Post by Burkeomatic on May 18, 2022 3:20:58 GMT
Hi everyone. I am going to map the development of a trainer jet I am making. I am going to call it the FABU, which is the Foamie (or fake) Habu.
If you aren't familiar with the E-flite Habu Jet, it claims to be the easiest jet to fly, and a jet that a total beginner could start with. So my goal is to do something like that, so my goals for this get are as follows.
Easy to fly - Like easier than the Mig, which wouldn't be a true beginner jet, but I find it easy to fly. Anyways, I want this to be like FT-P40/13th Squadron F6F easy to fly, maybe even as easy to fly as my nightfury. I may even do undercamber wing tips. I know at the very least, I think I will throw in some dihedral, and hopefully have something that will slow down nice.
Easy to build - Ok, it probably won't be as stupid easy as the mig, but along the lines of the nightfury. It will be blended. It won't 100% be molded, and have a flat bottom, and hopefully a simple nose and canopy. I am going to try to keep it to 3 servos, and avoid having dual elevator servos. I may to an allowance for landing gear. I don't have anywhere landing gear really works, so I don't normally put it on my planes.
Inexpensive (for a jet)- I am designing this to be flyable 4S and run on a 70mm, 64mm, or maybe even jam a 80mm in there. I think a 70mm set up runs about $60-70 bucks on the cheaper end for motor and ESC. I found a motor/esc set up for 70mm on a flash sale on banggood for $35, I also found a used 80mm on RC groups for $30, and I got a 64mm used motor/esc set up on ebay for $35. So if you keep your eyes peeled to some classifieds you can get a decent deal. Hopefully you can get a nice, powerful jet for under $100 that flies good and makes a nice plane.
I am about 50-60% on the plans so far, then I will start the prototype. I also need to rebuild my Mig-29 and also I am working on a P-36 as well.
If you aren't familiar with the E-flite Habu Jet, it claims to be the easiest jet to fly, and a jet that a total beginner could start with. So my goal is to do something like that, so my goals for this get are as follows.
Easy to fly - Like easier than the Mig, which wouldn't be a true beginner jet, but I find it easy to fly. Anyways, I want this to be like FT-P40/13th Squadron F6F easy to fly, maybe even as easy to fly as my nightfury. I may even do undercamber wing tips. I know at the very least, I think I will throw in some dihedral, and hopefully have something that will slow down nice.
Easy to build - Ok, it probably won't be as stupid easy as the mig, but along the lines of the nightfury. It will be blended. It won't 100% be molded, and have a flat bottom, and hopefully a simple nose and canopy. I am going to try to keep it to 3 servos, and avoid having dual elevator servos. I may to an allowance for landing gear. I don't have anywhere landing gear really works, so I don't normally put it on my planes.
Inexpensive (for a jet)- I am designing this to be flyable 4S and run on a 70mm, 64mm, or maybe even jam a 80mm in there. I think a 70mm set up runs about $60-70 bucks on the cheaper end for motor and ESC. I found a motor/esc set up for 70mm on a flash sale on banggood for $35, I also found a used 80mm on RC groups for $30, and I got a 64mm used motor/esc set up on ebay for $35. So if you keep your eyes peeled to some classifieds you can get a decent deal. Hopefully you can get a nice, powerful jet for under $100 that flies good and makes a nice plane.
I am about 50-60% on the plans so far, then I will start the prototype. I also need to rebuild my Mig-29 and also I am working on a P-36 as well.
I flew the FT Alpha without issue so what could go wrong? 
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