ParkFun Plans

I built this little park flyer a while ago and have been having loads of fun with it. It was apparently designed by the father of a friend of mine in Australia.
I have done some modifications to mine which are not on the plans, but here is what I have done:
1. Extended the nose by 2cm.
2. Left the wing tips off.
3. Designed my own battery hatch in the noise. (see pictures. the red one is the one I built and the blue is one built to plan)

Also if I had to build it again I would make the rudder and elevators out of solid balsa, as the plane is light enough to do this. This little plane needs a very short runway and even be taken off from the beach. I run an equivalent of an E-Flite 480 and 2200mah LiPo battery . Get the plane plan here. It is a multilayed PDF.

Power Supply for Charger

If you are like me and need a power supply for my battery charger (Swallow Pro) to charge my RC Jet and plane batteries then this is for you. Long ago I bought a power supply from a local supplier and it worked well till now. It’s output is 13V 5 amps, but with the advancement in Lipo’s 5 amps is not ENOUGH. Well here is the answer for charging you RC Hobby batteries… I modified a PC power supply which is simple and quick and it works like a dream. I am told that it can put out around 10-12 amps, but have never tested it. The most I have done is 6 amps.
Here is the instruction manual for the power supply

A123 Battery Pack Assembly

If you use A123 batteries and manage to get hold of cells then here is some info on how to assemble A123 packs.
A123 pack Assembly