Depron 52" Radio Controlled Electric Pterodactyl - flying dino art
Depron foamy 52" twin engine Pterodactyl Plans
Revision F - improved flight characteristics and stability
The 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.
52" Depron Pterodactyl specs:
- wing span: 52.5"
- wing area: 270 square inches
- auw: 10 oz. - 13 oz.
- wing loading: 5 - 7 oz./square foot
- twin brushless motors
material required
- Depron foam - 6mm
- carbon spar - .092" x .220"
- servos: three HS-55 or equivalent
- motors: two hextronics 20 gram motors or other 50W motors
- controller: one CC Phoenix or Thunderbird or other 10A controller
- battery: 500mah - 800mah 2s -3s Li-Poly
Buy Plan files here
PDF of plans & parts - $18
Print Plans and cut the foam yourself.
Includes 2 PDF files (each tiled and full sized):
- Parts layout for three 12" x 24" Depron sheets (24" x 36"),
- Full size high resolution plans drawn in 3-view, with building notes (36" x 60")
PDFs will be emailed when payment is received. Adobe Acrobat or Reader is required to open and print files. Note: plans are large (see below). PDFs can be tiled onto smaller (letter size) paper if desired. Plan files are supplied full sized and pre-tiled for letter size paper.
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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
