Eaglet 50 plan - Free download

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Eaglet 50 - Radio control trainer.

Quote: "Steve, Attached are the files for the Eaglet 50 edubarca is looking for; found a set of plans on eBay not long ago, and finally got 'em scanned. Formers are incomplete, but it's a basic fuselage, and the wing ribs are pretty much the same all the way thru. Parts sheets drawings are in the manual, which is a free PDF download from Great Planes, on their website under Discontinued Kits at http://www.greatplanes.com/manuals/discontinued.html."

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Update 28/04/2018: added kit review from Flying Models, June 1982, thanks to RFJ.

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Hi Steve, I built an Eaglet 50 as my first powered plane many years ago. It was easy to build, and I remember the manual as being organized and useful. It might make sense to make the fuselage out of balsa instead of 1/8" ply, unless you can get it laser cut or you have a router and like to use it. A balsa fuselage without the big holes might be slightly quieter, unless one were to use an electric motor with a well balanced prop. The interlocking tab feature worked well, no risk of a banana fuselage. For scratch building it seems like it would be a lot of trouble. On the other hand, when my radio went bad one day the fuselage proved to be pretty durable in a crash. For me, the Eaglet was easy to fly. Prior to that I had only flown light two meter gliders. Because of that experience, I found it MUCH easier to land dead stick than with power. As with many trainers, I'd recommend a low pitch prop and a motor with a low idle. Otherwise the approach path can be shallow, which is a problem inherent in light slow models with glo engines. Obviously not a problem if you use an electric motor. I am skeptical that it would fly ok with the minimum recommended .09 engine. The .20 I used was more than enough, although I doubt if any reasonable choice would actually make it fly very fast. A small 4 stroke would be ideal, though I don't remember how big a prop would have adequate clearance. I'm not sure why they dropped this kit as it's one of those designs that got it right.
Lincoln - 05/04/2013
@Lincoln: Depends on the brand of .09 engine. The Enya .09 would fly the Eaglet on three channels just fine. I am on my 4th Eaglet. This one is powered by a Turnigy 480 850kv, 9x6 Parkzone 9x6 prop (ala Wildcat), and either two 1600 3s packs, or a 2200 3s. That access hatch, in the nose, sure makes quick work of changing batteries! My first Eaglet started out with a belted Speed 600 can motor, and graduated to an AXI 2820. WAY plenty power, with the AXI! Had decent "trainer" performance, with the 600, on 7 round cells.
EverettSimmons - 11/05/2013
Steve, I just wanted to thank you for providing me the original plans for the Carl Goldberg Eaglet. Several years ago I came by a severely damaged Eaglet and because of your plans I was able to completely restore it. She flies great! Here's what I got originally... Here she is, restored [see more pics 005, 006]. She has since flown - more than 10 flights so far, and every one was great. Thanks again for the plans.
DaveW - 19/02/2015
Here are a couple pics of my Eaglet 50 built from a Balsa Workbench short kit and plans from Outerzone [more pics 007, 008]. It's powered by a Magnum .15. The Eaglet was my first RC plane back in 1982. Had a lot of fun building it and it flies great! The hardest part of building the short kit was fabricating the windscreen and side windows. Thanks for a great website!
DavidBeazley - 01/12/2017
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