A Night Plane Made of Duct Tape, PLA & Hot Glue (Yes, It Flies)

This is my ugly hybrid scratch build RC plane; part foam board, part 3D-printed parts, and held together with way too much duct tape and hot glue. Somehow, this patchwork night flyer not only left the ground…it flew better than I expected. The wings are just two sheets of foam board cut in half and glued back together to add dihedral. The nose, connector plate, and landing carriage are 3D-printed, with the nose designed in clear PLA so I could tuck an LED inside for night flying. Most of the build was eyeballed: the dihedral, the alignment, even the connector plate. But after a few iterations, the landing gear, nose, and overall geometry actually came together into a stable three-channel flyer. Slow, floaty, forgiving exactly the kind of “ugly plane that shouldn’t fly but does.”

Materials:
-2 foam boards
-Clear PLA for the printed nose
-Duct tape
-Hot glue (lots of it)
-M3 bolts ~20 mm (for mounting printed parts)
-LED lights (for night)

Electronics / Hardware:
-Surpass 1120 KV motor (or any similar-size motor that fits)
-SG90 servos (3-channel setup)
-3S short LiPo (2.2amp hours was used)
-30-40A ESC
-Receiver + radio of your choice

Project Files: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7210156

Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
00:48 Build
07:25 Testing

Credit:
Music by: CreatorMix.com

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