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AMA Plans Service Showcase
ReVolt!
It doesn’t
get any easier than this! IF YOU have been
considering your first
building project, the ReVolt! is perhaps
the easiest project to construct that you
will ever find. Its designer, Bob Kopski,
wanted a test-bed airplane he could fit
with several different motors so he
could evaluate them in flight. His
solution was this extremely simple-tobuild
model that is also an excellent RC
trainer or sport model.
The ReVolt! features a flat-bottom,
12.5%-section airfoil wing that is a snap
to construct on a flat bench. This is not
a tiny model—its wing spans 60
inches—so it will handle moderate
winds well. In addition, it has a
considerable tolerance for weight; the
original could handle 50-100 ounces!
Bob freely admits that this airplane
was influenced by the great high-wing
RC designs of the 1950s and 1960s,
and, as they did, it possesses “handsoff”
recovery capability in flight. This
is a three-channel model, with elevator,
rudder, and motor control functions.
Plans for the ReVolt! are available
through the AMA Plans Service. (See
page 175 for details.) Order set 771 and
start building! MA
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