My friend and I built a F35 out of depron each. It was a really good fun project. The build wasn't too hard, it came together quite quickly actually.
This was my first project that I made working rudders and I'm glad i did! I really love to use the rudders when it's windy. Most of the time its just bank and yank but when you're stuck in one direction from the wind all it takes is one yank on the rudders and it flies where you want it to go.
I've had it quite high and found it glides very well. This one time I saw a flock of seagulls circling in a column and I knew what they were doing so I went to join them. Unfortunately I didn't have a GoPro on board when this happened but it had to have been the coolest experience flying an RC plane ever. I was circling this thermal wing to wing with the seagulls. They didn't seem to mind at all! After a few minutes I came back to the field I was flying in and two seagulls followed in formation. Coolest ever!
The spec on these planes are:
2200kv motor running a 6x4 prop
2200mah 20c battery (Gens eco)
30amp ESC
6ch radio
Interestingly I'd just upgraded from 1500mah batteries to the 2200mah and wow what a difference! This plane can fly on 1500mah but it feels sluggish. When you chuck in a 2200mah it suddeny becomes a jet and flies very fast.
I'm quite new to the hobby and my next project idea is a dedicated FPV/UAV platform with video transmitters which I'm conidering basing on the A-10 airframe.
Let me know what you think of the video! :)
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