Flite Test Design Engagement Challenge
- Thread starter FlyingWithRyan
- Start date
Monte.C
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Oooooh!
Lucky!
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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Just what I was thinking.Lucky!
Crawford Bros. Aeroplanes
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I like how they needed to display it "in the bush" so they parked it on the landscaping
FlyingWithRyan
Elite member
Dude thats INSANE
FlyingWithRyan
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This thread really picked up. Should I initiate round 1 of the competition and state some guidelines on judging and categories?
FlyingWithRyan
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Well after life has definitely gotten in the way and we have learned some things about the morals of flite test I will be changing the tone of “possibly if FT wants they could kit these planes” so it’ll probably lose some attention because of it but Id like to start a competition on who can design the best plane for bragging rights only. Maybe @Grifflyer will do plans for the winner as well.
FlyingWithRyan
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Anyway, that stuff aside, for those interested there is a competition starting now. First up will be GA aircraft and Pre 1980s warbirds. Id like to see a lot of lo poly and boxy designs for ease of build since foam board planes are not meant to last forever but curved foam planes will be judged the same. Include pictures from your design stages, lots of building steps, and video flying (hopefully) your creation! @Grifflyer @SquirrelTail and I will be deciding the top 5 of both categories based on ease of build from the pictures, professionalism on looks (lo poly and boxy planes will be judged based on a different perspective of how they look), and how your creation flies. Happy building!
FlyingWithRyan
Elite member
Without the paragraph to read
1st Challenge starts now
-General aviation planes
-Pre 1980 Warbirds
•Judged on pictures of your build process. For how well it assembles
•Looks (lo poly and boxy planes will be considered for what they are we don’t expect everyone to make a master series and honestly, master series planes are too complex for most to build)
•How well it flies via a video
Attempt a few maneuvers like stalls, loops, really show what your airframe is, or isn’t capable of scale flying is cool too
1st Challenge starts now
-General aviation planes
-Pre 1980 Warbirds
•Judged on pictures of your build process. For how well it assembles
•Looks (lo poly and boxy planes will be considered for what they are we don’t expect everyone to make a master series and honestly, master series planes are too complex for most to build)
•How well it flies via a video
Attempt a few maneuvers like stalls, loops, really show what your airframe is, or isn’t capable of scale flying is cool too
FlyingWithRyan
Elite member
After more consulting we are going to add the miscellaneous section as well send all your weird and wacky stuff this way 🤘
I'm down - I'll be starting on it next week!
RCBuildIdeas
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I've been wanting to build something that can fly slowly at a high angle of attack. I'd like to keep this to one sheet of foamboard and have an AUW of < 249 grams. Currently, the design has a span of about 20 inches. I'm thinking throttle, rudder and elevons. This design is totally untested, only exists in inkscape and blender. Here's what I have so far:
FlyingWithRyan
Elite member
Basically its a nutball that looks cool! It could be a bit of a twist if you did a prop slot instead of what Im assuming would be a tractor prop
RCBuildIdeas
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Yeah, I was thinking tractor prop, but I like the idea of the prop slot. Seems like the front mounted motor would make servo placement and wire routing a bit simpler though.
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