Category: Scratch Builds
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Maiden Flight – Kondor FPV
This isn’t the real maiden flight…on the first flight I had waaaaaaaaay too much throw on all surfaces, and the camera upfront wasn’t secured so it fell right after take off making it tail-heavy. I managed to land it, I secured the camera and dialed down my rates. After that the plane flew very stable. […]
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Kondor FPV – Scratch-build airplane
I started working on a new scratch-built plane, using some techniques from Ed @Experimental Airlines (mainly, the Armin wing), and some that I developed, such as interlocking-box fuselage. I call it the Kondor FPV. Its 40″. long with a 60″ wingspan. The front and back open for easy access to the gear. The design is […]
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F-22 Raptor Scratch-built
A 36-inch wingspan F-22 made entirely of dollar-store foamboard. Powered by a Turnigy D3536/8 1000KV Brushless Outrunner Motor running on a 3-cell 2200 maH LiPo and pushing a 10 x 7 APC-style prop. I decided to build one after seeing it featured on FliteTest.com here. I flew it a couple times with DT-700 motor and […]
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Let's build a Quadrotor!
As you can in the picture, I’ve got all the stuff I need to build a quadrotor. All the parts were ordered fron Hobby King (except for the wood, that was purchased at my local hobby shop) and the package took exactly two weeks to arrive. I will be building an H-Quad, following the article/videos/intructions […]
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Flying the Comrad 1 at the Whitter Narrows field
This is my second on-board video taken with my trusty JVC Picsio camera. Please note that I applied Youtube’s anti-shakiness and that’s the reason why the video seems to zoom in and out all the time. This time, the video was taken at the flying field at the Whittier Narrows park in southern California. These […]
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Flying at the Apollo Field – The Scratch-built Comrad 1
This is the first on-board video I’ve shot, and I did it on a totally scratch-built airplane, the Comrad 1.