The "Simple Stick" - builders thread and plans

[The Hangar]

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Was that takeoff with flaps or flapperons??

Nope, no flaps or flapperons, I had the ailerons set up with only one servo actually.

And are those just normal floats from the cub or scout??

Yup, I just used the set of floats from my ft cub.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

perfect thanks

 

[N827TM]

I just printed and flown a 3D printed Flite Test Simple Stick fuselage. The Simple Stick has the landing gear a steerable tailwheel mod STL files. The fuselage has two hatches, a Top hatch for the battery and a botom hatch to access the servos. The fuselage was intended to have the wing hot glued on. The fuselage was designed to have any 35mm diameter motor. The plane feels more solid and true with the 3Dprinted fuselage. The STL files are availble for downloading for a small price at: https://www.rc3dmarket.com/flite-test-simple-stick-fuselage

Below are some pictures.

Tom

 

[TooJung2Die]

Looks great. How much more do you think it weighs than a foamboard fuselage? How did you construct the tail surfaces? They look like they might be foamboard edged with balsa.

 

[N827TM]

Looks great. How much more do you think it weighs than a foamboard fuselage? How did you construct the tail surfaces? They look like they might be foamboard edged with balsa.

Thanks, There is a little more weight added with the fuselage, I did not weigh it, I am printing another fuselage and I will weight that one. The 3D printed plane lands almost as slow as the foamboad plane. The tail surfaces are capped with 1/4" balsa and covered with Doculam, same material used to laminate ID cards. I bought the from Amazon a few years ago - very cheap compared to model airplane covering. I did that to help with rigidity of hangar rash.

Tom

 

[TooJung2Die]

The tail surfaces are capped with 1/4" balsa and covered with Doculam, same material used to laminate ID cards.

I love Doculam. I bought a 24" x 500 ft roll of it years ago. Most of my balsa airplanes are covered with it. I also use it to protect and strengthen foamboard that has the paper removed.

You might get some more ideas from this thread. Doculam Covering

 

[VTPete]

Hi all- I just built a FT Simple Stick. Super easy. But, with the landing gear support block in place, I can't move my 3-cell 2200 battery back far enough to put the CG in its proper location. It's at least an inch too far forward. It balances perfectly with a 1500 battery and my packs are 100c, so I might just fly with the smaller pack. I only have access to grass, so my options are to either go big or go without landing gear. And touch and goes are fun.
I'm not a fan of adding tail weight - so what have you guys done with yours?

 

[Arcfyre]

Hi all- I just built a FT Simple Stick. Super easy. But, with the landing gear support block in place, I can't move my 3-cell 2200 battery back far enough to put the CG in its proper location. It's at least an inch too far forward. It balances perfectly with a 1500 battery and my packs are 100c, so I might just fly with the smaller pack. I only have access to grass, so my options are to either go big or go without landing gear. And touch and goes are fun.
I'm not a fan of adding tail weight - so what have you guys done with yours?

Honestly it'll probably be fine. Sticks love some nose weight. Try it and see how it does. You may need a little trim but otherwise I don't see you having a problem.

 

[mayan]

If you motor is powerful enough the extra weight on the tail won’t change much. I add a lot of it each time I want to build the FT Edge 540.

 

[Matthewdupreez]

Nope, no flaps or flapperons, I had the ailerons set up with only one servo actually.

Yup, I just used the set of floats from my ft cub.

I have to say I love the stick.
It flies really well, and beautifully.
I just need to work in my landings, but otherwise I love it.

 

[TooJung2Die]

I'm not a fan of adding tail weight - so what have you guys done with yours?

I don't like to have to add any weight to balance the airplane. I'd use the smaller battery to get the CG right. If you really want to use the bigger battery the good news is the amount of weight added to the tail is only a fraction of what is needed to move the CG towards the nose.

 

[Arcfyre]

My most recent iteration.

Built up balsa fuselage. Saito FA-40 nitro engine up front. Custom wing, and 28" foam floats.

 

[Papaj100]

I just printed out the plans, How many foam sheets do I need to purchase?

Thanks

 

[danskis]

Can you build it without screwing up?

 

[ColoFlyer]

I just printed out the plans, How many foam sheets do I need to purchase?

Thanks

Fits on 3 sheets of 20" X 30" foam board

 

[Papaj100]

Fits on 3 sheets of 20" X 30" foam board

Thanks!

 

[dap35]

Hi all- I just built a FT Simple Stick. Super easy. But, with the landing gear support block in place, I can't move my 3-cell 2200 battery back far enough to put the CG in its proper location. It's at least an inch too far forward. It balances perfectly with a 1500 battery and my packs are 100c, so I might just fly with the smaller pack. I only have access to grass, so my options are to either go big or go without landing gear. And touch and goes are fun.
I'm not a fan of adding tail weight - so what have you guys done with yours?

I don't like adding weight, so when I rebuilt mine, I extended the front of the fuselage another 3 inches.

 

[Eastbayal]

Does anyone have plans or gcode to cut out the Stick useing the TIMSAV needle cutter???

 

[luvmy40]

If you built the TimSave you should have no problem using InkScape to generate the GRBL code to cut the parts.

 

[catter1234]

the plans is lack of some ports.