If youre thinking of delving into the world of downloading plans and building your own rc plane from scratch, you must be thinking of finding good free foam plans to start. This modification is done to the long ez canard for the same reason and because it makes the core better match the scale drawing given on page c1 of the long ez special performance canard roncz canard plans. We love diy aircraft because it is an inexpensive way to get started and you can always reuse the electronics from the aircraft on another kit or project. Designed in the mid 1980s by aircraft design legend burt rutan, the longez has become the most popular plans built aircraft in existence. Shop, chat or learn from the biggest personalities in radio control. With its strategic beveling and reinforcements, you wont find another diy chuck glider with this level of looks or performance. Long ez the longez designed by burt rutan, is a homebuilt aircraft derived from the varieze. The long ez is a 2place, singleengine, allcomposite homebuild airplane. Hello, if anyone needs a set of plans and templates for the long ez, i have a set of copies made at an engineering firm, high standards, extremely accurate. The prolific designer of spaceshipone, the longez, white knight, and others is allowing them to be produced under license as rc models.
If you have plans that are not here please upload them, so others can build from them. I fly it to the weeklong eaa oshkosh airventure convention every year and camp out near it along with a bunch of other canard enthusiasts. The first picture is a part fresh out of the nose mold. Radio control homemade rc airplane plans pdf plans how to build a wooden urn. Download a tiled plan for dereck woodwards vsp as featured in the march issue of fly rc magazine. If you want to buld an aircraft join eaa and any discussion groups or. The longez is a refinement of burts two earlier designs, the variviggen and the vari ez.
It is derived from the varieze, which was first offered to homebuilders in 1976. Sep 12, 2018 the flite test mighty mini long ez is finally here. However, most of these threads are build logs of some kind and should provide plenty of insight into each airplane. I am curious to know if anyone has ever run across a set of plans for a large scale. Some are marvels of aircraft design and others a good start for your next project. The following free rc airplane plans are designed by individuals on so, you may have to search through the threads to find the post containing the plans.
Model boat plans for immediate download cad generated and lofted andor largescale scanned and electronically cleaned up. The pilot sits in a semireclined seat and controls the long ez by means of a sidestick controller situated on the righthand console. I make 2 types of elevator cores for the longez, hotwire template elevators and contour template elevators. Plans directory model airplane news rc airplane news. Most of these plans are image files that can be opened with most computers without having to download special software. This 21ft long experimental biplane looks like an old war airplane. If youve read about the fusco fiaso, you know that this project is completely dead, as far as any kit production goes.
Links to rc groups forums with step by step build logs, build information, photos and proof of flight videos. We can arrange for you to check them against original plans. I also have all the canard pusher newsletters and the owners manual, plus assor. Available with gear drives and special helicopter versions. In this video josh goes over they design behind the ft longez as well as the vision withour swappable speed build kit designs. Rutan longez owners manual, second edition october 1983. I make 2 types of elevator cores for the long ez, hotwire template elevators and contour template elevators. Airplane plan converted to pdf format for easier viewing and printing. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing.
Man contributor and prolific model airplane designer pat tritle has another great construction article coming. And on the few we have there arent many interesting aircraft to see. Wanted richmodel long ez 160 planes and accessories. Paul bradleys model airplane plans page is definitely worth checking out. If you want to buld an aircraft join eaa and any discussion groups. The project is designed and engineered around the original 1980 long ez plans and pilot operating handbook n79ra. I began creating the free plans for flite test in october 2015.
Most of my models are designed to be made from 6mm depron sheet foam but can be modified for. As the originals are over 100 years old, many hours have been spent cleaning them up to a my own high standard. The following information is provided from my experience and ongoing building process of the long ez. Electric powered, this parkflyer size ww1 biplane will be in the next issue of man and plans will soon be available at the website. The caution states that when entering visible precipitation, the longez may experience a significant pitch trim change, as experienced in the longez prototype n79ra.
In january 1985, it was announced that plans for a new canard were being offered, to eliminate rain trim change that had been experienced by long ez pilots. The prolific designer of spaceshipone, the long ez, white knight, and others is allowing them to be produced under license as rc models. Btw, astronaut jim voss has or had a long eze that ive seen many times at the auburnopelika airport. The list, containing roughly 18,000 individual plans, has been put in alphabetical order by name, broken down into smaller files, and are listed below. So here goes with my version of the long ez i will be using hk foam for most of the build i will use 6mm depron real depron for the formers, ribs, ailerons, canards. Download and share free model airplane and boat plans. The new format for these plans started well before that with a forum discussion started by balu way back in august 2014. The aircraft is designed for fuelefficient long range flight and can fly for over ten hours and up to 1,600 miles 2,500 kilometers on 52 gallons 200 liters of fuel. Included with every set of printable pdf plans you get. The manual for the vskylabs longez aircraft can be downloaded for free. We wanted to design a few simple, slottogether chuck glider kits for the kids who attend. In this video josh goes over they design behind the ft longez as well as the vision withour.
Aircraft spruce supplies components for a wide variety of homebuilt aircraft and discount pilot supplies. The longez is a refinement of burts two earlier designs, the variviggen and the variez. Rutan 61 longez vaisseau spatial, eolienne, avion, aeronef, planes. Here are five great foam plane plans that are free to download to get you started. Alex took a simple chuck glider rutan long ez that josh designed, converted to rc and then redesigned it to be a possible easy to build micro brushless kit that could be built lickity split. The rutan aircraft factory stopped selling longez plans in 1987, but some people say as long as you market the plans as something else i. I didnt notice any such program in the pdf file properties. Model boat plans store download blueprints for your next. Id love to go visit some but we dont have many of them going here.
If hes still keeping it there, i could get some pics, with his permission, of course. If you like them large, this may be the foundation of your next project. A printable order form is available in pdf format amas model aviation ma plans and john pond plans have been combined. Its simple design and polyhedral wings allow for the ez glider to be built and flown with ease.
Cadengineered balsa structure, ducklike design make the fly easily and more like the modern craft. Varieze plans aerofred download free model airplane plans. The author is not responsible for any accident, injury, or loss that may occur as a result of reading this blog. The rutan model 61 longez is a homebuilt aircraft with a canard layout designed by burt rutans rutan aircraft factory. History of the long ez rutan aircraft factory founded 1967 last homebuilt plans sold 1985 oshkosh 2010 by burt rutan. History of the longez rutan aircraft factory founded 1967 last homebuilt plans sold 1985 oshkosh 2010 by burt rutan. Download model airplane plans free to download browsable model airplane plans. The origins of this new speed build kit comes from our fantastic ft stem. And yes it is a outrunner the neutrino is a fresh design that takes the outrunner design further with twice the number of. Bradley has taken the time to produce some very nice free model airplane plans in pdf format most of these are smaller freeflight airplanes, but there are some free rc airplane plans as well. Vskylabs aerospace simulations 2020 vsl rutan longez. Here is a list of my small, but growing collection of highquality model boat plans. Plans for building rc model fixed wing aircraft fly rc magazine. A clearinghouse of free aircraft plans no pirate plans will be found here and no trading is allowed.
Btw, astronaut jim voss has or had a long eze that ive seen many times at the. You could possibly find used plans and buy some parts for the longez which is a modification of the varieze. Derive du varieze, le longez effectua son premier vol le 12 juin 1979. Rutan rc plans to begin selling long ez models in 2015, and spaceshipone and the white knight carrier airplane will follow. Released to the public domain by the holder or the has lapsed or the holder is not defending the. A full size printed plan will also be available soon.
Im curious what design software, if any, you used for the plans. If there are more than a single pdf document in the download, it comes as a zipfile. Mpf model plane foam paper covered foam board and other forms of 5 to 6 mm sheet foam. My goal is to give a prospective longez builder the upfront information they need to get building. Rutan rc plans to begin selling longez models in 2015, and spaceshipone and the white knight carrier airplane will follow. The prototype, n79ra, of the longez first flew on june 12, 1979. The rd scale berkutlong ez my newer 2010 3d model of this design is available on. After the long ez plans were withdrawn from the market, other evolutionary aircraft surfaced which leveraged off of the original design.
The aircraft is designed for fuelefficient longrange flight and can fly for over ten hours and up to 1,600 miles 2,500 kilometers on 52 gallons 200 liters of fuel. In january 1985, it was announced that plans for a new canard were being offered, to eliminate. In 1997, dick rutan and mike melvill flew two rutan longez aircraft that they had built, sidebyside around the world. Print flite test plans flite test flite test rc planes. The rd scale berkut long ez my newer 2010 3d model of this design is available on. Classifieds planes and accessories wanted richmodel long ez 160 thread tools this thread is privately moderated by jdwing98, who may elect to delete unwanted replies. Svensons free model airplane plans has plenty of airplanes to choose from. As most people know, at flite test we make airplane build kits that make it incredibly easy to build and fly your own rc aircraft.
As of late 2005, approximately 700 long ez s are faa registered in the usa. This giant pt boat plan came about as a result of several people asking questions about how to enlarge the smaller semi scale elco pt boat plans that have been available on this site for a while. This modification is done to the longez canard for the same reason and because it makes the core better match the scale drawing given on page c1 of the longez special performance canard roncz canard plans. Looking for a nib or already put together richmodel long ez 160. Its a delight to fly and even though it uses the same 108 hp lycoming engine as my colt, it flies about 60 mph faster it has a top speed of about 150 kts 180 mph, but i. The original long ez was a designed as a viable and efficient cross country aircraft. The ft ez glider is a great introductory build to introduce you to the flite test line of diy airplanes. The following information is provided from my experience and ongoing building process of the longez.
For a collection of construction articles please see. So here goes with my version of the long ez i will be using hk foam for most of the build i will use 6mm depron real depron for the formers, ribs, ailerons, canards and wing tips 1030mm wing span and about 540mm long, weight without battery is just a tad over 500 grams. These refinements make the long ez a comfortable long distance, high altitude, cross country flying machine. The nnchuck l39 is a high performance jet glider in every way possible. Lucky are those who live close to the cities where the biggest airshows happen.
If you are interested to learn more about the canard airplanes in general. I know there are some kits out there and possibly some arfs but they just arent quite big enough. Neutrino 1200 series motors neumotors smallest and lightest motor to date. We ask for your understanding as you may experience delivery delays. This time it is the famous british dogfighter the raf se5a scout. Still trying to figure out the legalities of this one. Download model airplane plans freercplans free rc plans. As a result, many new features found their way into the aircraft. My goal is to give a prospective long ez builder the upfront information they need to get building. The project is designed and engineered around the original 1980 longez plans and pilot operating handbook n79ra. Jan 17, 2018 a clearinghouse of free aircraft plans no pirate plans will be found here and no trading is allowed.
Replaces plans landing brake lever and related hardware. Many of these free rc airplane plans are accompanied by a photo of the finished product. These plans are still excellent quality, and of high resolution. The flite test mighty mini long ez is finally here. Every day thousands of modelers visit us and download free model airplane and boat plans, plans shared by other modelers. The rutan model 61 longez is a homebuilt aircraft with a canard layout designed by burt. It goes on to state that owners of rutans earlier canard aircraft, report either nose up. Still, after thinking about it for a while, i realized that there were things about the design and construction of the model. Free plans remote control planes radio control toys rc. Installation plans and pictures are in msword or pdf format and sent after payment. Produced the homebuilt airplanes variviggin, varieze, quickie, defiant, long ez. The pilot sits in a semireclined seat and controls the longez by means of a sidestick controller situated on the righthand console. The longez is a 2place, singleengine, allcomposite homebuild airplane. Hi fellow modellers, and welcome to lockeys rc airplane plans.
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