Written by Louis Joyner
Online Bonus Content from the July 2012 issue.
At first glance, Don DeLoach’s new E-36 electric Free Flight design, the Super Pearl 202-E, recalls the small Free Flight power models of the past: constant-chord wing planform, high pylon, and all-balsa wing and tail construction. But it is not a rehash of some 40-year-old plans. Designed specifically for the new E-36 rules that went into effect in 2011, the model combines proven construction techniques with some new twists.
What is E-36? Like the popular P-30 Rubber event, E-36 was developed to provide a…