Can you post some more pictures of the bottom of the plane? I'm trying to figure out the A/B folds and how it all fits together...
Mini FT Flyer
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Flyingshark
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Sure!
The power pod is an A-fold, as is the rear fuse. You can just follow the build video Josh did for the original Flyer.
Pics:
Rear fuse section:
Power pod:
Use packing tape to hold the firewall on, even though that close-up doesn't show it. Since there isn't much contact area for the hot glue to hold it on, the tape is even more important.
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Mr_Stripes
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YES PLEASE I NEED MORE MINIS!!!It really did take a lot of damage! I was hoping to build a few other mini planes, but I think I'll end up building a fleet of these little guys instead!I also want to try building one with ailerons or even flaperons...
Flyingshark
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More flight videos!
I had it balancing tail-heavy for this set of flights, but it was super fun!
@The Hangar + anyone who builds this -- Definitely add some right thrust angle! It isn't on the plans (yet) but it really would have helped this plane a lot.
I broke my last 6x3 prop on the final flight, though. (After that hover/torque roll thing) No more flying until I can get some more.
I had it balancing tail-heavy for this set of flights, but it was super fun!
@The Hangar + anyone who builds this -- Definitely add some right thrust angle! It isn't on the plans (yet) but it really would have helped this plane a lot.
I broke my last 6x3 prop on the final flight, though. (After that hover/torque roll thing)
No more flying until I can get some more.
Flyingshark
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Ok, it turns out I lied about the "last prop" thing. I found two more 6x3s hiding in a drawer.
It flies MUCH better with the CG where it's meant to be. (a little nose-down when balancing on the CG marks.) Having it be tail heavy just makes it more difficult to fly. Besides, I managed to do some loops with the forward CG!!!!!
It flies MUCH better with the CG where it's meant to be. (a little nose-down when balancing on the CG marks.) Having it be tail heavy just makes it more difficult to fly. Besides, I managed to do some loops with the forward CG!!!!!
I’m actually doing a little “finalization” to the plans, so I’ll add a couple degrees of right thrust to the power pod.More flight videos!
I had it balancing tail-heavy for this set of flights, but it was super fun!
@The Hangar + anyone who builds this -- Definitely add some right thrust angle! It isn't on the plans (yet) but it really would have helped this plane a lot.
I broke my last 6x3 prop on the final flight, though. (After that hover/torque roll thing)
Flyingshark
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Yeah, the plans definitely need some work. This was the first time I'd made plans for a plane. What sort of changes are you making?
Flyingshark
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Ok, I guess I really should put some more effort into the these plans and try to bring them up to the FT standard. Here's what I have so far:
GrizWiz
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Looking good did you use a hatch fill extension?
Flyingshark
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What's that?
I just custom-made the patterns to fill the rectangles. I'm not looking forward to doing more of it tomorrow. If there's an easier way, I'd love to hear about it!!!
GrizWiz
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First go Here then download this file
extract the contents then copy them except for the fonts folder
then go into inkscape click on the edit tab at the top then click preferences at the bottom of the drop down menu
click system and then click user extensions
once the folder is open paste the files you copied into the folder
close out of inkscape then reopen it, once you click on the extensions tab you should see egg bot click on it then click on hatch fill here are my settings
hope this helps!
Flyingshark
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Cool, thanks!!
I just did all that. It worked pretty well, but I couldn't find the preferences menu on my Mac with Inkscape 1.0. I went into Finder and searched for "extensions" and found Inkscape's folder and then did the rest of your instructions. I haven't tested it, but EggBot shows up in the extensions dropdown.
I just did all that. It worked pretty well, but I couldn't find the preferences menu on my Mac with Inkscape 1.0. I went into Finder and searched for "extensions" and found Inkscape's folder and then did the rest of your instructions. I haven't tested it, but EggBot shows up in the extensions dropdown.
Flyingshark
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Thanks! I was just going to ask about your settings!
Flyingshark
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GrizWiz
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Great job! Always glad to help!
Flyingshark
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And the plans are done! None of the shapes of the parts have been changed, I just redid the layout on the plans and tried to make it more user-friendly.
Here's a screenshot -- I've replaced the other two copies of the plans in this thread with this version.
Here's a screenshot -- I've replaced the other two copies of the plans in this thread with this version.
