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Build an R/C Plane from a Pizza Box

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

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In these two videos from the Flite Test R/C plane channel, the guys turn the pizza box their lunch came in into a pretty respectable R/C plane. Just add motor, battery, ESC (electronic speed controller), and R/C transmitter.

On the Flite Test site, they offer plans and complete build instructions. As they point out in the flight test video, some people may have a hard time getting the kind of foam board used in a lot of DIY R/C plane builds. But what hobby nerd doesn’t have a pizza box or two laying around?

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By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. And he has a new best-of writing collection and “lazy man’s memoir,” called Borg Like Me.

View more articles by Gareth Branwyn