Originally Posted by nadine

Hi dd..
Just curios,what motors do you use,for the short?
Great work!

Hi Mesnick I'm gonna use 2 250 or 2 300 size small brushless motors

Nw time to fashion the Balsa wing box, what the Skyvan's wings will be attached to,
they are topped with a piece of 4mm dollar tree foam.

Now its time to make the Van's engine nacel's these will be molded & made from fiberglass.

Time to make the two Van's Noses a tad lighter, by hollowing them out.

look at all that crap in the background...............the sign of a modelling icon.

Originally Posted by LuvEvolution7

look at all that crap in the background...............the sign of a modelling icon.

Icon?. . . . . .Rich don't you mean Moron?. .. lol

depends on who you are talking to I suppose. hahahahahaha.

Now I'm adding the two Skyvan's steel wheel wires to the main lower fuselage of each Van, later I will run a small 2mm Carbon fiber strip across for strength.

Wow dd, how do you manage to sleep in between your projects??


I always liked the Skyvan, it is so ugly that it becomes beautiful again.
Anyone know why it has such a small wing chord (high aspect ratio)? Is it for operating more efficiently at high altitudes? I see a lot of them used in the Alps and the Himalayas...

Originally Posted by Commander Clumsy

Wow dd, how do you manage to sleep in between your projects??


I always liked the Skyvan, it is so ugly that it becomes beautiful again.
Anyone know why it has such a small wing chord (high aspect ratio)? Is it for operating more efficiently at high altitudes? I see a lot of them used in the Alps and the Himalayas...

Hi Commander. . . .between you and me I'm actually a T-10,000 RC Terminator, therefor & don't require sleep.. . .Lol

The Skyvan is defenatly not winning any beauty pagents. . . . .The skyvan has a long wingspan with a high lift air foil, plus the entire fusealge is basically an airfoil. . . .Like the S-360 & 330 they want to soar like home sick angels.

I came accross the Skyvan a few years ago and became interested in an rc version of it. I also found this site http://www.ruudleeuw.com/skyvan-larry_miller.htm which has a lot of information. I found a set of plans done by Roger Jones, but have not taken the time to put one together yet.

Originally Posted by Minn.Man

I came accross the Skyvan a few years ago and became interested in an rc version of it. I also found this site http://www.ruudleeuw.com/skyvan-larry_miller.htm which has a lot of information. I found a set of plans done by Roger Jones, but have not taken the time to put one together yet.

Thanks Minn-Man. . .. Roger Jones Is a great Builder.

Go build your skyvan!

Originally Posted by demondriver

Hi Commander. . . .between you and me I'm actually a T-10,000 RC Terminator, therefor & don't require sleep.. . .Lol

The Skyvan is defenatly not winning any beauty pagents. . . . .The skyvan has a long wingspan with a high lift air foil, plus the entire fusealge is basically an airfoil. . . .Like the S-360 & 330 they want to soar like home sick angels.

What a coincidence... I'm a Terminator too. I've terminated dozens of airplanes.


Never thought of the Skyvan's fuselage as a wing, interesting. I also read somewhere that it has full span flaps and slats for STOL, I like it more and more.
Anyone interested in a micro version? 14 inch / 360mm wingspan, 19 grams, for AA/Silverlit hardware. I hope your German is good.

Originally Posted by Commander Clumsy

What a coincidence... I'm a Terminator too. I've terminated dozens of airplanes.


Never thought of the Skyvan's fuselage as a wing, interesting. I also read somewhere that it has full span flaps and slats for STOL, I like it more and more.
Anyone interested in a micro version? 14 inch / 360mm wingspan, 19 grams, for AA/Silverlit hardware. I hope your German is good.

Awsome stuff Commander T-1000! Lol

Here are all the servos & motors Etc for the Olympic Van, And I hope to have enough for the BA Van as well.