Designed by aeronautical engineer William Evans, The Volksplane first flew in 1968. It was designed around the 40hp Volkswagen 4-cyllnder air-cooled engine, and was intended as a safe design for the armature builder, It resembled a large model airplane that took the pilot along for the ride. The Volksplane was made primarily with all-wood construction and was very easy to build, A rather small airplane, It has a wingspan of only 24 feet and is just 18 feet long. With a cruising speed of 75mph, the Volksplane won't get you anywhere too quickly, but with a stall speed of only 40mph, landings won't create any unnecessary tension either. Empty weight is 440 pounds with a gross weight of 750 pounds and a climb rate of 400 feet/minute. My 1/8-scale model is designed as a simple 4-channel park flyer, and like its full-scale counterpart, is of all-wood construction. It is simple, lightweight, and flies beautifully on a low cost electric power system, and anyone who has ever built an RC model should have no trouble building the Volksplane.
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