Diy easy and cheap toy glider rc conversion

ALL ELECTRONICS YOU NEED:
Brushless motor 2000kv 10 gram
Propeller 7 inch
Brushless esc 6A
Battery 2S 300mah
2x 9g servo
3 channel or more receiver and transmitter
-The transmitter and receiver can be any brand or mode you want.

[@Pedroz--]

3+ channel receiver 12A esc/6A esc Two 9 gram servos 300 mah 2s lipo Control horns

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

These things make great cheap conversions! Not a bad build there. The XT60 is a bit of overkill at this size though and we prefer to keep the battery separated from the electronics. If you can slot it in under the COG it allows for different batteries without shifting the balance and saves all the scrunching of wires to get the lid on. 😉

[@olgapaton3668]

I like the whistling in the background

[@Lopez_rc]

It’s my grandpa 😂

[@adlynazol412]

bro turned a glider into almost a 3d aerobatic plane lol

[@Lopez_rc]

See description for the parts I used. Please note that this is not really a beginner project and I just did this for fun as a more experienced pilot.

[@dietrichlausberg6964]

Weight is king with these mods. My conversion, a MPX Fox with wingspan of 500 mm weights 64 g. At that weight its a docile flyer for indoor and outdoor. Above 75 g the bird has a nasty tip stall. My components: 10 g brushless motor, 6A Turnigy ESC, 4ch Orange RX, 2s200 mAh lipo, 2 2.7 g Servos. All servo cables replaced by copper wire, all connectors except battery removed and soldered directly. Battery connector 2 mm aluminum, gold plated.

[@tomtom.f18]

Whats the name of your motor and which propeller do you use?

[@dietrichlausberg6964]

@@tomtom.f18 Its a Hextronic 10g motor from Hobbyking - unfortunately not available any more. Any brushless with approx. 10g and a suitable propeller will do.

[@tomtom.f18]

@@dietrichlausberg6964 Thanks!

[@mepsmakes1432]

tried this a few years ago with 0 experience so it didnt work, but im inspired to retry this now nice build!

[@Bastizilla]

Amazing job! Thanks for this tutorial, i think i still have one of these somewhere, maybe i'm gonna convert it.

[@crash_lander]

Awesome bro. I got this for my son but never imagined it could be turned into this.

[@cfusername]

This is really great. Just do it instead of overthinking stuff. You can then improve things you don't like, about the first make, later.

[@craggslist]

That's awesome! Thanks for posting!

[@suchy.chomik]

Made something similar, hovewer I made it only with parts i had on hand. Ended up using an arduino nano with an nRF24L01 module as the reciever. The only thing i'm missing right now is the motor, and an esc. I bought them yesterday and I'm still waiting for it to arrive. P.S: I also have to buy a new battery, since an 9V 6LR battery isn't very practical EDIT: Forgot that I also built the "controller" myself

[@rfly-fpv]

Wow, very nice plane! I have few that kids don't use and I'm also planning to convert them... for months :D Maybe someday...

[@tzachus]

Great job great vidio you have left me speechless. Thank you

[@AlexanderWeurding]

Epic!! THanks for sharing!

[@satalaj]

Love it. Keep it up

[@dietrichlausberg6964]

You don‘t need a LIDL glider. Any 50 cm and above glider with similar design will do fine

[@charlesbola1971]

Gran trabajo👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Yo hice el mismo avión de la misma manera y vuela muy bien. Solo que al mio le puse una viga de fibra de carbono en el Ala. Saludos.

[@FixitEasyDIY]

Bravo 👏👏👏

[@MrYeshwanthln]

Nice work bro ! super flying

[@Totallynottrusted]

fun fact: the transistor and the receiver are more expensive than the whole build without them Edit: transmitter*

[@ziomalZparafii]

Transmiter :)

[@Totallynottrusted]

@@ziomalZparafii :)

[@suchy.chomik]

That's why I built my own :)

[@captainrad_]

Love it man! What Kv motor did you use for this?

[@Lopez_rc]

I believe it’s 3000kv. Can’t find exact specs but a 3000kv on 2S with 4-5 inch prop

[@SOCOM3]

I pretty sure it is 2000kv not 3000kv

[@Mouss-44]

J'ai acheté ce planeur à 2 €uroset un avion SU27 à 18€uros , ensuite j'ai installé l'electronique du SU27 sur le planeur! On peut voler sans avoir besoin d'installer de servo ,on tourne en utilisant le differentiel entre les 2 moteurs

[@khiieem9689]

Nice plane

[@jstewart627]

I thought CA glue dissolves foam, at least it did in the past

[@Lopez_rc]

Actually it does, but it will dry before the foam dissolves

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

Both of you are misinformed. These toy gliders are made of EPP (Expanded PolyPropylene) NOT EPS (Expanded PolyStyrene - also known as Styrofoam.) EPS (beer-cooler foam as used in many Horizon Hobby RC planes) is badly affected by the solvents in many glues - use ONLY Foam-safe glues with it or see your plane dissolve! EPP can tolerate even rubber/contact cements with Toluene solvents (something that would INSTANTLY dissolve EPS!) The solvent WILL however generally mar any painting on the EPP foam until it evaporates! There is also EPO (Expanded PolyOlefin - various mixtures of different plastics including EPS and EPP) which require some care with your choice of glue. ALWAYS test the glue and foam on a scrap piece BEFORE you start trying to stick your plane together! 😉😊

[@tamangkanchatamangkancha-tg2dx]

Good making 💯💯💯

[@ElGuacamoleMunchers]

Thats awesome

[@kevinstevens4326]

Ha I have one of these I built 15 years ago lol , there super sonic .

[@roderickrayrutledge2740]

At least someone got one of these to fly. 😂😂😂

[@VO1D_Edits887]

Hey man great build there! Probably should add a landing gear too it. Not retractable, just to land it safely with out damage!😄

[@av8dr]

Very nice.

[@goranaxelsson3113]

Hi. Cool build. Thought I'd try it too. What type of engine is it. Do you have a link for purchasing an engine.

[@Lopez_rc]

Sorry, but I can’t find the name or specs of the motor, but anything under 10 grams should be fine. Mine came from a broken drone.

[@martijnvdbrakel7578]

Hi great job I want to bulld this with kids at work ( after school business) question which size plane did u use ( cm ? ) cause there are a lot to buy

[@martijnvdbrakel7578]

Thanks for helping me out

[@Lopez_rc]

This was a 50cm one. I have also converted a 86cm one, which is easier because it has more space to put your electronics in, and it will fly much better. Veel succes ermee

[@martijnvdbrakel7578]

@@Lopez_rc Thanks, I go and search for a 86cm one,might be easier for the kids to control then, did you put the same electronics in that one ?And i think i see a little "not explained part"did you cut a piece out of the backside of the fuselage so the back wing can move ? Thanks

[@Lopez_rc]

@martijnvdbrakel7578 yes I did cut off some parts that were not needed, to make the tail move, and the 86cm version can run way bigger motors as well, say a 60 gram brushless running on a 2-3S 1000mah li-po or even bigger. I will make a video of one soon.

[@christhemany7275]

I have a question. How did you exactly know where to make the holes in the plywood for the screws to attach the plywood to the motor as a mount for it? Eyeballing it seems very difficult.

[@Lopez_rc]

I made one hole first and attached the motor, then placed the other screws right behind the motor mount, indeed not very exact but it worked.

[@theoztreecrasher2647]

To make a good template for a motor base (or gasket for an engine head) place a piece of painter's tape neatly over the motor base and tap a ball bearing slightly larger than the bolts/motor bearing over the hole. That will cut out a disc the same size as the holes. Remove carefully and place over your plywood. Or better still a strip of flat metal. Once you have neatly drilled that through you have a permanent pattern that you can use many times. As you use more differently-based motors, add their base patterns to the metal strip. 😉

[@007floppyboy]

Thats great, does it carry grenades?

[@Lopez_rc]

I Haven’t tried it 😂

[@007floppyboy]

@@Lopez_rc was thinking of else where, I wonder what the load would be? not much but great effort.

[@kgimel8532]

please tell us what glue you used for the wood motor mount to the foam (the glue you stuck your finger in). or was it also foam-safe super glue like you used elsewhere? thanks

[@Lopez_rc]

It’s all purpose glue

[@beratcilingir9379]

What is the power of the engine in kv?

[@Lopez_rc]

I have no idea, but I think somewhere around 2000 kv or so

[@beratcilingir9379]

​@@Lopez_rcAren't the cables too thin for a 2000 kV motor?

[@Lopez_rc]

I also wondered when I saw that first, but the motor only pulls like 5 amps depending on the propeller

[@watermelon_shark6864]

Can i use an rc car receiver and transmitter that has 3 or more channels

[@Lopez_rc]

Never done that before but I think it must be possible 👍🏻

[@nizarsakr6584]

Can you help me build such a project?thanks.

[@nizarsakr6584]

What is the name of the remote control you use? How much does it cost approximately?

[@Lopez_rc]

I use a Futaba t10j for most of my planes. But you can find way cheaper ones on internet

[@tomasprochazka6198]

No rudder needed? Won't being able to yaw add more control?

[@Lopez_rc]

It’s possible but pretty useless as it already has big ailerons. Especially on such a small plane it’s better to keep it simple as possible

[@tomasprochazka6198]

@@Lopez_rc I see, so you just don't use the yaw stick, or it is handled by your radio somehow in a mix? I'm in a phase of collecting inspiration, and considering utilizing the upper hole at the tail for another servo. And it's a "free" tail weight :D

[@Lopez_rc]

@tomasprochazka6198 if you need the tail weight, it’s a good idea to add the rudder, but in my case I wanted to keep it as light as possible

[@martijnvdbrakel7578]

Another question What sender do u use ?? i have one from a esky helicopter which i think i can use ? Thanks again

[@Lopez_rc]

Should work fine 👍🏻

[@martijnvdbrakel7578]

@@Lopez_rc Sadly i think that doesnt work with the flysky receiver cause there is no pairing button on my esky transmitter, think brand will only with own brand....🤨

[@Lopez_rc]

@@martijnvdbrakel7578 okay, I thought maybe the receiver from the helicopter can be used with the servos of the plane, if not you will indeed need to buy another transmitter/receiver

[@jasmijnariel]

I build this into a slope glider 12y ago..

[@vladimirsch.3015]

Could someone please explain to me the tilted rotor assembly?

[@Lopez_rc]

@@vladimirsch.3015 the motor spins counterclockwise, that torque would roll the plane to the left and that’s why the motor is tilted to the right by usually 3 degrees. The bigger the motor/prop, the more you tilt it.

[@vladimirsch.3015]

@Lopez_rc Many thanks for that simple and good explanation.

[@Jeffrey_Taylor]

I made one last year but it was so heavy it had to be going about 60mph to fly😂

[@Lopez_rc]

They easily get heavy indeed, and those micro electronics are not as easy in use. I like to convert the 86cm Lidl gliders. They can get as heavy as 600 grams and still hand-launchable

[@philiphirt3117]

What remote can you use?

[@Lopez_rc]

Every 3+ channel system should be okay

[@izaelmontemayor6996]

Respect

[@balsamidis]

can you tell us where is the cg?

[@Lopez_rc]

@@balsamidis mine was at 25% from leading edge. Cg on this plane is very forgiving

[@balsamidis]

@@Lopez_rc thank you

[@nizarsakr6584]

Great#

[@Sparkfilm-yy8ye]

now it just needs landing gear

[@STFocus]

Good Job. Already subscribed your channel to Support you. Keep Up!

[@Lopez_rc]

Thank you!

[@gxngzfr]

I did this(ended halfway no motivation)

[@Malik-tn6cu]

But where to get the electronics?

[@Lopez_rc]

I think all the parts I used can be bought from aliexpress

[@Malik-tn6cu]

@@Lopez_rc would you please give me the links for every needed Part? Just if you want to

[@Malik-tn6cu]

@@Lopez_rc I don't even know every part I am gonna need

[@Lopez_rc]

Servos: nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005004550512467.html Control horns: nl.aliexpress.com/item/32717792014.html I couldn’t find a motor, it is a brushless motor from a drone, and weights 10 grams. I think It can be found somewhere for a low price. The battery: nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005003066865592.html 12 amp speed controller: nl.aliexpress.com/item/1005004922495322.html You will need a 4 channel receiver + controller. It doesn’t really matter what brand. Just to give you an intention of what you need. you can always look for similar parts that are cheaper or more lightweight.

[@SOCOM3]

Can i use a 40a esc?

[@Lopez_rc]

@@SOCOM3 it will work but it’s quite heavy and big, a 12A esc is way smaller and lighter

[@SOCOM3]

@@Lopez_rcThank you, I sated worrying because i spent 97 dollars on all the parts from amazon. I have a way bigger foam glider so i thought a little heavier would be better. Thank you! (Edit: you earn yourself another subscriber!

[@Lopez_rc]

Thanks!😃 with a bigger glider it’ll work fine, it can be almost as heavy as you want as long as the motor is powerful enough.

[@SOCOM3]

Hello! I got all my pieces but I trashed all my plywood and balsa wood thinking i would not need it. What can I use to substitute for plywood?

[@Lopez_rc]

@SOCOM3 it’s some kind of triplex, but you can use any kind of material as long as it is strong enough

[@newhousepictures]

Rad

[@GrzegorzP-ks1to]

P

[@adosindadossantosdaluz5100]

😂

[@Raycefan]

These LIDL gliders are nowhere near as readily available in America as they used to be.