Vimana89
Legendary member
All the funny, goofy, meme planes you guys have been doing lately are cool, but we are ready for more than just a passing novelty. There are several non-existent or severely under-represented genres of plane in your kit and scratch build line-up that would be seriously fun and popular with the community, and translate beautifully into foam board with FT building techniques and style.
The largest deficit is in the area of airliners. I may be incorrect, but I know of no FT kit or scratch build plan for any type of airliner, prop or jet. There are several that would be nice, but my personal recommendation, and one I will be attempting to design myself, is the Bombardier Dash 8.
As far as jetliners, there are many choices in many size ranges and styles.
The second is cold war era jets of all different styles, from slick early straight wing jet fighters to majestic delta bombers to strange prototype jets of all varieties. I will list a handful of diverse planes that I like in this category that I feel would fly great and be popular with the community.
Delta jet bombers: Either in pusher or EDF format, we wants us some of these. My two picks for a candidate would be;
*The obvious choice, XB-70 Valkyrie. Very popular plane with a cult following, would be well recieved, and there are few if any highly swept deltas in the FT lineup.
*The not-so-obvious choice, BAC-TSR2, the retro-futuristic British delta bomber that flew and got got cancelled and scrapped for political and financial reasons, making a lot of people really, really salty. The slightly boxy lines of the fuselage would translate perfectly into FT style foam board, and the wingtip anhedrals would turn heads and give this baby some roll power.
Early straight wing jets: You should really offer at least one. These look great, and make a versatile platform that can be a good first EDF plane for somebody relatively new, but still a capable enough flyer to interest the pros. Might I recommend the F-94 Starfire?
I think there are versions without the bulky fuel tanks, though they wouldn't be too bad out of FB, especially if they were made profile instead of 3d, kind of like large winglets.
Funky Prototypes
The height of the cold war jet age has quite a few notable ones. My two top picks are;
*One of my personal favorite planes of all time, the HP-115. Low aspect deltas are under-represented in the FT lineup, and this one has several distinctions that make it an unsung hero in the history of aviation. It is the most acute delta ever flown, with a top speed of under 300 mph,in order to test the low speed handling performance of the "slender delta" planform, which used the principle of big vortex lift created by the extreme sweep of the wing, especially at high angles of attack. The plane was reported to be quite docile and pleasant to fly, and was flown in 1970 by Neil Armstrong, who enjoyed the experience. The research from this plane lead to the development of the Concorde. This plane would be a high alpha master and a barrel rolling beast!
My second pick would be the Convair Pogo. Not quite as practical or straight-forward as the HP-115, but super cool and fills several niches, including VTOL and contra-rotating props. It has a big cult following and would be a fun oddity to fly.
These are the main areas that I see are lacking, and my recommendations to fill them. Anyone is welcome to second support for one of the planes I listed, or to list a category or specific plane of their own that they feel is sorely missing from the FT roster of scratch builds and kits.
The largest deficit is in the area of airliners. I may be incorrect, but I know of no FT kit or scratch build plan for any type of airliner, prop or jet. There are several that would be nice, but my personal recommendation, and one I will be attempting to design myself, is the Bombardier Dash 8.

As far as jetliners, there are many choices in many size ranges and styles.
The second is cold war era jets of all different styles, from slick early straight wing jet fighters to majestic delta bombers to strange prototype jets of all varieties. I will list a handful of diverse planes that I like in this category that I feel would fly great and be popular with the community.
Delta jet bombers: Either in pusher or EDF format, we wants us some of these. My two picks for a candidate would be;
*The obvious choice, XB-70 Valkyrie. Very popular plane with a cult following, would be well recieved, and there are few if any highly swept deltas in the FT lineup.

*The not-so-obvious choice, BAC-TSR2, the retro-futuristic British delta bomber that flew and got got cancelled and scrapped for political and financial reasons, making a lot of people really, really salty. The slightly boxy lines of the fuselage would translate perfectly into FT style foam board, and the wingtip anhedrals would turn heads and give this baby some roll power.

Early straight wing jets: You should really offer at least one. These look great, and make a versatile platform that can be a good first EDF plane for somebody relatively new, but still a capable enough flyer to interest the pros. Might I recommend the F-94 Starfire?


Funky Prototypes
The height of the cold war jet age has quite a few notable ones. My two top picks are;
*One of my personal favorite planes of all time, the HP-115. Low aspect deltas are under-represented in the FT lineup, and this one has several distinctions that make it an unsung hero in the history of aviation. It is the most acute delta ever flown, with a top speed of under 300 mph,in order to test the low speed handling performance of the "slender delta" planform, which used the principle of big vortex lift created by the extreme sweep of the wing, especially at high angles of attack. The plane was reported to be quite docile and pleasant to fly, and was flown in 1970 by Neil Armstrong, who enjoyed the experience. The research from this plane lead to the development of the Concorde. This plane would be a high alpha master and a barrel rolling beast!


My second pick would be the Convair Pogo. Not quite as practical or straight-forward as the HP-115, but super cool and fills several niches, including VTOL and contra-rotating props. It has a big cult following and would be a fun oddity to fly.

These are the main areas that I see are lacking, and my recommendations to fill them. Anyone is welcome to second support for one of the planes I listed, or to list a category or specific plane of their own that they feel is sorely missing from the FT roster of scratch builds and kits.