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Updated info 4th october 2017
Hobbycraft foamboard while being asmuch as 50% heavier than flitetest stuff works fine, it even flew great with the prop backwords .
This build including electronics weight 325g with an 850mah 3s batter. Balance was close enough fully forward.
hobby Craft foamboard £3 a sheet or 5 for £10. Number of sheets required 1 full sheet and part of a 2nd sheet.
electronics used
£5 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/be1806p...8sAtXeoSc5HiI3AJQm8aAoYqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
£3 https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/2530574489...=1007315&device=c&campaignid=207297426&crdt=0 (not recomended suspiciously cheap, cant be calibrated and no throttle safty, motor will initilize and spin up if you power up with throttle above 0)
£3 x 2 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigytm-tgy-1440a-analog-servo-v2-0-8kg-0-10sec-4-4g.html (1 of my servos has a bit of play.. recomend a better servo)
£2 Aerostar Composite Propeller 6x4 (CCW) (cant find link)
£6 https://www.banggood.com/Tiny-Frsky...DIY-Micro-Quadcopter-p-1079963.html?rmmds=buy (D8 mode no modelmatch/receiver number)
Control rods - BBQ skewers with an old 450 heli control rod cut up for the ends and heatshrink + CA glued in place
Control horns were left overs from my yak 55, There meant to be screwed in place, but you can cut the flat piece off so it can be inserted into a slot and glued in place.
total Cost was under £30
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Ive been a heli pilot flying 3d for the last few years.\
REcently decided to try planes, my first plane was a cardboard yak 55 made from the heaviest card i could find (a TV box) it flew one for a short brief period before landing heavily on the ground. I gave up on that after several broken props. moved to a fomaboard version (heavy foamboard) flew 2 batteries and burnt out motor (overproped) ive now got suitable motor but broke another prob (have a habbet of nose firsting into ground when doing 3d)
So finally just ordered remaining bits for FT mini arrow, ive already bult the frame. just needs electroncis. ive went with HK stuff as lack of funds.. but it should be comparible to FT power packs.
Hpopefully i get more than a few flights before needing to repair as its getting frustrating going out and having 2 minutes and heading back in.
Updated info 4th october 2017
Hobbycraft foamboard while being asmuch as 50% heavier than flitetest stuff works fine, it even flew great with the prop backwords .
This build including electronics weight 325g with an 850mah 3s batter. Balance was close enough fully forward.
hobby Craft foamboard £3 a sheet or 5 for £10. Number of sheets required 1 full sheet and part of a 2nd sheet.
electronics used
£5 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/be1806p...8sAtXeoSc5HiI3AJQm8aAoYqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
£3 https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/2530574489...=1007315&device=c&campaignid=207297426&crdt=0 (not recomended suspiciously cheap, cant be calibrated and no throttle safty, motor will initilize and spin up if you power up with throttle above 0)
£3 x 2 https://hobbyking.com/en_us/turnigytm-tgy-1440a-analog-servo-v2-0-8kg-0-10sec-4-4g.html (1 of my servos has a bit of play.. recomend a better servo)
£2 Aerostar Composite Propeller 6x4 (CCW) (cant find link)
£6 https://www.banggood.com/Tiny-Frsky...DIY-Micro-Quadcopter-p-1079963.html?rmmds=buy (D8 mode no modelmatch/receiver number)
Control rods - BBQ skewers with an old 450 heli control rod cut up for the ends and heatshrink + CA glued in place
Control horns were left overs from my yak 55, There meant to be screwed in place, but you can cut the flat piece off so it can be inserted into a slot and glued in place.
total Cost was under £30
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Ive been a heli pilot flying 3d for the last few years.\
REcently decided to try planes, my first plane was a cardboard yak 55 made from the heaviest card i could find (a TV box) it flew one for a short brief period before landing heavily on the ground. I gave up on that after several broken props. moved to a fomaboard version (heavy foamboard) flew 2 batteries and burnt out motor (overproped) ive now got suitable motor but broke another prob (have a habbet of nose firsting into ground when doing 3d)
So finally just ordered remaining bits for FT mini arrow, ive already bult the frame. just needs electroncis. ive went with HK stuff as lack of funds.. but it should be comparible to FT power packs.
Hpopefully i get more than a few flights before needing to repair as its getting frustrating going out and having 2 minutes and heading back in.
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