December 2005 — Vol. 22, No. 12 - RC Soaring - RCSoaring.com

The most important components of the Bat kit are a pair of EPP foam wing halves, shaped by injection molding. The
mold includes tight-fitting servo pockets and pockets for the radio receiver and the on-board battery pack. The kit
also contains a pair of carbon fiber tubes to stiffen the wing, three rolls of colored packing tape for the outer finish, a
decorative sticker, and a bag of small parts and hardware mentioned in the article. Photo by Kyle Saltzman.
Construction
Building this plane is very easy.
Into the pre-cut holes in the
wing-halves go the radio
components: servos, battery
pack, receiver, and connecting
wires. I stuffed some extra
foam in the cracks to secure
everything and to prevent any
movement within the guts of
the plane. Once everything is
laid out, the wing-halves are
securely taped together with
the strapping tape. In the
booklet are instructions for the
wing-taping diagram.
Balancing
Once taped, the plane needs to
be balanced. This was a tricky
part for me as the Bat had an
insatiable appetite for
balancing weight. I didn’t have
everything balanced properly
until I had crammed
approximately ten ounces of
lead into the front of the plane,
making for a very heavy wing. I
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