans just for u. The FoamFighterPro V2 is a Real fun Plane to fly and have flown this bird many a time giving me great satisfaction. For its power setup ur the one to choose…either on 3S or 4S or for real speed freaks 5S….this plane will fly perfectly slow and Superfast!! Even had the 1600 Watt 3648 Turnigy motor on there with a 5S and a 7×5!! Though it was a bit on the heavy side then but flew perfect! It weighed around 1100 grams with that setup.. Once again guys… have great fun with it and I like to see a lot of vids with people flying it!..that be sooo cool !

hope you’ll have fun with it and it will rock for ya!
rcFoamFighters For The Win!!

Jacques

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Link to free plans for the FF-Pro V2:

http://rcfoamfighters.com/Models/FF-Pro/FF-PRO.htm

FF-Pro Videos:

How to Enter the Drawings.

To enter the Drawings, you will need to do the following:

1. Subscribe to our rcFoamFighters YouTube Channel if not already
2. Add a comment “Enter Me Please” in the comment area of the YouTube Video at the following Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZddWpxrwXc

Hey guys sorry for not posting this information sooner. For the month of March we will be having a Single Drawing. The Prize for March is as listed below:

Prize: (Suppo 2217/6 Matched Combo)

• One Suppo (BL-2217/6) 1500kv Brushless Motor (rated at 300w)
• Prop Adapter
• Bullet Connectors
• “X” Style Motor Mount Plate
• Suppo 30A ESC (mistake in picture below shows 40A esc, a 30A esc will be what is included in the prize.)

Good Luck To Everyone!

Paul

Update 3/31/2010: Winner of this prize is “CPoppy”! Congrats!!!

1. Subscribe to our rcFoamFighters YouTube Channel if not already
2. Send an email to admin@rcfoamfighters.com
3. In email include your YouTube Name
4. Make Email Subject “February 2010 Drawing”

Hey guys here is the info for this months prizes. For the month of February the Prizes will be the following:

• Prize one is a  Turnigy 480L-2150 Inrunner Brushless Motors (One Winner)

If you would like more information on the prize, please click on the picture below.

Prize Motor - Two Motors (1each) for Two Winners

• Prizes Two and Three will be a Turnigy 5S 2200mah 30C Lipo Battery (Two winners, one battery each)

Turnigy 2200mah 5S 30C Lipo Battery

Thanks and Good luck to all!

Paul

Winners Update, 2/28/2010

forDarrick (Won battery)

Griff1961 (Won Motor)

mostangrypirate (Won battery)

Big thanks to all who entered and participated, best of luck to all next month!

Hey Everyone,

I have been getting quite a few emails from people requesting plans for my Project Jupiter plane. Well at this current time I do not have a complete set of construction plans. There may be some available in the future when i can sit down and draw all the details up for the plane like I usually do. This may take a little while as the Jupiter was kind of built with my “Free Flow” design method, basically making it up as you go. Scratch Building on the Fly. I did originally do some basic concept drawings at the Beginning, but that was about it.

So in the meantime, if any experienced builders would like the BASIC PARTS TEMPLATES and only that, I have created some PDF’s. Anyone deciding to try and build the Jupiter will have to improvise as I did and make up much of the design on your own. The PDF’s below are only the Basic Parts Patterns that can be used to cut out the major pieces of the Jupiter. I think anyone with some build experience can do that easily enough. The YouTube videos about the Jupiter may also be a little bit of help. Eventually I will make a more complete plan, but in the meantime the below PDF is available for free download.

Here are a few specs of the Plane:

• 54-Inch Wingspan
• 58 Inches long
• CG is approximately 23-1/4 inches back from the tip of the nose.
• 1100 to 1400 watts of power with 8×4 APC props.

If you are a beginner, I would not recommend trying to build the Jupiter. Again this is recommend for skilled builders who can improvise and finish on their own.

Click on Picture Below to get a free PDF plan.

Jupiter PDF

Below are links to the Power system used for the Jupiter, (Two of Each).

(Click on Each Picture to follow link to HobbyKing’s website)

Turnigy Motor 3536-1400

Turnigy Plush 60A ESC

Batteries 2650 4S Lipo

FF-Predator Version 1.0 (designed by Tim McMahan)

Hey Everyone,

I just finished up an early “Beta Test” set of plans for Tim’s Predator style RC Aircraft. This plane was loosely based on the Predator/Reaper UAV planes the US Air Force uses. It’s a little bit of a mix of both planes. If any of you have been watching Tim and Jon’s YouTube channel “The Bloody Micks”, you’ve probably seen Tim’s version 1 of this plane. that was the initial test bed that Tim designed himself. The plans posted below are based off this initial plane of Tim’s and also incorporate a few changes based on some of the things Tim learned in the field and also from some of the input of the RCFF team. Please just note this is still a plan in testing and most likely there will be further refinements to it as time goes. Tim has just had a lot of people asking for plans, so we are rushing out an early version for everyone. Good luck to all who decide to build this plane and we do welcome any feed back for this model that may help refine newer versions of this plan.

Thanks, Paul

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Here are some notes from Tim:

“Well Folks, by popular demand, we got plans knocked out for the Predator.  Expect some add-ons in coming weeks, but there was enough demand for these plans, that we’re giving you something to get started. This plane was never intended to be power house, but its 60″ span an undeniable lines make this graceful flier a real sight to see in the air. Here’s something to let you build your own, and in the meantime, we’ll see about some bells and whistles for it.

The version 1 Predator was powered with a 2212-10 from RC hot Deals, a 20amp ESC, a 3s 25-30C 1300mah battery, and ran an 8×6 prop. Using this set up, it was no speed demon or power house, but flew very gracefully with plenty of climb rate. The prototype was foamboard with a Fanfold wing and no tape, and came in around 22oz. There should be no issues going to all foamboard. Recommended control set up is Elevator/Ailerons. At 22-25oz and a top speed around 45mph, this should be an gentle parkflyer, with an unmistakable look. Additions are planned for this model, including landing gear, and a KFm3 wing.”

Link to Tim and Jons YouTube Channel with video of the FF-Predator”
http://www.youtube.com/user/rcFFBloodyMicks

Link to RC Groups Forum for this model:
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1169243

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(Click on Picture to Download Free Plan)

Free FF-Predator Template Plans

Foam Fighter 117 (FF-117)

Hello Everyone!

Well I know I promised you all I would make plans for the FF-117 soon. Well I have finished them and they are posted below.

Just a few notes about this model. It is a little larger than some of the other foamboard models I have designed in the past. So needless to say the motor and power system required is a little larger. If you are going to build the model with the heavier Elmer’s foamboard, I recommend using a motor of 400watts or better. Something like the Grayson Hobbies Super mega Jet or Turnigy 2836-2350 motor from Hobby King. That or any other 400watt or greater motor. I ran the prototype with the Turnigy motor and 6×5.5 porp. It flew at about 70+mph. pretty good if you want to keep it a park flyer. I am thinking a motor that can handle a 7×6 prop and a good high rpm would really wake it up. This model has a 26 inch wingspan, I may make a smaller 22 inch version later and I also plan on making a bigger EPP version in the coming months. So keep your eyes open for those.

Top View of the FF-117

Oh, if any of you guys decide to build one, please fell free to let us know your thoughts on the plans and plane. And also feel free to share pictures or video of your plane.

Well below are the plans, Just click on the picture to download. Enjoy!

Paul

Click on Picture to Download a free copy

of the FF-117 (FoamFighter 117)  Template plans

Click on picture to download free PDF Plan!