NEW PLAN - CHIGGY
Let's get Chiggy! The lastest plan uploaded is another Robertus special, the Chiggy. It's a fantasy aircraft with a crazy design that makes the two wings and vertical stab all the same. Putting the prop on the front of the aircraft, in a traditional tractor configuration allows for awesome vertical take-offs. The Chiggy pairs nicely with the Hammerhead, and almost looks like a flying bomb.
Let's get Chiggy! The lastest plan uploaded is another Robertus special, the Chiggy. It's a fantasy aircraft with a crazy design that makes the two wings and vertical stab all the same. Putting the prop on the front of the aircraft, in a traditional tractor configuration allows for awesome vertical take-offs. The Chiggy pairs nicely with the Hammerhead, and almost looks like a flying bomb.
Parkjets now has 135 free RC plans available for download. And with summer in full swing, it's a great time to add to your fleet. The Chiggy is a simple 3D design that should get you up and running in no time. One thing is for sure, no one will have a more unique looking flyer at the park than you when you roll up with the Chiggy.
TOP 10 PLANS - JULY 2013
The heat of the summer is here. This is usually the time of year we see a bit of a drop in traffic and activity, as many builders are out flying and crashing their winter projects. But, we still have a Top 10 List for July and we have some new members of the Top 10 club, a new #1 and more. Let's go!
10. SU-37 MK1 by Jamie Rothwell: This is the first design of the SU-37 and it remains popular. Featuring score and fold design, semi-scale looks and good performance, the SU-37 MK1 is a great parkjet for the fleet.
9. Hydro: The Hydro keeps its place as a long-standing member of the Top 10 list. It's part boat, part flyer. Capable of EDF or prop, the Hydro will raise eyebrows at the local pond or park.
8. F-35 by RCCal: The F-35 is a profile style flyer with excellent lines and simple tabbed construction for a quick build. Available by kit from 6mmFlyRC.com or for the more hands on builders, straight from the files. Large delta wings and large control surfaces make it a great choice for a beginner.
7. SU-31 by Tomas Hellberg: The SU-31 is a nice change of pace for many builders on Parkjets. The SU-31 has simple clean lines, simple build principles, and the prop is in the front! An old war bird that should be on your short list to build.
6. Mirage F1 by Marcel du Plessis: The Mirage has the look of a lawn dart and can really move across the park at impressive speeds. Mr. Marcel knows how to design great flying machines, his Mirage F1 design is no exception. Looking for speed? The Mirage F1 should be in your hanger.
5. Eurofighter by Jamie Rothwell: Mr. Rothwell's second design on the Top 10, the Eurofighter has a lot to like with its simple build proceedures, good documentation, wide range of power options and great performance.
4. F-242 Spiker by Sean Correia: The Spiker might be fictional but the performance is real. Mr. Correia's designs are all unique, with graceful curves and extreme angles. We love the looks and only three other designs best its downloads this month.
3. Mermaid by Marcel du Plessis: The Mermaid is actually modeled after a real airplane and Mr. Marcel does a great job capturing the lines of the original. A full fuse design that is at home taking off on long grass or water or hand tossed, the Mermaid just looks nice, and glides through the air so so easy.
2. SU-37 MK2 by Jamie Rothwell: The number of downloads was just EIGHT less than the #1 download last month, making this a virtual tie, but our past champion lost a little ground in July. The SU-37 MK2 design is much improved and offers the SU-35 variant in the same file. A great parkjet with excellent documentation.
1. F-22 by Steve Shumate: Back in the top spot in July is the F-22 Raptor. The F-22 is a complex build with results that will have everyone wondering how foam can be so scale. Full fuse, thrust vectoring, EDF capable, and available by kit (6mmFlyRC), the F-22 is the definition of a parkjet.
We want to take a few lines to thank all the great designers out there and remind everyone to donate to the designer directly right on the plans page. That helps keep the plans coming. Keep flying and keep the nose out of the dirt!
NEW PLAN - T-50 PAK-FA
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.
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.
The designer tells us this is his "winter style" T-50 and based on the excellent photos, he faithfully recreated the actual paint of the real deal.
The T-50, like a lot of profile style parkjets, features a simple design and can operate on tailerons only, although rudders and ailerons could be thrown on there pretty easily. The designer also included two different sizes of the park flyer in his files, so we zipped them up together. So if you download it, you get a two for one.
The T-50 is Russia's 5th generation fighter that looks a lot like the American F-22 but with some noticable differences. So if you want something a little different than all those Raptors flying around at your flying field, give the T-50 PAK-FA a shot. It performs very well and based on the large wing span and generous control surfaces, it will provide an excellent platform to throw a lot of different motors and battery combos, ones you might just have lying around. What do you have to lose? The T-50 PAK-FA looks awesome!