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Snowball 23"
$59.95 plus shipping *** Please choose USA or International shipping The drop down price includes plane and shipping. |
The Snowball is a simple and durable trainer, indoor flyer, night flyer and park plane that can be flown in small areas.
The Crashtesthobby Snowball is cut from tough 1.9# EPP foam so it will last. The skids act as skis and make it so the beginner can run the plane around the ground or most any surface or take off in any direction without a runway. It will stay on the ground until the pilot decides he is ready to take it off. This allows the new flyer to have both hands on the radio so it is my plane of choice to introduce my grandsons to radio control. You can fly them with your club and have a Snowball fight.
Take a look at Dave's incredible ground performance at a skate park. Since it is an older Vimeo video so you have to select the link to go see it. Notice how the plane is controllable on the ground but yet Dave can take it off whenever he wants.
https://vimeo.com/5674424
Here are a couple of my older Vimeo videos showing Snowball ground handling, slope soaring and flying in the wind. These planes are the stock wing kit planes except for slight modifications. The new kit has a new float shape to help keep plane from flipping forward. It also has a new motor pod shape so the servos can be installed in the motor pod and a slightly larger rudder.
https://vimeo.com/2121760 and https://vimeo.com/1823424
Here are a couple of Russ's videos with his Snowball.
Listen to his throttle action. He takes off with power then cuts back when he is in the air. The Snowball likes the power on the ground but doesn't need it to fly. Other hints are make sure your plane is built light and linkages and pushrods don't have any flex. The Snowball has large flight surfaces. If you have too much movement in the elevator and rudder or keep flying with full throttle it may snap roll unexpectedly.
The Crashtesthobby Snowball is cut from tough 1.9# EPP foam so it will last. The skids act as skis and make it so the beginner can run the plane around the ground or most any surface or take off in any direction without a runway. It will stay on the ground until the pilot decides he is ready to take it off. This allows the new flyer to have both hands on the radio so it is my plane of choice to introduce my grandsons to radio control. You can fly them with your club and have a Snowball fight.
Take a look at Dave's incredible ground performance at a skate park. Since it is an older Vimeo video so you have to select the link to go see it. Notice how the plane is controllable on the ground but yet Dave can take it off whenever he wants.
https://vimeo.com/5674424
Here are a couple of my older Vimeo videos showing Snowball ground handling, slope soaring and flying in the wind. These planes are the stock wing kit planes except for slight modifications. The new kit has a new float shape to help keep plane from flipping forward. It also has a new motor pod shape so the servos can be installed in the motor pod and a slightly larger rudder.
https://vimeo.com/2121760 and https://vimeo.com/1823424
Here are a couple of Russ's videos with his Snowball.
Listen to his throttle action. He takes off with power then cuts back when he is in the air. The Snowball likes the power on the ground but doesn't need it to fly. Other hints are make sure your plane is built light and linkages and pushrods don't have any flex. The Snowball has large flight surfaces. If you have too much movement in the elevator and rudder or keep flying with full throttle it may snap roll unexpectedly.
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The Snowball was the second plane we ever sold at Crashtesthobby. We rotated it out for a time and are bringing it back because it is a unique plane with great flying characteristics. RC park flying has changed and there is a need for more small field and backyard flyers planes. I want to use it as a trainer for new flyers and I am interested in setting a few up for night flying. It will fly in a harrier stall if built light making it unique in its flying and performace capabilities.
The Snowball is flown with rudder, elevator and throttle. The skids and the rudder add a lot of lateral stability plus protect the prop. We have designed the Snowball to use the same transmitter and receiver, motor, battery and propeller, ESC, and servos as our 40" wings to help keep cost down and simplify the building process. With the recommended motor/prop combo the Snowball has a of speed range of 15 to 65 mph on a 11.1 volt 3S battery.
http://www.crashtesthobby.com/small-planes-up-to-50-span.html
For the time the instructions are in the first few posts of the RCG thread. The Snowball design can fly off of water but not if it is built from EPP. EPP soaks up water because it is an open cell foam. Free instructions are on the RCG thread if you want to build the Snowball out of Depron or Blue foam or other waterproof foam and use it as a seaplane or on snow or in puddles without some waterproofing. There is an active thread for the Snowball on RCgroups.com that has been going since 2008. Please log in and join the discussion and post videos of you flying.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10629866&postcount=2
With the recommended motor/prop combo the Snowball has a of speed range of 15 to 65 mph on a 11.1 volt 3S battery. It will fly in a harrier stall if built light making it unique in its flying and performace capabilities.
All of the radio fits in the power pod on the top of the wing protecting it from impact and simplifying the radio set up.
The Snowball is also available with our buy 5 get one free discount. It is hard to beat Crashtesthobby's prices, durability and customer service.
We design our planes to be more durable and easier to maintain. We have designed the Snowball to fly with a 1000-1500 mA 3S battery without added nose weight if you build light. The lighter weight of the Crashtesthobby designs have many advantages in flight performace, lower costs and durability.
Included in the kit:
The Snowball is flown with rudder, elevator and throttle. The skids and the rudder add a lot of lateral stability plus protect the prop. We have designed the Snowball to use the same transmitter and receiver, motor, battery and propeller, ESC, and servos as our 40" wings to help keep cost down and simplify the building process. With the recommended motor/prop combo the Snowball has a of speed range of 15 to 65 mph on a 11.1 volt 3S battery.
http://www.crashtesthobby.com/small-planes-up-to-50-span.html
For the time the instructions are in the first few posts of the RCG thread. The Snowball design can fly off of water but not if it is built from EPP. EPP soaks up water because it is an open cell foam. Free instructions are on the RCG thread if you want to build the Snowball out of Depron or Blue foam or other waterproof foam and use it as a seaplane or on snow or in puddles without some waterproofing. There is an active thread for the Snowball on RCgroups.com that has been going since 2008. Please log in and join the discussion and post videos of you flying.
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=10629866&postcount=2
With the recommended motor/prop combo the Snowball has a of speed range of 15 to 65 mph on a 11.1 volt 3S battery. It will fly in a harrier stall if built light making it unique in its flying and performace capabilities.
All of the radio fits in the power pod on the top of the wing protecting it from impact and simplifying the radio set up.
The Snowball is also available with our buy 5 get one free discount. It is hard to beat Crashtesthobby's prices, durability and customer service.
We design our planes to be more durable and easier to maintain. We have designed the Snowball to fly with a 1000-1500 mA 3S battery without added nose weight if you build light. The lighter weight of the Crashtesthobby designs have many advantages in flight performace, lower costs and durability.
Included in the kit:
- EPP foam cores
- EPP motor pod
- EPP skids and rudder
- 2x flat carbon spars
- 2x Formica motor mount bases
- 2x servo horns
- EZ connectors
- 2x push rods
- 2x push rod guides
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