diy

Description: The FT Mighty Mini Explorer Landing Gear is a perfect way to be able to take-off and land your Mini Explorer. This simple add-on allows you to learn the joys of taking off and landing your aircraft. It is a great way to grow in the hobby with a new experience while also being able...

EZ Intruder 15 Design by: Dan Sponholz The EZ Intruder design is inspired by the Air Hogs Intruder circa 2001. The Intruder was developed by Spin Master Toys, and sold under the Air Hogs and E Chargers brands back in 2001. Later in 2003 it was rebranded as the Resistor with 2 new liveries...

Hello, I am about to start this new project and I have some doubts about the tension I should apply and the size of the cable. I would like to know your recommendations or if what I plan to use for this project is correct. Here is a short list of what I will use: Nicrom wire (75cm long) Ac...

Loadout I ended up using in the final version: Motor: Brother Hobby Tornado T2 1407 4100kv Prop: 3" Receiver: RadioMaster ER4V ELRS PWM Receiver Servos: Emax 5g Servos Camera: cheap-o AIO camera/VTX from Amazon (just for testing, not that great otherwise) Battery: 3s 850mah Lipo HD Camera...

I live on a farm in NW Ohio and we see air tractors flying around us and spraying the fields all the time. In my opinion they look awesome and I have always wanted to build one. This thread will be about me designing and building an air tractor. I am designing it mainly in onshape in 2d and 3d...

PT-17 Stearman Design by: Ben Harber Plans by: Dan Sponholz Ben Harber designed this amazing 1 : 9.65 scale Boeing PT-17 Stearman built from ADAMS Readi-Board (a.k.a. Dollar Tree Foam Board). History: The Stearman (Boeing) Model 75 is a biplane formerly used as a military trainer aircraft, of...

Howdy Guys! I thought that I would show off my first repainted airplane that wasn't a scratch build. I couldn't stand the original orange and white color scheme of the AeroScout, so I decided to change it up! I based it off of the paint schemes used on WWII British experimental and captured...

Foam Wonder The "NOOB" Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe NOOB Wonder concept inspired by Matthew Allen and Joseph Webb Foam Board Conversion by: Dan Sponholz Plans by: Dan Sponholz The Sig Wonder is a classic balsa wood and plywood, gas powered model that was designed by...

So yeah micro guinea pig I just made it with simple paper nothing much and transmitter system I broke off and RC helicopter and it actually flies

Hey guys. I'm building my second small HLG non-RC free flight glider with wingspan 1 m. The most important thing is distance traveled in a straight line (My first glider could travel for 40 m before touching the ground). Last time I decided to use Clark-Y airfoil, but now I want to find...

Description: Foam board flying Christmas trees available in two different sizes. Josh Bixler designed the small version for use with the FT 1806 (A Pack) motor and a 650-800 mAh 3S LiPo battery. David Jester designed the large version for use with the FT 2212 (B Pack) motor and a 1300 mAh 3S...

Foam Wonder The "Racer" Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe Racer concept inspired by Tony Lewis Foam Board Conversion by: Dan Sponholz Plans by: Dan Sponholz The Sig Wonder is a classic balsa wood and plywood, gas powered model that was designed by Bruce Tharpe in the...

Inspiring one another in the hobby is an important part of who Flite Test and our community are. This thread is intended to showcase your Winter builds with the hope of inspiring someone else to do the same. Please encourage your friends to participate in this. Who knows, maybe we can use some...

I ran across a video of the Swoose Goose a few months ago and thought “Hey, that would make a cool FT build.” Then I thought “You haven’t built an FT plane in years, and you have never made plans for one.” I was learning to design parts in onshape so I told myself “Take a hike, we’re doing this...

Specifications: Wingspan: 42” Length: 40” Flying weight: 22 oz Electronics: C-Pack Battery: 2200 mAh 3S LiPo 4 sheets of FT or DT Foam Board