ALL NEW PRICES!

Fancy a great 'Park Flyer' but want to build?

 

try the SkyBug.2
the 'GMD Plan Pack' is NOW ONLY $21.95
or with CNC Laser cut formers...
'GMD Short Kit'... NOW ONLY $29.95
(plus s&h and 5% Sales Tax on total for Wisconsin residents)

SkyBug.2 is not just another 'flying toy', she is a traditional model aircraft. Designed for those of us who still love to build with balsa wood, or want to learn how. And that means that SkyBug.2 is repairable too!
SkyBug.2 can take off from short grass, paths or is hand launched with ease.
Big fun in the smallest of fields and looks great in the air.

41" WING SPAN for a DIRECT DRIVE or GEARED
'400' MOTOR

 

The 'GMD Plan Pack' includes

the wing ready cut from lightweight foam (no covering needed)

GMD 'LiteSnake' control snake inners and outers

wing 'strut' wire

accurate full size CAD plan & step-by-step building instructions

 

The 'GMD Short Kit' includes

all fuselage formers CNC Laser cut from birch & Liteply (see above)

the wing ready cut from lightweight foam (no covering needed)

GMD 'LiteSnake' control snake inners and outers

wing 'strut' wire

accurate full size CAD plan & step-by-step building instructions

the builder supplies the remainder of the wood

 

Either way SkyBug.2 is a simple and rewarding project.

 

 
SPECIFICATIONS  
wing span 41" (104cm) wing area 380sq.in (25sq.dm)
all up weight up to 20oz (566g)# wing loading up to 7.7oz/sq/ft (22g/sq/dm)
direct drive or geared '400' 6v 7 cell battery, Sanyo 500AR or 700AA
3 channel radio control required rudder, elevator, throttle

balsa/Liteply built fuselage

hot wire cut foam wings

 
 

 

#weight quoted is with 2 mini servos, mini receiver, 20 amp BEC speed controller,  7 x 700mAh AA cells, tissue covered. Using 500AR cells, micro servos & Rx the weight can be reduced significantly.

Full kit review in 'Silent Flight International'
magazine, May - June 2000

Mini review in September 'RC Model World',
'Light Flight' column by T.Butterworth
Flying installment in following issue.

Full kit review in November 'Electric Flight International' magazine, including photos of an aquatic SkyBug!

Online reviews.... see GMD Links Page

 

POWER PACKAGE FOR THE SKYBUG

essentials    
motor Graupner SPEED 400 6volt $ 9.50
propeller Paul Gunthur  5 x 4.3 $ 3.30
speed controller Any 15 amp or higher $
drive battery 7 x Sanyo 700mAh or LiPo $
connecting wire 1.5 sq.mm. flexible (Red/Black, 39" each) $ 3.10
geared drive option

for more power and longer flights... RECOMMENDED

 
motor Graupner SPEED 400 6volt $ 9.50
gearbox Master Airscrew 400 2.5:1 ratio $ 21.95
propeller Graupner 8x6 Cam SlimProp. $ 4.60
accessories    
spare wing Hot wire cut to profile (foam only) $ 13.00
 

NOTE: Each 'POWER PACKAGE' is designed through practical experiment to suit the model concerned. It is not the only set up possible but will provide ample power and control to ensure successful flight.
All items are available separately from GMD where a price is shown.

 
available direct from;
Graham McAllister Designs...
Practical Model Aircraft Design & Manufacture

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