foamtest
Toothpick glider kid
X4 maybe we could talk FT into releasing the landing gear early?? *fingers crossed*
*Unofficial* FT Legacy (Founders Plane)
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BS projects inc.
Elite member
Yeah the landing gear looks cool. You can buy it now on banggood I think.
https://www.banggood.com/2mm-Alumin...ctric-RC-Airplane-p-1151154.html?rmmds=search
https://www.banggood.com/2mm-Alumin...ctric-RC-Airplane-p-1151154.html?rmmds=search
kilroy07
Legendary member
Close, but the ones on banggood are about half as deep (25mm vs. 64 for the Founders) but, probably work okay.
My best guess is, and this is by no means an official Flite Test response, right after Flite Fest Texas. So, you should be able to get them in time for Christmas. Maybe even by Thanksgiving. Although, I wouldn't suggest stuffing the turkey with it.
Morgan
Active member
FAI-F1D
Free Flight Indoorist
There are FT Legacys, and then there's the FT Legacy Trimotor. All credit goes to @Craftydan, the creator of this masterpiece. And yes, 3-D printed nacelles.
tamuct01
Well-known member
Almost all the FT planes attempt to address washout by having the tip sections of the wing with only a single piece of foamboard forming an undercambered airfoil. I've not seen any thorough testing to prove whether this technique actually performs this function well, but anecdotally it works.
donalson
Active member
I know this is a newer plane but I got one at FFTX... i'm debating on how to build it... single? twin? 3ch? 4ch? flat? dihedral?...
I'm thinking of giving a 3ch dihedral model a try with adams foam board... it looks like it could be the perfect LED night flyer...
also I love the flap design...
also I'm wondering about building it up with some floats... I imagine sizing up the cub floats a bit could work out well... lots to consider and build in the next year
I'm thinking of giving a 3ch dihedral model a try with adams foam board... it looks like it could be the perfect LED night flyer...
also I love the flap design...
also I'm wondering about building it up with some floats... I imagine sizing up the cub floats a bit could work out well... lots to consider and build in the next year
Userofmuchtape&glue
Posted a thousand or more times
I would go 4ch, with dihedral as a twin. there are enough cubs out there!
mrjdstewart
Legendary member
i'm planning on 4 motors...when i finally get there.
laters,
me
laters,
me
I went tri, with flat foldable wing, ailerons/no-flaps and MILD differential . . . but I chose to shape it into something else. Overview thread and tweaked parts coming.
I expect this isn't much of a satisfying answer, but . . .
Soon.
You might notice it's in pre-order in the store, and I expect the plans will come out shortly after those ship. Maybe not down to "days" yet, but "weeks" is certainly in the low digits.
I expect this isn't much of a satisfying answer, but . . .
Soon.
You might notice it's in pre-order in the store, and I expect the plans will come out shortly after those ship. Maybe not down to "days" yet, but "weeks" is certainly in the low digits.
Hai-Lee
Old and Bold RC PILOT
Look for a Balsa Design for a slope soarer called the "Super Turkey" I built a couple back in the early 80s. It was a slab wing polyhedral jedelsky wing design and they achieved washout using a simple technique. The cut the wing tip TE so that the tip less cord than the wing and that the tip was the shortest cord with the cord increasing as you progressed towards the fuselage. The cut was a simple straight cut.
I tried hard to get it to stall and it always first leveled out and then just dropped its nose. Using this simple method the washout was almost extreme and grossly effective.
Cutting or sweeping the LE does the exact opposite!. i built a wing for the TT using the cut TE idea and it NEVER tip stalls! It does nik rapidly and even drop the plane nose violently at stall but it never rolls at stall! See - https://forum.flitetest.com/index.php?threads/building-hai-lees-tiny-trainer-slow-wing.33350/
Have fun!
donalson
Active member
so it has been releases... we should be seeing plans very soon ... and hopefully the extra pack kit (landing gear and stuff) should be avl soon at FT...
I already got the kit itself but I want to build a 3 channel trainer to let my kidos fly and maybe turn into a LED plane...
... and hopefully the extra pack kit (landing gear and stuff) should be avl soon at FT... I already got the kit itself but I want to build a 3 channel trainer to let my kidos fly and maybe turn into a LED plane...
