Model RC Plane Plans for a Unique Aircraft!
Overview of RC model plane plans available on this website
Build a wide variety of easy to fly indoor radio control model airplanes!
Free plans for the micro Finch 3 channel RC airplane
You can design model planes! All published model airplane plans shown on this website are drawn with TurboCAD drafting software. I have been using TurboCAD since the year 2000, and have designed the Electro Aviator, Yard Ace, Chickadee and Blackburn RC airplanes with this easy to use computer aided design software.
Robin plane from CAD plans
Learn how to design an RC model airplane from a clean sheet of paper to test flights to the final prototype. Follow along as I design the Robin, a four channel electric RC airplane for the electronics and RC gear from the E-flite 4-Site biplane. Download a set of plans and build your own Robin!
Finch micro RC model airplane
The Finch is an easy to build, three channel mini indoor RC airplane made from free full size CAD plans you can download here. The Finch uses the ParkZone line of RC gear, and can be built in a weekend from balsa and ply. Check out the Finch build log and flight video here. See a foam version of the Finch here.
TurboCAD training CDs
The easy way to learn TurboCAD to prepare your model airplane plans! 2 hours and 50 minutes of video training using TurboCAD to draw an RC model airplane plan available here. See how to go from a clean sheet of paper to a completed RC model aircraft plan of the Snapper!
Snapper side view
Get a FREE plan of the Snapper three channel, low wing electric sport flyer. Download the PDF version of the Snapper plan here, or obtain the full CAD version of the Snapper RC plane plan on the training CD set showing you how to use TurboCAD model airplane design software to draw your model airplane plans.
The Blackburn makes for a great flying model
A sport scale RC model of the 1912 Blackburn Type D monoplane is very easy to build, and looks and flies just great. Airplane museum photos helped a great deal with detailing. Take a look at the Blackburn's build log here. CAD Blackburn plans are available, with worldwide FREE SHIPPING!
See pictures of Alan's version of the Blackburn monoplane, with a slightly reduced wingspan.
Chickadee construction plans are an easy build
FREE PLAN! The RC plane plans Chickadee is a great flying, three channel indoor electric RC airplane built from RC plane plans. FREE plans for the easy to build Chickadee RC model are available here! Great for any modeler building their first plane from CAD plans.
FREE Chickadee fuselage plan PDF download available here!
Build your own RC plane plans spoke wheel
Build a set of your own RC plane plan spoke wheels. FREE plans with easy to follow instructions and construction photos. No special jigs or fixtures needed to build these great looking spoke wheels, and they add character to any airplane from the early days of flight.
RC planes plans Blackburn fuselage side view drawn with TurboCAD drafting software
The electric model airplanes Yard Ace was published in the Sept 2008 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine. While the first test flights were flown in a Golf Dome, the Yard Ace is a bit fast for normal indoor flying.
The Yard Ace RC model plane plans, published in Sept 2008 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine
Yard Ace fuselage under construction
An RC plane plans built model airplane is without a doubt the top level of modeling. It is quite easy to gain a level of building proficiency with kit aircraft, which have a set of RC plane plans and detailed building instructions that will allow you to build any model from just the plans alone.
Stabilizer and elevator for Yard Ace - simple balsa construction
A typical set of RC plane plans provides all the needed information to complete the aircraft within the plan itself. Wood types, quantity, alignment, etc. are all described. You will need to cut out the necessary formers and ribs, and the model is built directly on the full size RC plane plans.
Blackburn balsa wood cowl assembly
As you gain experience with RC airplane plan built models, it is quite easy to make modifications to the original design. You may wish to increase the wing span, add some details, or perhaps strengthen the landing gear. All part of the fun and freedom that building a model from RC plane plans can offer.
1912 Blackburn Type D nose section
A very nice flying RC plane plans model of the 1912 Blackburn Type D monoplane can be built from a set of CAD plans available here. The Blackburn flies much like the Chickadee, with similar size and weight, to include the unique metal tube wing mounts.
RC airplane plans Electro Aviator fuselage
Once you are able to build an RC model airplane from plans, there is an entire new world out there of existing RC airplane plans, many dating back to the 1930s as seen in radio control plane primer that would make ideal indoor flyers. Models designed in the early days had to fly well, as all the models needed to be capable of stable free flight before the advent of radio control systems. The older structures will need to be lightened for optimum indoor flight, but that is all part of the fun. In addition, it is very easy to use a local graphics shop to shrink or enlarge older RC airplane plans to just the right model size desired.
Balsa and plywood parts cut out from an RC plane plans
Once you gain experience in building from RC airplane plans, the ultimate step is to draw a plan of your own, for a completely new aircraft design. The new Computer Aided Design (CAD) programs are really quite easy to learn for drawing regular plans, and allow you to draw just about any shape necessary. You cannot go wrong with TurboCAD.
The Yard Ace is an easy to construct RC plane plans model - great for a first time effort
An example of an RC plane plans built model is the Yard Ace radio control model airplane, an aircraft I designed for larger indoor flying venues or outdoors, under calm wind conditions. The Yard Ace RC plane plans was published in Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine in Sept 2008.
Take a look at Rory's build of the RC plane plans Yard Ace S Africa. Rory hails from Capetown, and did a superb job with his build.
RC airplane plans Electro Aviator
The Electro Aviator is another model that I designed to be built from RC plane plans. While too large for indoor flight, the Electro Aviator looks great, is a very easy build, and flies extremely well.
Chickadee indoor electric RC model airplane
CAD plans for the Chickadee, a three channel, easy to build indoor electric RC airplane are FREE here when you purchase a set of Blackburn CAD airplane plans. The Chickadee flies at a slow enough pace for you to comfortably "watch" your control inputs. The wings plug in to aluminum tubes, making assembly a snap. The brushless electric motor provides plenty of silent power. Take a look at the video, build log and FREE CAD plans for this winning RC model airplane. Chickadee plans were published in the September 2009 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine.