Aircraft Lighting
The lighting system in action. The components are easy to install and increase the aircraft's visibility. To help with orientation, a clear lightbulb is installed in the rudder; red and green lights are mounted in the wingtips. The wingtip-light assembly after installation. The light should not compromise the airplane's aerodynamics.
Disguise your trainer
Weapons Systems: A really neat addition to almost any RC airplane is a bomb drop. I made this one in a few minutes using simple tools. (You may need to purchase a long 1/8 drill bit.) Cut the hardwood to length and drill a hole through the center. Cut the sections out as illustrated in the diagram. Shape the main bar from music wire and assemble with a spring from a ball-point pen. The diameter of the music wire is not important; it should be between .099 and .125 inches. Solder the short piece of music wire onto the main piece just aft of the spring. Cut a 3/4 piece of 1/4 dowel and drill a 1/4 hole in the bomb drop and in the fuselage bottom. The hole in the fuselage bottom should be exactly where you want the drop to be. Drill a 1/8 hole and glue in the alignment tube (Nyrod inner or similar). The rear bar on the bomb must slide freely in and out of this tube. Screw the bomb drop to the fuselage bottom, making sure the dowel goes into the hole.
