How To Hang Model Airplanes From The Ceiling

You ll need to tie fishing line around 3 points on the plane e g nose tail and or wings and secure them to hook s on the ceiling.

How to hang model airplanes from the ceiling.

Might hang one of them on the wall though except would have to take the art down. On this model there are some radio cables running from the tops of the two fins so i had to put the loop around the tail before i added the thread. Use the finest fishing line you can find that will support the weight of the model. Here are several models hanging using the nylon and tack method.

In this fast tip chad and josh share some cheap and easy tricks you can do to safely store your rc airplane. Using more than 1 hook will keep the plane from moving much due to drafts in the room. Some models come with mounting holes but you can still hang airplanes that don t have mounting holes. For example if your model will hang 20 inches from the ceiling cut 52 inches of line 20 20 12 52.

Yep it s an eight foot high ceiling and a small room so i can t really have them hanging down. When i have to take the model down i just pull out the tail thread thumbtack and put it in fresh ceiling when i put it back up. A clear craft line threaded into a basic eyehook will suspend the airplane. Push a piece of fishing line into the forward hole in the fuselage and fasten in place with a drop of superglue.

A slipknot should make it easy to adjust the lengths and allow you to take the plane down easily for dusting. The three of them apprentice pz corsair and eventually the h m corsair would take up a lot of the ceiling. For example if your model will hang 20 inches from the ceiling cut 52 inches of line 20 20 12 52. Measure and cut two pieces double the length of the distance you want your model to hang from the ceiling plus about 12 inches for adjustments.