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RULES Plane needs to be able to carry at least 200g of weight. If your plane is an A or F pack it needs to carry only 100g. (A Gopro is about 220g) worth 10points Plane needs to be able to land in a 8x20ft landing strip (extra points if it is surrounded by trees). worth 15 points Plane needs to...

Since thrust vectoring(TV) has been re-introduced by Flite Test, I did this project together in it's past hayday. 12 years ago, the rage was TV nozzles and if you view it from a trig approach, you can always have a forward vector(called thrust) and a vertical component(called lift) and if...

I wanted to design a plane that can STOL, fly in a small area and handle gusty winds and yet be stable in all conditions. So to meet this goal, I am going to design it around a Cub(bish) which I haven't tried. Here is what I am doing to do for mods. 1) Chose full length ailerons to also to...

High alpha and STOL devices are a kick to fly. Some work, others not so. I chose a real tough one . The DR Chinook. Looking at some of the devices that he offers: 1) a raised leading edge of the wing 2) leading edge slot 3) endcaps 4) elevator that is angled 5)flap caps 6) oversize elevator...

Basic plan for now... more to add later Thanks to @SP0NZ for the plan format currently page 1 is a little bigger than 1 sheet of foamboard For the landing gear, watch the FT simple cub build video For the wheels, watch the FT bushwacker build video For anything else, PM me. Specs: 40in...

We had some fun last week converting an E-Flite Carbon Z T-28 into a tailwheel configuration with tundra tires and leading-edge slats. 😁 This was an incredibly fun project for us to take on. There is some more fine tuning that we need to do with the conversion but that's where all the fun is...

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...

The DHC-4 Caribou uses Twin C pack and a 3000 4s. It features retracts with landing gear doors, slotted flaperons, double-slotted main flaps, and actuating upper and lower cargo bay doors. It uses 13 sheets of DTFB, 1 sheet of cardstock or posterboard, and 2 sheets of 1'x2'x1/8" plywood, among...

After months of work, I am proud to release a BETA version of my first design, the Mighty Mini Kitfox STi. This plane has NOT finished passing BETA tests! but it does look cool... Required Electronics: Three 9g Servos OR One 9g Servo and Two 5g Servos 1806 Motor ~2300kv (A 2205 will NOT fit)...

Free Plans: 1. Mighty Mini Kitfox- STi and Speedster 2. Foamboard Hobbyzone Super Cub LP 3. Zenith STOL CH701 4. Air tractor chuck glider Only Me: 1. MS Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser 2. Micro Citabria 3. Mini Cessna 185 (free plans may be possible)

Goal: Build a EDF STOL that doesn't exist and is simple to build so anyone can fly. Reviewing material, most builder's add flaps, leading edge devices, end plates, gyro, FC, etc. to their plane. Thinking outside the box, why not have a power plant that rotates allowing the thrust components(...

I like building prototype and experimental planes from history and i stumbled upon a picture of a dornier do 31 VTOL cargo plane and it got me looking at the dornier company. although i would love to build a do 31, the VTOL programming is beyond me.... however i was looking at some other stol...

The Cormorant II uses twin F pack and a 2250 3s which gives it a aerobatically-oriented thrust-to-weight ratio. It can be configured with optional Fowler Flaps and Drooperons, which enhance slow flight and roll rate respectively. It uses 5 sheets of DTFB. For ongoing developments and more...

Hi, guys! For some time now I have been watching various threads of STOL aircraft building. I love the way the FT Simple Storch and FT Bushwacker fly, but I like the way real STOL planes looks. I'm a lover of scale model airplanes, even I haven't built one yet. Then, after my biloute trainer...

Bushwacker

Land like this STOL plane? Yes, you can. Take a fighter(I used a F-22), make a strip the length of the wing and make it about 1 1/4" wide and get 3-4 re-enforced pieces shaped so that you can hotglue that to the underside of the wing. The only criteria is the leading edge of the re-enforced...

Description: The ShrubSmacker is a mighty mini sized STOL plane. It is a fairly simple build and has a huge flight envelope. You can build it as a regular 4ch plane dial back the throws and use it as a step up from the 4ch Tiny Trainer, or you can build it with flaps and you'll have a STOL...

How many times can you take off and land on a single battery? Here's my first attempt: The plane is UMX Timber, the battery is 280mah 35c 2 cell I was able to get 32 landings (and one go around :ROFLMAO:) in about 12 minutes. The video is a single take but sped up for time sake... (5 min of...

VTOL has kicked my butt (gaining now) and I always look at a new and different way to fly. So watch the video and let the VTOL stuff go by and watch the STOL Notice the ground effects on landing with the sand giving a good demo. So let's take one part from my VTOL boneyard and STOL(e) it ...

Age old question.. but after searching many forums and vids... I want to take a census on what others think that are familiar with the STOL planes. I want to get the most out of the STOL function for my FT Bushwacker plane. Currently I run Full (ailerons / flapperons ) for my plane. I'm...