Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Summary:
Participants will build a scale electric motor driven, radio-controlled Master Series Style Design, and demonstrate that it is capable of controlled flight. At the end of the design portion of the competition, a panel selected from the Flite Test forums will score the entries and select winners from the completed and flight-proven models posted on the forums.”
Objectives:
The Design-Off Rules:
1. Subject must resemble the aircraft of choice (of course) Scale outlines may be changed within reason to improve flight characteristics or for ease of construction.
2. All designs must use electric power with motors from (or equivalent to) one of the Flite Test Power Packs. Exceptions for really crazy planes can be proposed, but are discouraged in the scoring. This way the largest number of community members can participate with existing or easily accessible equipment. jJet or rocket designs may use any available EDF or modify the airframe for pusher prop or prop-in-slot with no scoring penalty. Exceptions include any setup similar to One of Nerdnic’s Setups.
3. Building designs to 1/10 scale is encouraged, but not required. For example, an aircraft with a 42' wingspan could be built at 1/10 scale with a 50" wing and perhaps a C pack motor, or at 1/20 scale with a 25" wingspan and perhaps a pack A motor.
4. To include as many builders as possible in the challenge, FT building techniques should be used as a foundation. Other more advanced techniques may be used but you should keep in mind that others may want to build YOUR airplane and may require additional skills to do so - be sure to provide clear build instructions for these techniques. Incorporation of FT power pods, FT Elements firewalls is encouraged for this purpose, but are not required.
5. Entries must demonstrate that they are capable of controlled flight before the Design-Off closing date to be considered for judging for the Design-Off portion of the community challenge. Only videos of the entry in flight will be considered proof of flight-worthiness.
6. Already started builds may be entered.
7. A complete set of digital plans must be available in the entries build thread by the close of the Design-Off. Vector-based formats are preferred but not required.
8. Build instructions MUST be provided through video instruction, textual write-up, or build log. Techniques different from standard Flite Test skills should be clearly explained. An excellent example can be found here: http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?36200-Baby-Bugatti-700m
9. Participants may submit more than one entry, and multiple entries for the same design from different participants are acceptable.
10. A community vote will be held to determine the winner.
11. I’m not entirely sure if there will be a prize, but if anyone would want to collaborate to make one, PM me!
Coordinator's Instructions:
Current Entries:
@Spitfire76 Bristol MC1 Build Thread
@Ligbaer Tachikawa KI-94-I Build Thread
@Mr Man F4F Wildcat Build Thread (deleted entry)
@FlyerInStyle Polikarpov I-153 Build Thread
@Houndpup Rc SR-71 Blackbird Build Thread
@Flying Cherokee Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Build Thread
@Flying Cherokee BF-108 Build Thread
@Mr Man P-51 Mustang Build Thread
Participants will build a scale electric motor driven, radio-controlled Master Series Style Design, and demonstrate that it is capable of controlled flight. At the end of the design portion of the competition, a panel selected from the Flite Test forums will score the entries and select winners from the completed and flight-proven models posted on the forums.”
Objectives:
- Foster interest in building foam board model aircraft from community plans
- Promote designing and building as one of the aspects of the FT community
- Compete in flying events where any level of experience can be a winner
The Design-Off Rules:
1. Subject must resemble the aircraft of choice (of course) Scale outlines may be changed within reason to improve flight characteristics or for ease of construction.
2. All designs must use electric power with motors from (or equivalent to) one of the Flite Test Power Packs. Exceptions for really crazy planes can be proposed, but are discouraged in the scoring. This way the largest number of community members can participate with existing or easily accessible equipment. jJet or rocket designs may use any available EDF or modify the airframe for pusher prop or prop-in-slot with no scoring penalty. Exceptions include any setup similar to One of Nerdnic’s Setups.
3. Building designs to 1/10 scale is encouraged, but not required. For example, an aircraft with a 42' wingspan could be built at 1/10 scale with a 50" wing and perhaps a C pack motor, or at 1/20 scale with a 25" wingspan and perhaps a pack A motor.
4. To include as many builders as possible in the challenge, FT building techniques should be used as a foundation. Other more advanced techniques may be used but you should keep in mind that others may want to build YOUR airplane and may require additional skills to do so - be sure to provide clear build instructions for these techniques. Incorporation of FT power pods, FT Elements firewalls is encouraged for this purpose, but are not required.
5. Entries must demonstrate that they are capable of controlled flight before the Design-Off closing date to be considered for judging for the Design-Off portion of the community challenge. Only videos of the entry in flight will be considered proof of flight-worthiness.
6. Already started builds may be entered.
7. A complete set of digital plans must be available in the entries build thread by the close of the Design-Off. Vector-based formats are preferred but not required.
8. Build instructions MUST be provided through video instruction, textual write-up, or build log. Techniques different from standard Flite Test skills should be clearly explained. An excellent example can be found here: http://forum.flitetest.com/showthread.php?36200-Baby-Bugatti-700m
9. Participants may submit more than one entry, and multiple entries for the same design from different participants are acceptable.
10. A community vote will be held to determine the winner.
11. I’m not entirely sure if there will be a prize, but if anyone would want to collaborate to make one, PM me!
Coordinator's Instructions:
- Registration for the Design portion of the challenge will be by posting participant members’ FT user name, the model to be entered, and a link to the entries build thread on this thread, NOT via PM to the OP. All aspects of the design challenge are coordinated virtually through the forum: in person participation or demonstration is not required (and in fact not available).
Example of entry format: - AwesomeForumMember
- Airplane name
- http://forum.flitetest.com/showthrea...7-AwesomeBuildThread
Build threads should be titled in the format:
FTFC'25 MS Design [plane name] designed by [designer name]
With the shortened version of 'Flite Test Forums Challenge' in the prefix so searches and causal forum browsers are all the more likely to notice these projects.
Entrants are encouraged to add why they chose this model, and link to documentation for historical appropriateness of the design for this challenge. (Wikipedia, Janes' Planes, etc.) Links to historical confirmation should be in the build thread!
- Registration for Design entries will open no later than March 15, 2025
- The competition will end on ,July 1st 2025.
Current Entries:
@Spitfire76 Bristol MC1 Build Thread
@Ligbaer Tachikawa KI-94-I Build Thread
@Mr Man F4F Wildcat Build Thread (deleted entry)
@FlyerInStyle Polikarpov I-153 Build Thread
@Houndpup Rc SR-71 Blackbird Build Thread
@Flying Cherokee Messerschmitt Me 163 Komet Build Thread
@Flying Cherokee BF-108 Build Thread
@Mr Man P-51 Mustang Build Thread
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