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Next is Rays LaGG3, also converted to 4 channel R/C flying. Ray says
a P51 Mustang will be next.
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It's a replica of an aircraft which crashed in 1962 at the state
fair in his area. Bob has since donated the model to the Minnesota State Fair Heritage Center where it hangs proudly
on display.
He plans to made cardboard floats and fly it off water, changing the name
to "Puddle Jumper".
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Martin is using his plane as a test model while learning to fly with an
electric handgrip which includes buttons for throttle control, flaps and bombs. He plans to build a Miles Magister
as his next cardboard design.
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The cardboard was treated with thinned polyurethane before cutting the
parts and painted with Rustoleum. The completed RC model weighs 4 lbs 5 oz with a K&B .40 engine.
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