FT Explorer to SkyHunter Explorer Conversion
- Thread starter thomashyland
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- explorer fpv ftexplorer skyhunter uav
thomashyland
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With the shape of the nose slanted like that, this plane can fly very slowly now. I can now cruise at 1/3 throttle and it can glide much better too.
thomashyland
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Surprisingly the box-shape was the best. The low COG with the battery bay was better than the foamy fuse. The battery was too high up and it wobbled more because of it. So anyway, I crashed it. Going back to the box shape fuse. Easy to build, low COG, simple. The damage from the crashes has only been to the fuse, so I chop it off and glue on a new one. 20 minute repair.
kerrycorcoran
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Good thread to follow! Solid progress.
thomashyland
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Found some nice foam at home depot, shaved and sanded. Going to paint it up and give it a go this weekend
What beast this has been. This is my favorite FPV plane! (Hence all of the repairs)
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thomashyland
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Here it is laminated with Monokote, ready to fly!
thomashyland
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It's fast! I should have some FPV videos coming soon.
thomashyland
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thomashyland
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This concludes this project. The plane has been retired and donated to a fellow hobbyist.
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