#1 in RC Parkjet Plans
Every month, we have been posting the Top 10 list of the most popular plans on Parkjets. So now its time for December 2012! So how do we determine the most popular downloads? Simple, we analyze the intenet traffic and rank the plans based on popular plans for the month.
So let's not waste any time, after all, its nearly 2013. Here we go:
Parkjets just added two new plans to round out 2012! We added in the Firefly and the B-58 Hustler. Both plans are designed by SGTalon but that is where the similarity ends. First, the Firefly from the popular Sci-Fi western by the same name. His simple profile design of the "Serenity" is like nothing you have seen before. It doesn't even look like an airplane, or rocket, or shuttle. It is a totally unique design that gets around the park just fine. Even though its not exactly an aerobatic champion, it is still a capable flyer.
The designer of the MIG-31 Firefox just sent us over his plans for the F-95 Morningstar. For those of you thinking, "huh, never heard of it," the Morningstar was a ship from the very popular game, "Wing Commander.
T-50 PAK-FA Parkjet
Honestly, this plan was actually submitted almost 11 months ago and got lost in the Parkjet inbox. But when we were going through the mail, we noticed an attachment and did the "facepalm." But now the T-50 PAK-FA is all posted in our Free Plans page.
One of the more popular resources on Parkjets is the various interviews we have conducted designer and companies in the RC Community. A lot of people enjoy reading the interviews for idea and inspiration for their next build. We thought it might be a good idea to do an “interview roundup” and pull out some of the best tidbits from each interview, link them all and create an easy resource for you to go to time and time again. And since we are reaching out to designers and members of the RC Community all the time, this is one resource that will continue to grow, just like the number of free downloads in our catalog.
If you have never taken a few minutes and actually read through these interviews, there is almost something for everyone, so get a cup of coffee or something and read over a few.
When October rolled around, we put up a great project (suggested by a reader) and he sent over another project that is appropriate for Christmas. Rather than post in our regular free RC plans page, we like the idea of simply putting them right here in our blog.
This particular build is pretty limited to the pictures in the build thread and doesn't actually have a maiden flight! So maybe you could classify this build as purely experimental. If you do end up building this one, be sure to send over some finished pictures and results. We know the designer would love it and we would love to post the results.
Here is a video of a simplier build (two deer) that inspired the design.
Our sponsor, 6mmFlyRC, sent us these amazing pictures of one of their customer's modification to their kit, which is based on the Tomas Hellberg F-18E Super Hornet. Of course you can download the plans here for free, but this customer chose to use his time doing some customization rather than cutting foam. I think we can all appreciate his efforts.
The F-18E by Tomas Hellberg is a very popular download, although it doesn't ususally make the Top 10 every month, it's always lurking just behind the leaders. The F-18 just doesn't look good, it flies great, is very easy to assemble and from the looks of these modifications, a great platform to let your imagination run wild.
We just added in a new plan inspired by a personal favorate, Macross! The F/A-241 Shrike is a unique looking design that certainly is true to the popular series.
The free download features a simple to build parkjets that requires only 3 channels and pretty standard power equipment. The result is a stable but nimble flyer that you can put together in short order and have something no one else will see.
Maybe all that news coverage about the amazing space jump the last few weeks has inspired our Free Plans Catalog, or maybe we just like these fantisy type park flyers? Who knows. Either way, the SGTalon designed Starfighter from the TV Series "Buck Rogers" is a winner. The design is very simple, the construction is pretty straight forward, but the look is unique. What more do you need?
Twin Cargo
We just crossed the 110 threshold and now we are up to 112 RC plans on Parkjets for free download. Pretty amazing! And we have about 6-8 we are working on getting posted. Before you know it, we will be at 125 plans and then 200! Whew.
October is here and so it's time for some new plans for the FREE PLANS catalog. And right on time Jamie Rothwell, the designer of the Alpha Jet, F-15 and others sent us his version of one the best looking designs in aviation history, the SU-37 Flanker. So, we got it up and posted. Time to check out the specifics:
Just as the weekend was wrapping up, the designer of the Alpha Jet, F4F Wildcat and the F-15 shot us a quick E-mail with some new plans for the catalog. Now, we just added the great looking (and performing) Eurofighter EDF to the free plans catalog.
After taking note that something like 4 of our top 10 plans for the month of August were really not "jets" but rather warbirds, the Hydro, and some 3D aircraft, we decided to upload a great design from a familar name, Tomas Hellberg. He designs some of the most popular parkjets on the site, including the F-22, Eurofighter and the F-18E. So we have added to his hanger here on Parkjets for you to enjoy.
