Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Air Models / May 2006

Ted shuffled out of his cave and grunted these great (and sometimes not
so great) words of knowledge:

You do have your work cut out for you with this plane (BIG !!! )

For a static (non-flying ) model almost anything will do.

For a flying model I would suggest the following woods:

Balsa for sheeting, wing ribs, leading/trailing edges, etc

Basswood (or Sitka spruce [$$$$] ) for spars, etc

Regular plywood (firewalls, engine mounts, etc )

Lite plywood (fuselage formers and any other location where balsa would
not be durable (strong enough ), but the added strength/weight of
regular is not needed.

Good luck with your project.

Balsa is a lightweight wood that comes from South America.  Plywood is made
from thin sheets of wood laminated together with the grain of each sheet at
an angle with the layer under it.

Good luck