FTScratchBuild-Beginner
This is the latest video featuring instructions for the FT Flyer and Speed Build Kit:
Click HERE to see the original FT FLYER BUILD VIDEO.
Click HERE to see the POWER POD BUILD VIDEO.
The plans for this build are available here:
FT Flyer Swappable FULL SIZE PLANS
FT Flyer Swappable TILED PLANS
Click HERE to see the Recommended Electronics
Click HERE to see a complete list of FLITE TEST SCRATCH BUILDS
The FT Flyer is a scratch built air frame designed specifically for our 'swappable fuselage' series (airplanes with a swappable powerpod).
The other wings in this series include the Nutball and Delta wing. This episode is a step by step build plan to show you how to make your own modified BluDart called The FT Flyer. Plans for the original Blu Dart: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=599674&highlight=bludart&page=4
Foam board swappable fuselage scratch build series is setup like this: The Nutball as a beginner flyer, then the FT Flyer as the next step up, after that the Delta wing for the more advance flying experience.
This dollar store brand foam board is becoming available in colors! Hopefully in the near future we'll see an assortment of color options. The colored boards are just as lightweight as the white foam boards so it will be great if more colors become available soon!
The FT Flyer (BluDart) is a great intermediate scratch build and it consists of only 4 main foam board pieces!
This scratch built air frame offers all the fun as the Nutball but provides a nice transition into the ability for more aerobatics and aerial maneuvers helping you improve your skills and prepare you for the Delta wing.
One of the best part of all of these wing designs is that they are constructed from inexpensive foam board, so if a wreck does happen, you're only out a dollar or two worth of foam.
Scratch building these foam board planes is a fun way to learn more about RC flight, improving your flying and it's a cheap way to explore your creativity in designing your own airplanes as well as a great way to introduce friends into the RC hobby!
The plans for this build are available here:
FT Flyer Swappable FULL SIZE PLANS
FT Flyer Swappable TILED PLANS
See how to build the swappable fuselage here:
SWAPPABLE FUSELAGE - BUILD
How thick was the wire? Under 0.096?
Love the zip tie stuff. It really works.
Got a link for the speed clevis? I'm a Hobby King fan (your fault)
I can say that the foam board you use is probably going to make a difference. I went on vacation and actually found a "Dollar tree" store and the foam board they have IS A LOT LIGHTER than what I have been using. As I have an FT from the original video, I may just have to build another to see what the real difference is.
Thanks for taking the time to put this all up on the net.
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I think I will have to re-do it with the cheap froam board.
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I thank you.
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There are some errors in the build video regarding measurements. I tried building the undercarriage out of .7 mm wire (14:25 in Delta build video) but it just flops all over the place. Would you recheck the wire diameter please. It has to be bigger than .7 mm!
Also you show the wheel axles being bent with the voice over saying "an inch and a half" but if you watch carefully (14:36 in Delta build) it is actually .75" I got quite confused here and bent it at 1.5" which looked really odd.
Its like the voice over was scripted with out reference to what was going on in the video.
You have in the plans "C.G. IS 20-30% BACK ON CENTER OF WING". Are you able to clarify if this is measured from the front to the back centre of the wing section. My wing is 40cm at the centre line, front to back. So is C.G. then between 8bm and 12cm from the front of the wing front apex?
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Second that on the CG - what does "back on center of wing" mean?
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http://www.glwholesale.com/s?SearchString=foam+board
Maybe we'll see Josh Scott with a pink scratchbuilt soon? lol, just kidding.
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Now waiting for the electronics from HobbyKing.
Thanks guys for the swappable series. I am lookng forward to what you come up with next for this series.
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Can ya help me out?
I'm trying to print out the plans for the "Swappable Fuselage" but there is no tiled PDF option... so when I go to print the PDF it's not to scale. How are you guys printing that PDF file to scale? Am I missing something?
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Thank you for the heads up... :)
Go figure i JUST found that out the day before yesterday. But I'm glad you mentioned it here. I'm sure others might be wondering the same question. Thanks again
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Thanks
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dollar general also sells it but black is $1.25 instead of $1.00
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Is there a way I can prevent this if I build it again?
Please leave some suggestions. Thank you.
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To print the tiled plans out on A4 (German paper standard, dunno if u got it too....) seems a little impractical and also a bit unprecise.
I did it anyways and I´m hoping, that the local hardware store has appropriate foam board...
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Mk2's wing is built a little differently as in I thought I would try adding some strength by adding a bit more foamboard along the leading edge making a sort of kf step. The bits added are 8cm deep in the middle of the wing to a point on the tip.
Now I dont know if this is what caused the flyer (Mk2) to go like someone had tied a very large rocket to it but it was so fast I really should have been wearing a nappy (diper to out american friends) as i nearly pooed myself as it shot across the sky and found a perch in the top of a very tall tree!
If anyone else would like to put the extra foamboard on the leading edge of the wing and see if it makes yours go stupidly fast, please do and let me know how it goes. My knees are still shaking and this happened 2 days ago lol.
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Flies great with the Turnigy d2822/14 (suppo equivalent), 18a plush esc, 3s 1250 20c rhino. 19 degrees throw, 20% expo all around. This setup can get fast, so be careful especially when going downwind.
I'm going to love this one for a while.
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for all scratchbuilders in europe
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Thanks,
Vishal
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I start building FT FLAYER!!!
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Specifications are as follows:
1900 KV Motor, 40 amp ESC,3S 1800MAH battery.
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I have a brushless motor with 199w ,2800kv , Prop 6050, based on this rule the plane has to fly but it crashed. please i need your help
this is de electronic i have:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/191847892060?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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