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...
Bloody Rascal
Based on the FT Bloody Baron and SideWinder designed by Dan Sponholz
Design by: Justin Boetsma
Plans by: Dan Sponholz
This plane came from two places. One was to find a happy middle ground between the swappable Bloody Baron and the built-like-a-tank SideWinder. The power pod was...
Foam Wonder
The "Angel"
Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe
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 early 90's and kitted by Sig...
Foam Wonder
The "Patriot"
Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe
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 early 90's and kitted by Sig...
Foam Wonder
* The "German"
Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe
* The German variant is not one of the original designs included with the kit
Foam Board Conversion by: Dan Sponholz
Plans by: Dan Sponholz
The Sig Wonder is a classic balsa wood and plywood, gas powered model...
Foam Wonder Battery Tray STL
Designed By: Dan Sponholz
3D printed battery tray designed specifically for my balsa to foam conversion of the Foam Wonder. This battery tray is optional and gets glued directly to the foam battery tray in the model. The slots are provided for attaching optional...
Foam Wonder
The "Russian"
Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe
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 early 90's and kitted by Sig...
Foam Wonder
The "Standard"
Based on the original balsa wood design by Bruce Tharpe
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 early 90's and kitted by Sig...
FT Grumman G-44 Widgeon Water Rudder
Design By: David Jester
3D Printable replacement water rudder for the Flite Test Grumman G-44 Widgeon.
Print vertical with PLA or Tough PLA (PLA+), 100% infill, no supports, with brim.
Micro Adventure and Micro Beaver Motor Mount
Design By: David Jester
3D Printable replacement motor mount for the Flite Test Micro Adventure and Flite Test Micro Beaver. Print with PLA or Tough PLA (PLA+).
FT Flerken Printed Parts
3D Modeled By: Dan Sponholz
If you're building the FT Flerken from the purchased plans available from the FTCA, you can print these STL files to help you complete your build.
Or save even more time and order the speed build kit here: FT Nano Flerken
FT Flerken...
Dummy Radial XL for FT 2814
Designed By: Dan Sponholz
This dummy radial engine is designed to work with the Flite Test 2814/1100kv motor. I designed it to add semi-scale detail to your foam board model airplanes. It prints as a single piece with no supports using basic PLA filament. The dummy...
This is my new scratch build RC sea plane with 12mm depron.
Electronics:
A2212 - 2200KV BLDC Brushless Motor
30A esc
6x4.5 bullnose propeller
1300mah 3s battery
9g servos
Total weight with battery:668g
Gremlin Guardian Caddx Ant AIO FPV Camera Mount
Design By: David Jester
3D printable fixed camera to mount the Caddx Ant AIO FPV Camera on the Flite Test Gremlin Guardian.
Suggested Print Settings:
Filament:
PLA, PLA+ (Tough PLA)
Layer Height:
0.2mm
Supports:
None
Rafts:
None...