This plane started out as an
FSD Raptor 36 . Three of my coworkers got the kit, and the one that is on the FSD website is actually one of theirs. The two that were built managed to have their fuselages broken. Both pilots had the excuse that it was the plane's fault for having such a sensitive CG.
Either way I saw this as an opportunity to make a custom plane that I've always been wanting to make. I have a
JW36 from L2 Airframes, and I thought that it would look good if it had a v-tail on it.
I needed some EPP for the fuselage so I glued together old wing beds from my
RiteWing . I just glued them together on the flats, cut in half, then glued together along the flats again to get a core section with a nice "t" as the glue line. I was intending to use this glue line as a guide and centerline as I shaped the fuse. The bandsaw had a different idea, though, and my centerline got all out of place. The length of the fuselage is just the length of the foam that I glued together. I drew a rough outline of what I thought would look cool and started shaping the EPP with sandpaper.
The
FSD Suraci was definitely an inspiration for this design. Paige makes some really nice looking planes. This was my way of getting a Suraci in a smaller size. The main goal in making this plane was to have something simple and durable. I mean, let's not forget how I ended up getting the plane in the first place. When we're trying to combat, no one gets hit. As soon as
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