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In earlier posts I describe more advanced spy plane projects that I plan on taking on. These projects are still in the works, but I wanted to show that spy planes can be done with a range of budgets as well.
 This particular plane isn't so much a DIY project as it is an "I am amazed this can be done for so cheap project". It can be yours for as little as $80 to $120, depending on the video quality you choose and if you get the plane on sale. Of course, you can spend lots more on better equipment, but the point is you can do this for quite cheap and the results are still good.
The plane I used is the "Wild Hawk", which came from Harborfreight Tools and the camera is a pen-cam from the website dealextreme.
The assembly includes sticking a cheap pen video camera recorder into a ready–to-fly  Styrofoam plane; I did this by making a hole in the plane and shoving the camera into it.
Click here to see a video compilation of a few different flyovers; it's definitely the coolest part of this post.
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Re: Spy Plane on the Cheap
