Specifications
Wingspan:
905mm / 35.6”
Flying Weight:
1.2kg / 2.6lb
Power:
300 - 400W
Battery Packs
2200mAh 3S recommended
Introduction
Tools & Materials
Thank you very much for buying BrainCube Aeromodels’
Fugly
, our first design in a range of easy to build, fun to fly model
aircraft kits.
Fugly
is a fun-fly style model, designed to reuse the motor, speed controller, servos and batteries from popular
electric ARTFs like the Ripmax WOT4 Foam-E and Acro Wot Mk2 Foam-E.
By combining careful 3D CAD design with high quality materials and high precision laser cutting, we have created a builders kit
that can be built in a weekend even by the total beginner. The finished
Fugly
is small enough to fit into most cars in one piece,
light enough for extreme aerobatics yet sturdy enough to be your regular “Sunday hack”. Whilst the model will loop in it’s own
length and roll too fast to count with the controls at full deflection, dial them down and
Fugly
becomes docile enough for any
competent model pilot to handle.
Fugly
is easy to build, but you will require some tools and materials on top of the parts included in the kit.
Building board
- A flat sheet of wood (20mm thick MDF is ideal) at least 900mm / 36” by 300mm / 12”, topped with a layer of
cork tiles for pins to securely stick into.
Hobby knife or scalpel
- A sharp knife for cutting and carving balsa wood into shape before sanding.
Sanding block and sand paper
- 200-400 grit sandpaper is fine for shaping balsa wood.
Drill
- Most holes are pre-cut by our laser cutter but there are a couple of occasions where this isn’t possible.
Wood glue
- This can be PVA, aliphatic, “super aliphatic”. This will be used for the majority of the construction.
Thin super-glue
- Also know as Cyanoacrylate or CA glue, it comes in a variety of thickness’s and speeds. Thin CA is thinner than
water, and will wick into wood very quickly. Be careful using this glue, it will stick skin in a second given a chance.
10 Minute Epoxy
- A strong, thick, two part, adhesive that you have to mix before use. It often comes in a twin syringe pack
making it easy to measure out, and a 10 minute cure time gives a good balance between speed and strength.
Hobby Pins
- The best ones to use are the “T” shaped pins. These are used to hold balsa parts together while glue dries.
Masking Tape
- It’s not always possible to use pins to hold parts together, so masking tape can be used instead.
Covering Film
-
Fugly
is designed to be covered with heat sensitive film like Oracover, Solarfilm, etc.
Covering Iron
- Covering film can be applied using a domestic clothes iron, but a dedicated covering iron is much easier to use.
Diagram Key
Masking tape
Wood glue
Super glue
Epoxy
Pins
Clamp
Information / instruction
Notice / caution
Support
We hope that you will find
Fugly
easy to build and fun to fly, however if you have any problems, questions, comments or queries
please get in touch:
BrainCube Aeromodels Ltd, Unit 3 Ballingall Industrial Estate, Brewery Lane, Dundee, DD1 5QW
Telephone: 01382 690 151 Email: [email protected]