Control line plane

Whilst hunting around in the attic I came across some old radio control aeroplanes. None of which were air worthy, but it reminded me of building cheap control line planes with Cox 049 engines. My son was so excited about the models I thought why not.

I stumbled across these plans and instructions for building the Osbourne Platter. After a quick purchase of an engine on E-Bay I bought some foam board a bit of plywood and started.

Materials for Control Line Plane

Foam board and doublers

Clamping doublers

The glue needs to dry overnight, so I’ll let you know how I get on over the next few days.

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