Flite Test - Delta Wing - Scratch Build
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- Learn to build a swappable Delta wing! This Delta is designed for taking that next step in your RC flying offering the ability to do rolls, loops, inverted flight and more!
The third installment in the swappable airframes series is this Delta wing, designed with a unique KF airfoil step design. The KF step on this Delta is created with a folding technique that will offer for a clean scratch built design!
Build plans and more details on our website here:
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See the Delta wing in action here:
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I like Josh's line: "...unless we get into 4-channel planes in the future -- we don't know if that will happen". I can't believe this vid is only 4 years old. All the developments and refinements to get Flite Test builds to where they are now must have been a blinding explosion of awesomeness.
I want to thank everyone at Flight Test for taking the time to make such great content for the hobby.
I have been building balsa RC planes for 30 years and knocking a plane together this fast AND this cheap is simply amazing to see! Very impressive!
I built my delta wing last night and took it out this moring and wow this thing cooks it goes stright up wow so fast and very quick roll rate as well I love these guys plz keep up the great work !!!!!!!!
Tento model jsem si postavil a zatím se učím ovládat. Je to moje první delta. Modely postavené touto technologií se mi líbí a budu pokračovat.
Good job getting back to Flite Test. Miss Josh Scott. hope you get some more sponsors real soon. the show must go on!!!
This may be the reason I will finally build a nutball! The nutball is just too simple for me to be worth using a motor and foam on but if it is swapable its perfect! 3(+) planes in one!!
Josh, you are a master craftsman, you skill with the knife, glue and tape is ... well, just awesome!
Josh! that was an incredible amount of work! and even do I acknowledge that your entire team do lots of work! I have to say! great Job man! I still insist you are an auto body repair specialist!
this taught me so much about building any planes in general
"Elevons" are a programming hassle that I never overcame. I have a fancy, modern radio but cannot negotiate this feature. Oh well, I'll keep checking your great channel for a slope soarer. Thanks dude.
They make things that you can plug directly onto your servos that do the same thing😋👍
Go ahead and make more like this please, this is the material that makes me love FT :)
Excellent presentation, clear and easy to follow... will be trying this sometime soon. Liked and Subscribed.
Thanks, what a clear and direct presentation. I've seen a lot "of 'em", and this is really good. :)
Enjoying old videos
dude ive done it and its sick
thanks alot flightest
i really like how you explained the video really well unlike the nutball
now time to make me one:)
great job Josh I love these builds
I've been enjoying your videos. Very well explained. I just wish I counted how many times you said "Go ahead." Lol
Cool. This looks fun Ive never done a scratch build before. I make this with old electrics I have just laying around.. :D
Thanks Josh, Thats really awesome.
Well done !!! Ya Josh your hands take a beating
Great job again. Thanks
Great job Josh, looks like a winner :-)
This is another wonderful video from you guys!! Thanks!!
The intro is awesome
Thank you + Happy Mothersday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From what I understand, the paper on the foam board adds strength. You can probably use Depron, but you might need to reenforce the wings with a small fiberglass rod.
Very well done, cheers Pete
The angle of attack is going to create the lift. The particular shape of an airfoil is not always necessary to achieve lift.
Can't wait to try this thanks
search the flitetest channel for mixing, they have a video showing you how to do it on a couple different radio systems. (in case you havent found out by now, im a little late on this sorry)
Like this channel, like the fact that you like to do things as economically as possible but I`m unsure if I can "go ahead" or not ? LOL, just playin guys...keep up the good work !
It would take a lot more planning but I think it would be a great challenge to have the servos in the fuselage as well.
Just need different servo arms. Would make it harder but would make it more of a challenge to build for experience people
Great vid
Dies anyone else fangirl/fanboy over these videos?😂
THIS IS HELPFUL
Stay alive Flitetest!
Done nice job your explanation great
i like the shwappable series
Josh, you said 0.7mm wire for the landing gear, but that just seems too small and flexible. Is that really what you are using or did you accidentally mis-speak? Also, what gauge music wire did you use for the pushrods?
okay i have 2 questions, 1. what is a KF step, and 2. would this plane fly with a cox 049 type motor?
no need for that, very very very strong by it self (depron) although, the dollar tree foamboard is 4mm thick, and the most common depron thickness is 6mm, so you will need to make some adjustments to the plans :) but a CF or FG rod will only make it much stronger for very little weight :)
15 for the motor, 10 for ESC, 6 for (2 x) 9 grm servos, 7 for the battery, 6 for 4ch Rx, 2 for foam board, But assumption is you have Tx and charger and some small stuff in your kit.
Great... Loved that..
Ailerons are for rolling. Elevators for pitch. Elevons for roll and pitch
i build 4 channel paper rc planes, bamboo is the best pricewise but carbon fiber is slightly better for reinforcing things
That thing is cool
fun bat next please!! you guys re great. into separates you from the UA-cam riff Raff makes it professional
Love your videos guys but the plans linked to on this video are not the same as what you are doing in the video. The plans do not use the one piece technique on the main part of the plane and it is very confusing to a new builder to try and figure out the differences. O.K., I think I figured this out now. The plans referenced are apparently for your kit, not this scratch build. I couldn't figure out why the lines said to cut the plane in half only to attach the two sides back together. I suppose you shipped it cut to reduce size / shipping cost. I will just use those plans and not cut the middle line. However, that being said, there is still no plan available for the same build technique used here.
Let's go ahead and do this! :)
I have almost finished my flyer and am thinking ahead to doing a delta wing build,but I don't have a transmitter with mixing etc...what are your thoughs about the flyer with a more delta type wing and regular airlerons in the wing and and elevator in the tail with a fixed rudder ? can I still use a flat(one thickness) wing or do I need some type of built-up airfoil ? I also picture putting the elevator tail section on top so it will be on the same level with the wing. Thanks, joep
çok. güzel. çalışmalar emeğimize. sağlık. devamını. beliyoruz
funny how nice and neat everything comes together on tube.. and how it all mashes in a big skewed burrito on my table.. ash! better buy one of those rtf`s...
Hello, I am currently in the planning phase for a delta wing, I have some idea about RC as I have a Drift Car, but this is my first plane, and I've been told that before you go out and buy planes, you should try and make one so you understand the parts of the plane.
For my delta. What type of ESC, battery, motors and servos would you recommend. Both in price and reliability.
Thankyou
Its around 5mm or like 3/16inch you can get it from photo framing shops
Go ahead. Make my day.
Hey there... is there a reason you chose the bottom of the plane for the battery vs. the top - or even within the fuse (assuming one did some sort of 'hatch' for it)? Thanks.
I have found that planes with the prop in the front do not make very good beginner planes. You usually end up breaking props bending motor shafts. Sorry to say and I'm sure people love the front prop for scale look but that's just the facts. I would recommend planes with rearward pointing props like the bixler or axn foam planes for beginners. IMHO of course.
just wait to do the videos until you have both joshes please i can watch an jerkle work on a peace of foam i wana WATch FLITETEST!!!!!!!!!
you guys are at good standing with hobbyking, any chance that you could pass this whole control+motor+batt+all guts in swapable body off to them so they could make it more pro, and consciese? so you basically buy only cheap 4ch sender + cheap mass produced 4ch body filled with electronics ready to fly, all configured so you only attach your airframe with servos and go have fun without messing about too much?
Hey where is scotttt... he s a nice guy... u both are awesome guys.
Sweartagawd, Josh! 6:34 of the video & I've had to take a break -- do you realize how many times you're saying "go ahead"?? STOP IT!!!! Makin' me crazy!!! *LOL*
What paper size should I use to print the full-size plans? Is it A1 or A0?
super,i want to build one!
Download the plan for the FT Flyer, the fuselage plan is on that.
would this airframe still work well if the motor was on the back as a pusher? I have electronics from a dynam I Can Fly, which has a motor with a odd mount. it would be easier to use a 1/4x1/4 stick on the back as the motor mount due to the type of motor. I realize that the CG would change and id have to remove some of the control surface to allow for the prop, but would that shape still fly well as a pusher?
just get a versa
Does it have a wing profile or is it flat profile?I flied some foam planes 20 years ago but motor was powerful and there was cable behind the plane and it could fly without wing profile:)
Thank you!
I'm just gonna go ahead and say cool project.
awesome
one question that i have always had is do you pull the paper off one side of the foam core/board when building all the scratch builds?
NICE
Hola, saludos desde Paraguay, excelente trabajo el que hacen...
Busque el PDF de ese diseño para bajar y el link ya no esta.
Podrian por favor volver a subirlo o arreglar...?
Gracias, sigan asi :)
imagen san lorenzo ???????????????????????????/
remember to add a bit of hot glue to where the wires on the motor leave the insulation and go into the inner bell bit (no idea of the name :P ) ive used these motors before and they break, yeah its annying
it's very good
what speed controll is best or what did you use?? please reply! useing 1300 kv 24g motor...
Hey, chad if you wanted to see the flight of this with the 2200 mAh battery, i just put it up on my channel. I FINALLY found a bigger prop the carry the weight of the bigger batter!!
Hi Josh, could you please tell me how yaw control is made using only ailvones ? I maybe have to put some trim config cause I crash it whenever I try to make a normal turn !
Does your transmitter have to have elavon mixing? How do you get the elavons to control correctly?
Hi! Does this model work with cardboard?
Is this foam board the same as polystyrene sheeting? Thanks. Ian
11:16 boy did they go above and beyond that didnt they
Is there a parts list for this plane? And woukd a 1300 milli amp battery work.
no it is foam board:D But you can use depron 6mm:)
If you watch him carefully laying the board on the table you should be able to get all the measurements you need to build this.
i put on my headphones, forgot to turn them on, and spent half an hour trying to figure out what was wrong with the volume, and then accidentally dropped one of the earbuds into my water 5 minutes after i figured it out.
can you put your vertical stabilizers on the wingtips?
Should be able to.I just modified mine with the stabilizers on the wingtips.Will fly it once i finish it.
Oh wow... Lazertoys is like in my back yard practically. And you say that you guys are local too? Man... What are the odds...
Qtn - On the plans, is the C of G position marked by those blue circles centred with crosses ?
laurence boom 6.5inches from the firewall.
Hi team, may i know what type of foam you guys using to make it?
Can i use emax cf2812 1500kv motor for this model with 7*5 prop and 3s lipo ??? Please answer, and also what esc i should use for this setup????
how do you wire every thing what channel do you plug the servos into
Any Model Hobby shop. A proper rc hobby shop though, not one that sells those plastic planes. But, I think its thin Plywood that they used for the fire wall and control horns... which again can be gotten from a good model shop.
hi, i come from Bali, after viewing your videos, I was keen to make this aircraft, but could you explain what components that I need and how to put them together ??, please help me, sorry for my bad english
Bara Wirananta Learn how to READ THE DESCRIPTION before selfishly requesting personal attention from people who give you the info for free and already did a ton of work to get it to you for free! It's insulting to not read their articles and jump h to request info that had already been provided. That's why people like you get ignored in the comments from channel owners and people who do need ACTUAL help also get ignored.
Project write up: www.flitetest.com/articles/DeltaScratchBuild
Electronics: www.flitetest.com/articles/swappable-fuselage-speed-build-kit
All found EASILY by READING THE DESCRIPTION AND CLICKING!
MyBigThing2010 eejits only do stuff like that, just read the description lol
MyBigThing2010 dude calm down not every body knows how to get information
Omar Shabib 1: No.
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3: If the OP can get to UA-cam, get UA-cam to work properly to find a video topic that interests them enough to want to participate in the video's topic and post a comment in a foreign language to communicate then they have the capacity to find the info they need on their own and NOT be LAZY and have the need for personalized special snowflake treatment and personal customized attention.
4: I provided the info requested to the OP in a clear, concise and easily access way.
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What flightcontroller you use, bro?
how do you plug everything up what channel do I plug the servos into
Great Video Guys!!! Second viewer!
I wonder why they don't bundle together the motor, esc, battery, charger pushrods, and wheels needed. Most local hobby shops today only sell ARF kits, no separate parts. So people try using the electronics they have and the plane won't fly.
I noticed that you used balsa wood for some of the parts like the control horns and the front of the power pod, can anyone give some advice on where to get those.
Can you do a video on mixing, for eleavons?