Each wing (left and right) has a front and back piece, beveled, and glued together to form a half-diamond undercamber airfoil. Added 4 ribs to each side, and some cross bracing for torsional stiffness. No spar; a flying wire (string) is used to keep them from folding.

Span: 72 in, length 47 in, 9mm 1.3lb EPP, and wind 5mph max. It was built for indoor flying.

I keep watching this video. I love the way the plane flys on the wing and not on brute force from the motor alone. Quite an achievement, thanks for sharing.

@jlions72

8 ай бұрын

Me to ..... I like the slow flyer.

I love this model ..... oh how I wish I could get hold of the plans for it!

Extremely slow flying aircraft always fascinate me. Now THIS is the perfect trainer!

The second take off was magnificant .. This is my dream from childhood .In those times most of my rc peojects would lead to failure .I didnt know to focus on what ..most the rc planes were very heavy and the gas engines would fail many time ..failure after failure ..never my rc dream realized .

At 00.57 I realized I was with a big smile at my face. What a delightfull video to watch :-)

Flying weight is 13 ounces. Motor: hexTronik 24 gram HXM2730-1500 Prop: GWS 9/4.7 SF, ESC: Turnigy 10A Plush, Batt: 2S 730 LiPo, 9 gram servos, and AR6100E receiver.

Luan 1961 said it best, "A dream in slow motion." Watching evening flights like this as a teenager was what led me to get my license.

wow great plane !nothing like slow &low on calm evening or early morning! ! I find it a great way to start the work day !A slow morning flight after coffee and breakfast & the day just flies by! keep up the great work.

Absolutely amazing! I just love the build and the graceful flight :)

This video made me so happy, what a graceful flyer! Loved the nav lights too, nice touch.

@sr71afan

9 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it; it's a lot of fun.

That is pure flying! Great video, thanks!

One word....AWESOME!

@sr71afan

8 жыл бұрын

+roundsaturn31 Thanks!

It not only flies amazingly it dances as it does! Just wow!

My friend, what good flight! It seems a dream in slow motion. Congratulations on this wonderful project. Strong Hug My Friend!

I love these slow flyer, it is just amazing.

It's perfect, so slow and stable. you can eat sandwich and drink coffee during flight 😁

great slow flyer..it looks like a very stable design.

I can only say awesome.... I fly 3D, EDF, trex700 etc etc but this is another flying level. Its fantastic and relaxing. Thanks for sharing with us. Regarts

@sr71afan

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure. Glad you like it.

Still one of my favorite videos.

@ricovali9245

8 жыл бұрын

Still a favorite of mine.

@ricovali9245

6 жыл бұрын

Still

@njsullyalex2744

6 жыл бұрын

Wow 4 years later!

@cinarsinan

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely I love watching this for years

@ricovali9245

5 жыл бұрын

Still one of my faves

Fantastic flyer! I built a lightened-up FT Old Speedster, which flies great and very slowly. But not as slowly as your Floppy. Interesting to find out that such a good performance is possible from the half-diamond airfoil, which the Old Speedster also uses. Best regards from Brasilia, Brazil.

11 years later I am back... one of my favorites videos ever and inspiration to continue build RC airplanes :D

blackbird, you've inspired me to do a wing mod on my hobbyzone champ (coincidently has the same airframe configuration as your big floppy here). yeah, i figure on doing some "cut and paste". original champ wingspan is 20", so i'll take a second wing, chop it and use the proximal portions of it for strength (i.e., the wing portions closest to fuselage)...about 5" for each side. lastly, i'll ca them to the cut/prepped original wing and...robert's your auntie's husband, viola! a new 30" span! slow enough to fly in the backyard, on those calm evenings :)

That's just too cool. I want one... Lol great job!

I absolutely love it! How did I miss this vid? Only a 'copter could fly slower than this one. :¬)

I would build one of these, that's soooo cool, nice work man

Beautiful!

The motor is a 24 gram brushless outrunner HXM2730-1300, 9/4.7 SF prop on 2S 460 LiPo.

I like hearing the aircraft. Adding music detracts from the reality of flight.

@sr71afan

10 жыл бұрын

There's not much to hear except the faint whine of the electric motor.

@ng21644605

10 жыл бұрын

sr71afan . There is much to hear. The rpm and how it rises and falls for instance.

Fantastic super cool

This is so cool! Thanks for a great video.

@sr71afan

5 жыл бұрын

Glad You like it, Jim!

wish we had weather here for that sort of flying...nice floater !!!

@sr71afan

7 жыл бұрын

kermets We don't see it very often; I built the model for indoor flying.

@kermets

7 жыл бұрын

our indoor club close when all the mini quads started coming out, great work

@sr71afan

7 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Captivating! Flies even slower than my 11-foot-span Playboy. Must build one. Really fascinated with the string-braced open airfoil and the flexible dihedral. Wonder what kind of slow, internal vortices the string bracing produces and if that enhances the slow flight.

Now that's what you call a slow flyer .....perfect ...😀

Super!! slow, I love it

wow a very stable rc plane..

Exelente modelo, economico, docil y lento, estable, ideal para novatos, para aprender a volar o disfrutar de un vuelo muy parecido al de una avioneta.

Nice... flying 👍👍👍👍👌

@sr71afan

6 жыл бұрын

Thank You!

Best slow motion movie ever :)

@cinarsinan

6 жыл бұрын

After 3 years, I still love watching this piece of art

At last and aircraft who flies on his wings and not his motor. Fun to watch. Can she stalls?

Brilliant

Funtasic model!

I think that is the most beautiful, realistic and bang for buck rc aircraft I have seen. I have googled the cost of the eqpt you have on board and you have gone for inexpensive stuff that I can afford. I am so pleased. Thank you for this video and letting us know what you used. I will have to try and copy yours as I have no plan. Could you just tell me please how and what you made the wings from? I can fathom out the rest. Thanks again. You are a genius!!! Pedro

@sr71afan

2 жыл бұрын

Email me at sr71afan@yahoo.com for some photos with measurements and more info. No payment required. I do this for fun.

Cool video. I have some old large electric rc gliders but they are not as slow and graceful as this plane.

@sr71afan

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sr71afan

8 жыл бұрын

It's very lightweight. That's the key. Glad you like the video. Thanks!

very nice ! sometimes during the video it looks like u slow down the video, but you're not.. amazing ! thanks for sharing have a good day

Great flying. Do the floppy wings significantly contribute to the slow flying performance of the aircraft? I'm working on a similar project with polyhedral but solid wings.

@zero00tolerance That's probably when it turns into the slight breeze. Thanks!

That's my kind of flying! Maybe even slower than scale speed too.

wow what a good one, I would love to make this for training, is this on 2s battery, did you make plans ?

Nice

Very Nice...;)

Love dat plane 💖💖💖💖💖

are there planes or video the calmness in slow flight is so much better

At full elevator (applied slowly and smoothly) she mushes straight ahead with a glide ratio of about 1 to 1.

How do you make this? I have been wanting to build a slow flyer for a while. Great job.

cause i like rc planes and rc drones to

Esta muy excelente un vuelo lento pero presido me encanto y porque no pone los planos

Muy bonito

I love this kind of plane. I see the cross bracing between the ribs under the wing, is it wire or carbon rods? How are you limiting the wing deflection? Do you have plans for this or photos with dimensions on them? Do you design your own lite sets or are they off-the-shelf units. Either way, could you share how it's done. Your planes look great with the lights.

@sr71afan

10 жыл бұрын

Bob, if I had you e-mail I could send some photos with measurements. The cross-bracing is 1mm cf rod. The bracing is necessary because the wing would twist almost 30 degrees at the tip because of the camber. Bracing stiffened it up nicely. Wing deflection is limited with a flying wire connected at about half-span. I made my own lights with LEDs from SuperBrightLEDsDotcom. I soldered a 1/8 watt 100 ohm resistor to Each LED (except the flashing ones-they don't need them) and ran magnet wire from a spare receiver channel (ground and 5volts) to each of the LEDs. It's tedious work, but worth the effort, I think.

@KeyBored101

5 жыл бұрын

@@sr71afan do you still have this photos and dimensions? I would love to have it, many others here too, chineeq@hotmail.com

This looks very cool, I'd like to try my hand at building the Big Floppy also! I love the lights on it too. How do I PM you on KZread?

Great

@sr71afan

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wonderful single surface slow flyer, slower and cheaper than the Slow Bipe. Too many Revheads around I want to see mo of this stuff.

cool stuff, how are u building the wing. u should try one even bigger.

Perhaps but only because they are very lightweight. There are no spars; only a single flying wire (string).

is there any plans for this plane, its just to cool.

Just now finding this video. Excellent plane! What a great learner for people. I’ve had an rc plane for 5yrs and still don’t know how to fly it. I’d like something like this to get a feel for flying.

@sr71afan

4 жыл бұрын

Austin, The key to this model is very light weight and rather large size. That brings down the wing loading enabling it to fly much slower than most models. If you cannot find or build one like this, maybe you could get some help with your faster model from some local RC fliers. Good luck!

Nice plane... How to build? Have you anywhere the guide to bild in the web?

I saw this video a year ago and have wanted to build this plane or something that flies about the same, but cant seem to find a kit or get the measurement of this one. Does anyone know of some plans or where I can buy a kit that's similar to this one?

wing span and fuse lenght,how many mm foam used please, looks like the blu baby bigger version ,can this bird handle a lil wind

Seems like only 3 or 4 times a year, so I fly it indoors a lot.

top speed...2 mph ;p still, i'd love to try it. better do it on a day when the flags are sagging, though

Dancing with the wind.

@sr71afan

7 жыл бұрын

8-)

Propfella, Sorry, there are no plans. I just dreamed it up because you can't buy one like it anywhere. The secret to slow flight is light wing-loading. Build it big and light weight. This one spans 72 inches, and the chord is 10.5 inches. Lots of area; almost 5 square feet. At the flying weight of 13 ounces, the wing-loading is 2.7 ounces per square foot. That's how it flies so slowly.

@daves9322

4 жыл бұрын

sr71afan if you still have the photos and specs I would love the info Dna22@icloud.com I just started flying and this would be a great addition with my slow stick

awesome bird.......are there plans available? thanks

Hi, I'm just starting off after being confined to bed for 11 years and this is the sort of plane I would love to own. Do you by chance have a set of plans for it please? Or does anyone actually build one. I would love to go to the park and fly this relaxing plane. Thank You.

My god it's awesome my husbands inspired by your creation wonderful do you have plans for sale well done

@sr71afan

6 жыл бұрын

I can send photos with measurements if I have your email.

@Drewklein7

5 жыл бұрын

@@sr71afan may I have the plans please? my email : ade.fsx@hotmail.com. Thank you in advance!

Itried to make a similar one ..can't get it to be as 'agile' as this one

😍😍😍😍😍😘😘😘😘😘

what is the auw and what electronics used prop,motor,esc,batt,servo,rx

looked for hours.Found th e on e I lone. W ish it was a kit. You would make a ton of money

I have been searching slow fly for months would you please send me your specs and plan so I can make one and join your big group to share our joy

I would like to build this aircraft!!

Hi mate, would you please be so kind as to send me the specs for the floppy wing again ? I did one a couple of years ago but it turned out a bit heavy ! Thanks very much .

@sr71afan

6 жыл бұрын

I seem to have lost your email.

@rossfraser7304

6 жыл бұрын

Sorry ; alphapestcontrol@bigpond.com Thanks again .

Top wowww

Do you have the drawings for the Big Slow Floppy Wing RC Model?

Are plans available?

I have made one but unfortunately the real world conditions does not allow me to fly it. real world has a phenomena called WIND!

so you can put go pro camera on the rc plane like i did

@sr71afan

4 жыл бұрын

But, I did not wish to make it heavy and increase the wing loading. That would make it too fast.

can you tell me the power system?

i want it too, please.. how about it's weight?

Thanks for the response. I'm very new to this part of KZread. I don't know how to leave a message to just you, and I may not be able to do it on this iPhone. I'm hesitant to put my email out in the open. Don't want to end up buried in spam.

Great !! Can I have the plan please? sorry for my bad english

@sr71afan

9 жыл бұрын

I could send photos with measurements if I had your email address.

@DrCrisAdv

9 жыл бұрын

sr71afan christoferc@gmail.com please! :)

@pinponelmono

9 жыл бұрын

sr71afan mee too please regards from Chile!

@mazlanlanlabong8679

3 жыл бұрын

@@sr71afan me to Sir,can i have the plan.lanlabong.ml@gmail.com

@sr71afan

3 жыл бұрын

@@mazlanlanlabong8679 email sent

you should let lipripp3r fly it he would have it knife edging it all over

Hi there where did you get the music please

@sandygregoire2732

4 жыл бұрын

Like you put the music on your video

@sr71afan

4 жыл бұрын

@@sandygregoire2732 It is "How it Begins" by Kevin MacLeod available at incompetech.com

@sandygregoire2732

4 жыл бұрын

yea that song is from ios app is called mouse maze top brain puzzle is a video game when i download the app of mouse maze top brain puzzle it has that song on it when i open the app like says start button is a song plays how it begins

Is that one homemade?

@sr71afan

9 жыл бұрын

Wobble Copter Yes it is.

@MartinFluteCompany

9 жыл бұрын

sr71afan Wow, it's such a precision flier, fantastic build! Salute!

@sr71afan

9 жыл бұрын

Wobble Copter Thank you!

missing image plane greeting Odd

So many questions, material used, how long, wide, heavy, and no answers, how discouraging, worried about email spam? just post a follow up video on girth, length of wing material used and most of us can take it from there, but why the unfettered silence here?

@sr71afan

8 жыл бұрын

+cowboy6591 If I had your e-mail address, I could send photos with measurements as I've done for countless others. Don't you think you're being a bit pushy? I do. Never mind the e-mail address!

I have only photos with measurements. PM me your email if you want them.

@mdtofazzalhossain3600

4 жыл бұрын

tofazzal9064@gmail.com Please send me the details

LOL! ;]