scratch build

Thanks to @Todd Merrill for his mod of the tiny trainer and plans, I made a new FTTT after flying my old one for some time. Some problems with my old one was: first time make, so everything was quite floppy. I didn’t use the dihedral so it was quite weird in flight, too fast, and hard to...

At last! I have mastered my own technique: the Score&crack curve cutting techniques! Cutting through curves in foam is hard for me. So I let the score tell the foam where to crack, and just bend it until it gives. Photo of doubler attached.

Hey there Flite fans, I was just wondering if anyone of you had any plans or traces of any flite test planes similar to explorer and storch these kind of planes, but no or less curves required to cut, mostly straight edges. because I love these planes but the curves in the plan are driving me...

Hello, I just finished my first scratch build of an FT Tutor. I've got a 1120 kv motor with a 9 X 4.5 prop and a 1550 mah 4s lipo on it, trying to follow the recommed specs. My problem is that when I try to fly it, the plane rolls to the left while I hold full right ailerons. When I originally...

Hey there flite fans, I am a new guy in the flite test society, and is looking for someone to guide me through scratch build foamies. I have been working on a tiny trainer recently, and here is the problem I have faced: The Foam. In the Uk, foam board retailers sell foam that is ”compressed”...

Hello again, Did a bit of scratch-building this morning. I had an idea to build a non-powered glider and write on all of the surfaces detailing what each part of the plane does to give the kids interested in aviation a fun and informative way to learn about the functions of an airplane. I was...

Hey everyone, I am just about to scratch build an FT Sportster. This will be my first mid/low fixed wing through the fuselage. Unfortunately, crashes happen and previously (on the FT Bushwacker) I could easily repair/rebuild/store the wing and fuselage separately. Just wondering how feasible it...

My most recent project has been adapting an old balsa design into foamboard, arrows, plywood, and balsa. It will use the FT Monster Radial Motor with a 16x8x3 prop (scale size), and will feature retracts, flaps, and scale lighting. I'm trying out a couple new construction techniques with this...

My scratch build FT Simple Scout AUW is 603 grams with 1300 mAh and 665 grams with 1800 mAh - that is 12% & 24% respectively more than what is mentioned on plans i.e. 535 grams. What is the weight deviation range that can be taken in Flitetest scratch builds to get similar Flight performance as...

Flying in Japan got crazy last year with new regulations similar to those in the US. In Japan after registering your plane you must inform the government that you intend to fly. You must have a spotter to ensure that you don't exit the boundaries of your flying site. You must inform the...

So last year I had built the big 126" 37.5% Sopwith Camel and tested it at Wings Over Edgewater, is there anyone doing something like that this year? If so what are you working on and how is it coming along? Im thinking of doing another project this year, but this time doing something with a...

My computer died many months ago. I have no way to print plans or play War Thunder and my life has been incomplete Haha. Anyways, could someone please help me figure how to build a 2 sheet, high wing, 3-4 channel, 36"-48" span, single or twin engine plane I can gain flying experience with...

About a month and a half ago I ordered the FT Trainer kit along with everything else I needed to get started with RC aircraft. I had such a blast with it that I decided to try and design and build my very own plane. I'm new to flying planes but had previously modeled an RC plane for my school's...

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

Hey everyone! My name is Tommaso, I live in Italy and this is my first post on the FT Forum: I wanted to share with you guys my experience in building and flying my second scratch built rc plane. Around summer '20 I decided to start building a RC plane: at first, I wanted to make a 1m wingspan...

I've shared a lot of this on social media - and I've felt bad for not being on the forums in a while - so especially now that it's flown I want to make sure there's a place here on the FT Forums where I can engage, answer questions, and connect with everyone who isn't on the "other" places. So...

I'm new here, but Ive been on other forums and in the hobby for over 10 years. This is my 3rd Multi-rotor build in a few months, each one morphing into the next. This one isn't pure scratch, but made from an Eachine tilt rotor 180 frame and parts of a wrecked MSH Mini Protos 450 heli and are...

I'll let the video do the bulk of the talking - but here's our take on proof that you don't have to build something aesthetically pleasing or even perfect to an aero engineer's standards to get it to fly well. 😁 In this case, we built a crazy light STOL plane and went and walked it on a...

Hi to all the FT community !!! Few years ago i made this JF-17 Thunder, (kind of, semi scale) and i upload an article to the site, (You can find it in the article section) but soon after that y give it as a present to a friend for his birthday. Nowdays he doesn´t fly anymore and offer me the...

Hi all This is My latest build Geobat RC Plane Build with 5mm Depron Electronics: 2200kv motor 30A esc 6inch propeller 1300mah 3s lipo