rcspaceflight
creator of virtual planes
I want to eventually turn this project into an article, but I thought I'd give everyone a preview with this thread.
This the fourth plane I've build with this concept. Technically it's the third version but it feels like the second version because I didn't like the first one I built and I never flew it.
The concept was simple. I wanted to build a good 3channel trainer out of a single sheet of foam board. I wanted it like a high wing noob tube. I also want to be able to modify the wings so it could be a 4channel. Something easy to build, easy to fly, and cheap.
That earlier version that I built two of looked and flew great, but I kept folding the wings. I had a 40" wingspan with a 6" chord and that was just too long and thin for Dollar Tree Foam Board to handle. So I opted to shorten the wings, but add a bottom plate of foam to strengthen the wing. I originally had 10" long wing tips with dihedral, but I brought them down to only 5". I loose looks, but I add strength to the wings.
Well, I don't want this thread to be too long. So here are some pictures of the final version.
I flew it a few times today. The plane did bob around in the air but it was a little breezy. The shallow dihedral with the small wing tips seems to do the job though. The airfoil does provide a great slope rate. I flew with a 2.2amp 3cell battery with an 8x4 prop. It provided plenty of speed but the plane still could go slow and fly great.
I didn't record any video of it yet. I want to eventually record a bunch, edit a good video showing off the plane, and then build another one to either get a build video or just a build log, and then put that all together into an article.
If you want the plans now I can provide them. If the tail of this plane looks familiar, it's because the rudder and elevator are exactly the same as the FT Flyer. I knew by coping existing plans for parts it would be easier to build and to print off and transfer the plans.
This the fourth plane I've build with this concept. Technically it's the third version but it feels like the second version because I didn't like the first one I built and I never flew it.
The concept was simple. I wanted to build a good 3channel trainer out of a single sheet of foam board. I wanted it like a high wing noob tube. I also want to be able to modify the wings so it could be a 4channel. Something easy to build, easy to fly, and cheap.
That earlier version that I built two of looked and flew great, but I kept folding the wings. I had a 40" wingspan with a 6" chord and that was just too long and thin for Dollar Tree Foam Board to handle. So I opted to shorten the wings, but add a bottom plate of foam to strengthen the wing. I originally had 10" long wing tips with dihedral, but I brought them down to only 5". I loose looks, but I add strength to the wings.
Well, I don't want this thread to be too long. So here are some pictures of the final version.
I flew it a few times today. The plane did bob around in the air but it was a little breezy. The shallow dihedral with the small wing tips seems to do the job though. The airfoil does provide a great slope rate. I flew with a 2.2amp 3cell battery with an 8x4 prop. It provided plenty of speed but the plane still could go slow and fly great.
I didn't record any video of it yet. I want to eventually record a bunch, edit a good video showing off the plane, and then build another one to either get a build video or just a build log, and then put that all together into an article.
If you want the plans now I can provide them. If the tail of this plane looks familiar, it's because the rudder and elevator are exactly the same as the FT Flyer. I knew by coping existing plans for parts it would be easier to build and to print off and transfer the plans.