Ratcheeroo
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Just noticed, i severely need to update my hangar list
Anybody else scratch building tonight?
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bearit
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we are about in the same spot but mine is the bigger one
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Monte.C
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Maybe you could find some old chainsaw motor and some 2x4s off the side of the road. Build a plane out of that.
Ratcheeroo
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I probably would if that is what I had to do
watched a guy on youtube last week build a boat out of a motor he got off the bottom of a lake or something and a hull he got for nothing out of the junkyard. Built a pretty sweet boat out of it
The Fopster
Master member
I got my first “proper” plane at Christmas - an Arrows Bigfoot. It’s brilliant. But…. I keep finding myself daydreaming a foam board version that would be even better! In terms of fun per pound (or dollar or whatever) the FT build methods, with all the community designs they have spawned, are hard to beat! By all means get something from Arrows or whoever, but I suspect you already know that won’t mean you stop building in foamboard. Especially as you have a talent for it!
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Those look awesome. All my "real planes" are EPP FPV planes I impulse bought on aliexpress for a combined total of $300. One isn't here yet though. Hopefully here tomorrow. Don't know when I'll get it put together though. I can't buy anymore for a while. Need to save up my moneys for tires though. Found a screw in the front one today. Walmart tire plugs only hold so long. Here is the damage. Guess I could get cheaper ones, but tires are the most important thing on a vehicle. There goes $2000.
https://www.discounttiredirect.com/buy-tires/michelin-pilot-sport-cup-2/p/39650
Ratcheeroo
Legendary member
The building is the most important thing for me , just would be nice to have one to compare to and maybe recreate in foamboard, not really but just to have one LOL
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Between the plane I built and the plane I purchased, I like the one I built better. Of course, I have more time dialing in my design, and the off the shelf one isn't as dialed in yet. But it the difference between a plane I designed for me to like, and a plane that someone else designed to appeal to the broadest group of people possible.
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Ok, I think the front is cozy enough. No matter what calculation i do, I keep coming up with this cg. Very long skinny delta wings are deceiving I guess. This expanding foam always expands more than I think it will. But it is 3 bucks a can.
On the brightside, if I lawndart it, there is a foot of expanding foam in the front protecting the battery.
On the brightside, if I lawndart it, there is a foot of expanding foam in the front protecting the battery.
Droneflyer200
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Well the FT spear is ready for its maiden i have all electronics installed .Receiver, servos ,esc and the 3 axis gyro .Boy these gyros are nice they do all the mixing for you on board makes setting up a wing with Elevons a snap! All you have to do is through a switch on the gyro. also fabricated the camera tray and installed my gopro.
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SSgt Duramax
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Looks great! Did you laminate it? What gyro are you using? The ones I have are horrendous with wings, but they are the cheapie NX4 gyros.
Droneflyer200
Active member
I laminate most of my planes with clear packing tape the spear is one of them I'm going to paint the spitfire. I am using a TL-70 gyro I used one in my ft simple cub and it worked great and there are reports of guys using them on wings on youtube. I real want to get an I-nav for it when I have the cash also a board camera and a FPV headset.
Brian B
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Yes, watch out for tip stall on those pointy tips. Keep the speed up. I forgot the calculator website, but my Delta's CG was located in the highlighted circles, those little blue dots. First flight was intentionally nose heavy, and I needed up elevator the whole time, but landed safely in. I had mild roll oscillation I never figured out, and so my second one had a bigger fin (and bigger elevons), but the friend I gave it to never finished it. Plans posted in resources, with CG marked. Worked much better with smaller props than these shown.
That Delta of yours is going to look great zipping past! Good luck.
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Thanks! Looks like yours lines up with mine as far as CG. I thought about sliding some vortex generators near the tips to see if that may help. Maybe I should look up Ben's B58 he built too. I remembered seeing that plane somewhere. In case no one has figured out, I like the early cold war stuff, before ICBMs.
TheFlyingBrit
Legendary member
Picked up the Canberra yesterday.
It definately needs to be modified to twin Edge's in the future. Just started to aquire parts for my bungee launcher this one is a bit big and awkward to hand launch.
It definately needs to be modified to twin Edge's in the future. Just started to aquire parts for my bungee launcher this one is a bit big and awkward to hand launch.
TheFlyingBrit
Legendary member
I have also started work on my Polaris. Fitted a new waterproof viewing/access hatch for the receiver. Next job is to replace the battery hatch with something similar and give it a paint makeover.
Finally got to use some scrap foamboard up, minus the paper covering.
Finally got to use some scrap foamboard up, minus the paper covering.
TheFlyingBrit
Legendary member
Finally finished off the remedial work on the Simple Cub.
The tail wheel is secure now and the battery strap is installed on the power pod. The control surfaces need aligning but that can be part of my pre-flight checks 👍
The tail wheel is secure now and the battery strap is installed on the power pod. The control surfaces need aligning but that can be part of my pre-flight checks 👍
TheFlyingBrit
Legendary member
Both my Flite test F22's are now set up on my Taranis. On these 2 models I have aligned the elevators and ailerons so they are now ready to fly. I was hoping to test them out either later today or tomorrow.
SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Ready to go this weekend!
bwarz
Master member
finally getting pre-alpha plans on to foam board for a 48" MS P40E. The fuselage was different enough from the P36 that all formers needed redone. If the wing changes turn out good I'll update the P36 plans and publish them. if not, then they get published as-is (LE glued like other FT designs)
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