Dicks RC Airplanes

Dicks RC Airplanes

My PT-19

This airplane has a 10' wingspan and was built from plans drawn by Wendell Hostetler.  Hostetler has many really nice sets of plans of different scale models, (big ones).  On his web site he says he usually builds a new plane every year and then publishes the plans.  I bought the plans for this one many years ago at an RC Swap meet for $5 and they laid around for years until I finally got around to building it and it was a tough one to build.  I have a big electric motor for it that is supposed to be the equivalent of about an 80cc Gas engine?  We'll see if I ever get around to flying it.

Here she is leaning against a tree out front partly constructed.

Also decided to build a boat and power it with an electric motor, so I finished it and put it in the swimming pool to check things out and I couldn't get it to turn left so I have made some modifications and since doing it I haven't tried it again.  Harley, our little Yorkie seems to be a little intimidated here, probably because he's not too crazy about getting in the water.  This boat is 4' long and 17" wide and the motor I have in it I planned on using 10 A123 Cells for 36 volts so I think it should move out if I can correct the turning problem.  I have no experience with boats so it's all experimentation on my part.

RC Airplanes of mine

Well, I'm through with my motorcycle trip out west and back to building RC model airplanes

Some of models I have built and some I have flown and many I have not flown.  I have switched to all Electric power for these planes.  Biggest on is the Blue and Yellow PT-19 at about 10' wingspan and the one next to is that's Red and White is a 32% size model of an Extra 300L and it's about 102" span or 8 1/2', Smallest one in the center and sorta yellow is an 18" wingspan with 4 little motors on it and I have named it the Midge Quad.
Sold some of these planes after losing interest in the hobby for now, 2016