Build the Snapper - Free RC Model Airplane Plan!
Download a free PDF plan of the Snapper 3 channel electric RC airplane
Download a free PDF file of the Snapper here!
Building a radio control model airplane from plans is a great way for the RC plane designer to add some different and unique model aircraft to a flying fleet. While the convenience of almost (ARF) and ready to fly (RTF) radio control model airplanes is a wonderful addition to the hobby, there is a certain ‘sameness’ after a while with seeing numerous identical RC planes - to include the paint scheme - everywhere you fly.
1912 Blackburn monoplane from RC plane plans
Try building your model from plans
A sure way to have an original and unique RC model airplane is to build the model yourself from construction plans. There are literally thousands of RC model airplane plans available today. Model airplane plan sources include ads in the back of the model magazines, the extensive plan catalogues of the model magazines, and of course the internet. A simple Google search for ‘free model airplane plans’ or 'design model planes' will bring up a variety of sites offering some type of model airplane plan. However, you will find that the quality of these free model airplane plans can vary greatly.
Learn TurboCAD to draw RC plane plans
Thus, I would like to offer you a chance to obtain a complete and free CAD model airplane plan of the Snapper. The Snapper is an easy to build, three channel RC model airplane that is available here as a free PDF download. You can print the downloaded Snapper CAD plan and enlarge it at your local reproduction store. Please send me a picture or two of your completed free model airplane plan of the Snapper with any comments on the design and flight characteristics. I will post your Snapper pictures on the website so others may share in your work.
Yard Ace RC model airplane
Snapper 3 channel RC model airplane
The Snapper is an evolution of the Yard Ace, a three channel RC model airplane design of mine that was published in the September 2008 Quiet and Electric Flight International magazine. The Yard Ace flies great, and is suitable either outdoors as a park flyer or indoors in a larger flight area. The Snapper differs from the Yard Ace in that the Snapper employs a low wing, wider fuselage, longer nose and tail moments, and a four inch greater wingspan. The Snapper model airplane plan is very easy to build with virtually no curves, and uses common model building materials of balsa and plywood. The Snapper would make an ideal first plans built RC model airplane.
I am using the Snapper as a design example for a TurboCAD training CD. On this CD, I will have a series of screen capture narrated videos that will take you from a “clean sheet of paper” to the finished Snapper free model airplane plans design. During the 2 hour and 50 minute CD I will demonstrate and explain all the basic procedures needed to use TurboCAD to draw an RC model airplane plan. TurboCAD is a powerful and affordable consumer model airplane design program, and is ideal for drawing model airplane plans. TurboCAD is the fourth CAD program I have used for drawing RC model airplane plans, and by far the best for the home user. The Snapper is my 6th RC model airplane design using TurboCAD, and I could not be more pleased with the utility of this program.
Chickadee electric powered RC model airplane
Chickadee free RC plane plans
I have one other set of CAD free model airplane plans - the Chickadee. Check out the Chickadee flight video here. A free model airplane plan of the Chickadee is included when you purchase a set of the 1912 Blackburn Type D monoplane CAD plans for $7.00 (with FREE shipping) here. Take a look at a free download of the Chickadee fuselage here.
So, enjoy your free Snapper RC CAD model airplane plan here. Make any changes desired, and share your “bashes” of this RC model airplane plane on the website!
Snapper | Free Model Airplane Plans