Challenge FT to build a 40" or less based onthe Just Aircraft Super STOL Highlander

[Echo9]

Challenge FT to build a 40" or less based onthe Just Aircraft Super STOL Highlander

I'm fascinated with these ever since I watched the "dead stick" takeoff and landing video.
Would love to see FT build one of these that is super light, super stable, and super slow.

 

[rcspaceflight]

Is this the plane?

 

[nerdnic]

Is this the plane?

I kept looking at this photo and saying to myself "how does the pilot fly with his knees up against his chest like that? What an odd and tiny plane."

..and then I realized that the pilots knees were actually someone else sitting in the passenger seat.

 

[Echo9]

That's the plane.

 

[earthsciteach]

I discovered those on the interwebs last week. I WANT one! They are very impressive!

 

[rcspaceflight]

It's not as hard to design a plane as you would think it would be. It's a boxy plane to begin with, nothing complicated about it.
You should go with a 40" wingspan, if not a little longer. Bigger flies better and will take off sooner. I encourage you to design and build one yourself. It's much more rewarding that way.