Stevo430687
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Custom foamboard planes that are made from two or more FT designs.
Custom foamboard planes that are made from two or more FT designs.
That's a very cool looking plane.This is my RETjet. Not a mashup of FT designs, a mashup of one FT design(Nutball), the fuselage style of one forum member designed plane(Kolibri Flyer) and The general concept of a slender delta plane and everything from my previous build attempts at such a plane. Posting this here to show what a pinch of Nutball can do to spice up a design!
Thanks, it flies pretty well. The long dihedrals lose some high alpha ability the shape would otherwise generate, but it loops well and has smooth pitch, and turns pretty clean with self leveling. I made this to be a cool looking, casual fun flyer or sort of a docile trainer for highly swept craft. I actually find it easier to fly than a standard nutball or most elevon deltas.That's a very cool looking plane.
That looks friggin sweet! I like the long fuselage with the wing toward the back and love the rear pusher(no messing with thrust angle). How is the handling? I imagine it would be pretty stable and a fun flyer.Behold! The FT SMOOTHIE! This one is a combination of Simple cub (wing) and tiny trainer (fuselage) with a twin boom tail (note: the original fuselage was too short so I added a slip-on extension over the top). I originally named it the smoothie because it was a blend of planes, but now I think it's because of how it flies. First time an experimental plane has flown first launch, and in my opinion, I much prefer it to how my original cub flew. Runs on a 3000mah 4s with a 2216 1250kv motor spinning a 8x6 prop (unlimited vertical climb) View attachment 134292 View attachment 134294 View attachment 134296
Yeah it's pretty fun, because the elevator is Behind the prop it almost acts a bit like a thrust vector at full thrust and is pretty agile, and when going slow, because the tail is so far back, it flies smooth and stable like a powered glider. Managed to do loops, and some rolls with good control. Might set up dual rates so I can snap into the rolls a bit quicker. I absolutely love it. Pity I'm going away to work and can't fly it again for a week!That looks friggin sweet! I like the long fuselage with the wing toward the back and love the rear pusher(no messing with thrust angle). How is the handling? I imagine it would be pretty stable and a fun flyer.
Looks like it would be good for aerial reconnaissance.Behold! The FT SMOOTHIE! This one is a combination of Simple cub (wing) and tiny trainer (fuselage) with a twin boom tail (note: the original fuselage was too short so I added a slip-on extension over the top). I originally named it the smoothie because it was a blend of planes, but now I think it's because of how it flies. First time an experimental plane has flown first launch, and in my opinion, I much prefer it to how my original cub flew. Runs on a 3000mah 4s with a 2216 1250kv motor spinning a 8x6 prop (unlimited vertical climb) https://forum.flitetest.com/index.p...ny-trainer-twin-boom-blend.59162/#post-482183
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Yeah I'm definitely adding fpv gear to this one. And sending it as high as possibleLooks like it would be good for aerial reconnaissance.![]()
How does she fly?Sparrow-Scout?
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I wonder what a nutball wing as the main wing on a tailed plane would be like, like a nutball explorer or scout or take your pick or tail feathers and fuselages. I know the Nutball works well combined with pretty much any type of delta.
How does she fly?
Yes. That's awesome. Is that your build?You mean like this?