That is correct. Scout XL is 155% scale.
FT Scout XL : Flite Fest 2022 Dawn Patrol Challenge
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Burnhard
Well-known member
Many thanks!
Captglvr
Member
Brilliant livery!!Okay, I am as far with my Scout XL build as I'm going to take it for now. I will finish the rest at Flite Fest. Here is a sneak peak of my "Black Knight" Scout XL. I built my prototype with the rattiest old foam board I had laying around. My original plan was to build the SBK for the event and make that one look really nice. But, Keegan hasn't been home at all to build anything, so I'm giving him my XL kit and I'm going to help him build his at the event. So, my ratty "Black Knight" has A LOT of "character" now. It's fitting, just a flesh wound.
Fictional aircraft, fictional livery.
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I'm invincible!
I had the honor of learning stage combat from John Waller in the early 80’s. John choreographed that fight. 😁. Told some great stories about the making of it. 👍🏼
Did you make your own decals?
Mitchmoo5000
Member
I kind of have an obsession lately of wanting to make all flite test plans twin motor setups, and over the summer I made a Twin Scout XL. I posted some pics on the FB group but forgot to update the forums with some pics/videos.
The scout xl is one of my favorite flite test planes of all time. I love the size, how it can fly nice and slow, and it has a great presence in the air. It is also an amazing night flyer. I've attempted to build many night flyers and have always struggled to keep orientation in the dark, but the size of this thing makes night flying a breeze. With the twin motor set up, I found that it can take off and land in only a few feet making it a great STOL plane. I linked a video below showing some short take-offs and landings. Overall this build is a 10/10 in my book!
My build of the scout xl twin used two budget b motors from Flite Test with 30amp escs and 9 inch props on a 4s 3600mah battery to hit CG.
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STOL Video -
The scout xl is one of my favorite flite test planes of all time. I love the size, how it can fly nice and slow, and it has a great presence in the air. It is also an amazing night flyer. I've attempted to build many night flyers and have always struggled to keep orientation in the dark, but the size of this thing makes night flying a breeze. With the twin motor set up, I found that it can take off and land in only a few feet making it a great STOL plane. I linked a video below showing some short take-offs and landings. Overall this build is a 10/10 in my book!
My build of the scout xl twin used two budget b motors from Flite Test with 30amp escs and 9 inch props on a 4s 3600mah battery to hit CG.
Night Flight -
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Yankee2003
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Did you ever get the 2814 in the Corsair?
Intashu
Elite member
Yes. And it actually has me mad.. but for all the right reasons. I fully intended to retire the Corsair, but the thing screams! Not only did it not fold, it really woke the plane up to be what I felt like it always should have been. Now I can't get rid of it because it's one of my favorite planes! I ended up rebuilding a wing for the tutor just to retire it instead! This 2814 motor is 100% what the master series warbirds need to fly like warbirds, tons of power and performance, paired with good appearance and flight characteristics.
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Yankee2003
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That is really good to hear.
Thank you for the detailed review. I am excited to put this in my MS Corsair.
The Fopster
Master member
I’ve got one of those (mine is called 3536 by the manufacturer - the outer dimensions rather than the stator dimensions) in my P47. Transformed the plane. Lovely BIG scale loops. Highly recommended for that size plane, and still get an easy six to seven minutes off a 2200 3 cell.
tomlogan1
Elite member
Always love twins and, of course, the Scout. After seeing this, gotto go get some more foamboard! Great work.
Spitfire76
Well-known member
Does anyone have more information on the FT 17G servos ?. As I would like to design some 3d printed mounts I would like to know the dimensions but FT does not provide a data sheet just the basic 28 x 12.9 x 34.2 overall dimensions. I assume that these have an equivalent Emax or other manufacture equivalent. Also its not stated if these are analogue or digital servos.
Spitfire76
Well-known member
Checked with FT Support and these are analogue servos.
idoitforchrist
New member
Its totally worth it I'd recommend a fokoos odin-5 f3 that was my first printer and I don't regret it
Aslansmonkey
Well-known member
If you are a little mechanically inclined a 3D printer should be no issue for you. You'll have to learn to play with the slicer a little to get prints to come out their best, but that's more time than difficulty. Be warned though, once you go down this rabbit hole, there's no going back. You'll print tons of crap at first. But eventually you'll settle down and your printer will be one of the most useful tools in your house. It's a rare day when one of my printers isn't running (two of them are right now).
I started with a Monoprice Maker Select V2, and that's a good printer. But the Ender series is good too. Just spend a little time reading reviews and you should be fine. Keep in mind that most 3D printed planes require a 200x200x200 print area, however. My Maker Select is only 200x200x175 and the tall parts don't fit (my Ender is larger).
Yankee2003
Well-known member
Thank you for the advice.
Alan Hardy
New member
Hi
I've decided to build the Scout XL and have downloaded the plans. The plan shows the wings having seperate top and bottom sections but the build video shows it all in one piece and folded over at the leading edge - which is correct?
I've decided to build the Scout XL and have downloaded the plans. The plan shows the wings having seperate top and bottom sections but the build video shows it all in one piece and folded over at the leading edge - which is correct?
Aslansmonkey
Well-known member
The plans were a previous version. The video is for the speed build kit sold by the store, for which plans are NOT offered. So there will be some slight variations. You could, however, simply tape the two wing pieces together where they are shown together in the video and build them as shown.
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