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Depron foamy twin engine RC Marston Pterodactyl

Design Notes:

New revision January 2008 - improved flight characteristics and stability
The revised Depron Marston Pterodactyl can be built in a day or two, or a few evenings, and looks like no other foam RC plane in the air.

wing span:52.5"
wing area: 270 square inches
auw: 10 oz. - 11 oz.
wing loading: 5 - 6 oz./square foot
twin brushless motors

material required:

Depron foam - 6mm - 24" x 36" for laser cutting or hand cutting
carbon spar - 5.7 mm x 1mm

servos: three HS-55 or equivalent
motors: two CD ROM GBx-1 or other 50W motors
controller: one CC Phoenix or Thunderbird or other 10A controller
battery: 800mah - 1050mah 2s -3s Li-Poly

Plans Available Here

 
PDF of plans and parts $20
Print Plans and cut the foam yourself.
PDFs will be emailed when payment is received.
Includes 2 files:
1. Parts layout for three 12" x 24" Depron sheets (24" x 36")
2. Full size high resolution plans drawn in 3-view,
with building notes (36" x 60")
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A great place to buy your Depron - RC Foam.com
A great place to buy DIY brushless motors (CD ROM motor kits)- gobrushless.com
A great place to buy carbon fiber tubes/rods/woven - Aerospace Composite Products
A great place to buy RC motors, batteries, servos, etc. REALLY CHEAP - Hobby City


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Download a FREE pdf of the plans for this Depron foam RC plane

Video of Depron plane 3MB (very short)

Wood version of this plane. Plans and laser cut kit available.

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