I added a washer behind the X mount to give mine right angle on the motor when I built it and it has some down thrust also and it flies great
Hey Strix, nice looking Spit, now how did the first flights go??
before the maiden
I always add thrust angles to my planes as I build
Crash and burn. Work and wind have gotten in the way of launching. It was probably still a little too windy for a beginner and maiden today but I went out anyways. The first lap went ok and I brought her down without incident. The second flight, I got a little impatient trying to trim it level and wasn't high enough to react. Lesson learned. The wing ended up ok but the posts for the wings ripped right out of the fuselage, front and back. Looks like it's time to repair or build a new fuse, maybe this time with tape or something else reinforcing the holes for the wing skewers. Good thing I made posterboard templates.
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It looks like you are on the right direction! I would add when trying to trim out the plane try to get the plane about 3 to 4 mistakes high for beginners. That way if something happens you have time to fix it before it hits the ground. Is this your first plane by chance, don't mind me asking if so thats quite impressive!
Nah, you'll be fine, just keep on repairing.It is my first plane. Or do I call it "first wing, second fuselage" now? I probably should've started with a simpler and easier design for a beginning flyer but the Spitfire was so cool looking. I'm sure I'll build an Explorer or Tiny Trainer soon.
Nah, you'll be fine, just keep on repairing.
I started off with a FT spitfire as my first scratchbuild (and second plane ever), it's been mangled and modified but still flies ok.
@m00ndancer That plane looks like it's seen some battle! It is nice to know that planes are fairly repairable. Frankly, it's a selling point for the FT designs. The building and repairing are simple and fun enough and there's a lot to learn. I think on my next iteration of the spitfire, I'll look to have a battery hatch as well as bring the rudder/elevator servos inboard. Gotta get it painted too!
First things first though, need to learn to fly!!!:black_eyed: