FT Mighty Mini Arrow - DIY Build | Flite Test
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Josh shows you how to make your FT Mighty Mini Arrow into your very own mini FPV race wing!
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|--BUILD INDEX--|
01:21 - Index
01:31 - Wing Folds
12:50 - Wing Assembly
14:34 - Center Pod
16:15 - Pod Installation
17:55 - Servos & Push Rods
22:54 - Motor & Battery
25:28 - Nose & Hatch
31:12 - Final Assembly
36:37 - Maiden
(index menu music): ”Local Forecast - Elevator" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Hey Flight Test! You guys have some amazing going on here, thank you! I'm new to planes (been flying quads a while) and the FT Mini Arrow was is my first successful foam board flying wing (or any scratch build plane for that matter). I don't want anyone to go through the frustration I did trying to get this thing flying. Followed the video and the instructions on your website as precisely as possible only to have a wing that wouldn't fly without adding 250+ grams to the nose. After searching and searching forums I discovered that it was possible I was using a much heavier foam board. I just finished building my second Mini Arrow tonight using Adams (Readi-Board) brand foam board, weighed it... It's half the weight of the first Mini Arrow I made, weighing in at 270 grams with all electronics. Also, I installed all receiver and ESC in the front of the wings instead of right in front of the motor. Not is it now half the weight of my last attempt but I didn't have to add any dead weight to the nose so it would be balanced! I'm posting this for one reason: I don't want anyone to go through what I did because they had no idea how much the weight of the foam board could have on the plane. If anything can be added to your instructional video or site that will alert people of this I think many people diving into the hobby will have a much less painful entrance than I did. Again, you guys are awesome, I just feel like this would be more helpful to people than it may seem.
Great share Eddie!
Great Scott!
Happened the same thing with me!! The first time i did it it didn't fly because the foam board that i used was heavier as you say. Anyway, i solved the problem putting a more powerfull motor and a 1100 4s battery.
What you heard right at the end of the flight was the ESC overheating. Happened to me, not much airflow inside the fuselage. Mount the ESC on top in front of the motor and it will stop being a problem as well as freeing up some space inside.
Nice, can you show how to make it step by step with all measures😥
I just maidens my build. I used 2mm Depron for the wings and 6mm Depron for the fins and pod (because that's what I had). The power train was salvaged from an old HK Rare bear which had long since gone past the help of hot glue ;).
Maiden was awesome and effortless. Great build video and easy to build and fly design.
Thanks.
I built one myself a few days ago....but I went crazy and overpowered it. Basically I didn't do the centre pod, I wanted to install a 3s 2200mah! To counter the nose heaviness I installed an 80g 2836 3000kv motor with 60a ESC, it balanced perfectly and flew AMAZING!! This and the bloody wonder are my favourite FT designs :)
Thanks FT
I don't know if anyone else caught the, "We are trying to keep it under .55lbs" comment, because that made my day!! :)
+karter koob I am interested to see what the weight comes in at on this. Hopefully some people that start building at home will weigh theirs. Needs to be a battery installed weight.
+NoAgenda Drones I'm going to build one soon. Everyone that gets done before me should post the weight of theirs!
+NoAgenda Drones I'm going to build one soon. Everyone that gets done before me should post the weight of theirs!
+NoAgenda Drones I'm going to build one soon. Everyone that gets done before me should post the weight of theirs!
+NoAgenda Drones I'm going to build one soon. Everyone that gets done before me should post the weight of theirs!
Wow! Just wow! Just took mine out. The thing flew like it was on rails. No trim needed. Absolutely amazing maiden flight. I even met some competitive FPV quad guys. Thank you Flite Test. I will be purchasing other kits from you in the future. Most likely an FPV quad next.
Edit: For anyone that may run into the same problem I did. 18:55 he uses the throw gage to setup the elevons, but it should be the elevon setup gage.
+John Balzac damn, I wish I had seen this earlier! lol, now I need to go back and redo them.
+Just for fun if you're like me and got the power pack from FT you should have gotten some linkage stoppers, if not then you should get some! With a linkage stopper, If you dont have extra pushrods just carefully try to straighten out the zbend and that straightened out bit should be enough to fix the problem. Good luck!
+John Balzac +10000 :) Thanks!
I couldn't figure out which gauge he was using so I scrolled through the comments just to find it. Thanks!
that is what I thought but I haven't gotten a reply from ft. also can't find any dots to indicate the cg. do you happen to know a good mesurement to find the cg? what elivon angle did you find works for level flight? the lowest angle on his gauge is about 20 %
Thank You for putting the time stamps of the TOC. Wish more vids did that.
love this air frame! already scratch built both versions, its fast and fun! and just 2 dollars of foam... Just crashed(totaled) a little 250 quad might just build 4 more wings from the carnage lol ! even built clean wing version ready to go slope soaring as soon as weather permits. Thank you Flite Test you Keep the hobby alive and well! God Bless.
What do we do if we have a spektrum dx6e transmitter and ar620 reciever for the servo inputs?
Please do a setup video showing the layout for the fpv gear in this amazing piece of art! Great design Josh!
Thanks for an awesome design! Just built this with the hobbycraft foam available in the UK and it looks great, I was hoping to fly it as a slope soarer with the pod too but it seems the foam I used makes the plane about 40-50 grams heavier than the 170 grams described on the site. The higher density made it difficult to fold the wing over and I had to cut a steeper bevel to get it to fold over. I'm hoping to build the versa too out of this same foam which should be less of a problem I hope. But yeah this high density foam from hobbycraft could be an issue when building some of the smaller planes and if it flies well it should be quite robust. I'll post on this again when I get a chance to test fly it.
I must say thanks for the free plans. I took the same dimensions and made a few changes and with only one sheet of foam board and the plane flys amazing. Thanks again for the plans, great stuff keep up the good work.
what foam board thickens did you use?
@@marinostsalis314 i dont remember it was a while ago
love the arrow, I'm currently building my third one. I'm going to try coroplast for the fuselage this time, since that is where the foam board usually fails
So hard to find decent flying wings, so finding this with a full kit for 130 bucks shipped to the UK (with power pack and battery) was perfect for me. I look forward to building/flying it.
This is a perfect plane to build out of spare miniquad parts! My old 3S setup now has a new home, and I got spare parts to boot!
Dieter Woerz nice!
That’s my plan too! I’m just a little concerned about fitting my batteries in it. I don’t have any 3s though. Can you fit a 4s in there?
I really enjoy my FT Arrow scratch build! Shipping to Europe is so expensive it doesn't make sense to order the quick build kit. Thank you so much for sharing the plans :-)
Something not mentioned is the roll balance. Using hot glue is heavy. Too much used on one wing vs the other will throw the balance off. The only remedy I've found for this is add counter weight inside the wing as close to CG as possible. You can access that area from the back. If the counter weight is too far off from CG it will throw the natural CG off. This problem could destroy a maiden flight. Details.
Yeah wing's are next big thing. This is probably also going to be our new summer project. we might be racing them through one of our many indoor spots
first time flyer, ive built two arrows and flown them. its tough to learn but i havent crashed them but this build done with your speedbuild kit and 4pack with recommended battery, it doesnt stay powered for long.. it does fine for a couple minutes and then just slowly dies out. its frustrating and its turning me off to even wanting it. i dont even get the speed seen in all the videos ive watched. i assure you i followed step by step and made sure everything was done correctly.
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Show us how to install fpv in this. I really enjoy y'al!
put a FPV camera lol
@@jojidalanon4392 well I've learned a lot in the last 4 years! I know how now!
Hope the larger wing you mentioned will carry a 4s 1300mah pack since its such a common pack for quad guys to have. Would be great to throw an old motor/esc into one of these and be able to run packs i already have.
+Say Ya great project to get quad pilots flying fixed wings.
+Say Ya +FliteTest that's my ONLY 'want' with this build, I wish it would fit a 1300mah 3s pack people (myself included) tend to have those lying around (especially after moving up to 4s)
absoultly love it can't wait to get one would you be able to produce a video on the best way to install an FPV platform on the mini arrow ?
I am printing out the plans to make my first. Soooo excited
Awesome, small, tough wing. Great design and totally worth $20.
Great tutorial!! I have extra electronics laying around, along with some foam board. I may give this a try this weekend!! It'll be a nice break from my quad building.
went with the cg 1 3/4 inch from the motor cut out. ( 2 oz led in the noes). set the reflex at about 6 degrees. guess that was right cause it flew real good on the first toss. did 3 more flights and am now mounting my fps stuff in the noes.
I like this wing, not sure if the weight was mentioned in the video because the rules for flying have changed.
A sincere thank you to Flite test for providing such an amazing plane! I made one last night and flew it today....amazing piece of work!! Only problem was I installed a servo that was faulty (lucky I didn't crash) and now I need to replace it. Does anyone have any tips as to how I can safely replace those servos that have been hot glued down? Can I use a hairdryer to melt it without melting the foam??? Thanks again
picked up an adtec 200 hot glue gun, best glue gun I have ever owned.... fast and very consistent beads of glue due to long trigger throw. Thanks for telling us about it
Can y'all make a big f4u corsair like y'all did with the P-51 and make a mighty mini spitfire
+EP Playen Minecraft The plans can scale up really well. I was just reading a thread on it in the FT forum, thinking about the same plane. The corsair would look amazing at 200%.
just got my arrow finished i have the maiden on my channel very happy about it and also josh thank you for the inspiration to get into the hobby
Exactly what me and many others were waiting on - Excellent video! Your going to get many people into it for the first time, including myself at some point.
your builds are great. Good personalities and great instructions. Truly enjoy watching. Really would like to see a series of races with various aircraft and courses, FPV and LOS.
Good, can you show how to print the plans
"It is almost indestructible." - Obviously, you're not trying hard enough.
I remeber one someone actually made one and sent it for a full throttle grand slam into a nearby hill
There were still some salvageable parts of the fueslage and most parts were ok
The pushrods were fubar though
As someone who has crashed this plane perpendicularly into the ground, I can attest to its indestructibility
can you guys make another video, or more videos, and how to begin FPV, cuz all I remember you making is a video or videos on how to start flying drones in RC planes. I was just wondering if you guys can make a good tutorial about how to start a TV because all the other ones aren't that great.
omg. i want to make this in my club at school! only problem it is so freaking loud!! STILL MAKING IT ANYWAY! :)
Cool
Josh, as a retired aircraft systems test engineer with Northrop Grumman Aircraft and fairly new to this hobby was wondering if you are familiar with the Northrop B2 Stealth Bomber? Its a flying wing. If not, check it out. This would be a great design to incorporate into a Rc flying model due to its design in the flight control surfaces. Two speed brakes/rudders at each wing tip a a eleven dead center of the trailing edge (like bird feathers). Maybe you know of a kit? Great job guys, great video . plan to order your Arrow wing kit.thx
iv read the angel for the aileron is 3/32 above neutral on wings.
chris.
Nice vid Im new to this hobby but not totally.In my day we had rubber escapements and such heavy bulky stukk nothing like now a days. Im going to make one of these as soon as my servos arrive.Thanks so much.
You could use the the extra tabs for folding landing gear
FT challenge idea...get some kind of vehicle (a lawnmower, golf cart , 4 wheeler, a go cart ,whatever) set up a course to drive through , get a drone with the 'follow me' feature , get it in the air ,put it on follow ,put on your goggles , hop in the drivers seat and try to run the course by only being able to see what you are doing via the 3rd person view from the drones camera
Already ordered a kit- excited to get another wing in the air! :)
Brill. As I have just got one from your shop I'll be watching this loads of times thanks.
First build! Within 5 min, I'd cut through the paper and cut my finger (paper cut!). I was going to build with the center section, but missed trimming off the wings and made it without the center section. Are there directions for adding the motor w/o the center section.
Will the old 2212 2200kv motor with 6x4 prop work with this?
Sound is crazy
Thank you for a wonderful plane. Just built number 15 scratch.
Once i get mine built im just gunna sharpie marker the bottom yellow and top orange or vice versa
Hi flitetest, i just watched the video about the drones delivering drones, delivering drones, that delivers a drone. Then i had an idea, you could take the helicarrier, build a hangar inside it, put a quadcopter inside it and try to fly into and out of it during flight.
Greetings
Hi I am kumar . I made Mini arrow with mm foam board as per your specifications . But the CG is very critical for me as you given in the plan. please slove my problem
I built M.A, but at the end,I do not yet understand the purpose for those large and simmetrical openings under the wing. Who is it knows ?
Can you guys make a video that explains what events you are attending for 2016?
+Michael McDonald If u guys agree with me, please reply!
+Michael McDonald I think they have a page on their website about it
elivons angled up just slightlyl? the gauge is about 21 degrees, really? is that right? 21 degrees is level flight, 28 is full up?
still can't find any CG marks, checked both kits.
Is it a big deal if I use 9gram servos instead of 5gram servos?
No. You may have to resize the holes, but it's bit that big a deal
Josh; That was a Good Build Video of the FT Mighty Mini Arrow- DIY Build ! Thanks for the Video Dave B. Illinois
Attention!!! CG should at least be 18mm backwards as on the plan.
Haha.. I was watching the onter video you posted just before this.. and i was like "God damn it.. i want to build this and then they dont have a Build video and plans!" Haha Amazing.. Im going to download the plans Tomorrow and start a build :D
flite test you in my opinion the best reviewers of planes quads ext... on the internet you give fair honest reviews of anything you can get your hands on you cover all aspects of the hobby i haven't gotten to building yet but I do have free plans for your delta al rc channels in my opinion should do what you do peter especially with his crazy creations you guys have a special way with foam all of you are awesome designers with unique designing and building techniques "use the table as your friend" i truly idol you all in my opinion the best on RUclips i could watch you 24/7 hopefully coming to flite test 2016 please read :-)
You're a legend Josh
What do you do if One channel is the servo for the right wing and one channel is the servo for the left wing .. so I guess my question is how do you get them to cooperate so get them to act as both elevator and aileron .. if I pull back it goes up .. and turn right it turns right .. ? right now one stick makes the left servo right and the other stick makes the right servo work ..does that make sense?
will you be able to make a video of the fpv devices and the instalations of them on the wing please ?
Im trying to follow this but Im having a real problem.
my speed build kit seems to have been cut wrong or something. NONE of the parts just pop out like they did with my spitfire, they are not cut but perhaps half way through. the parts that are supposed to be partially cut through such as those at 2:00 are not cut at all.
I have nerve damage in my right hand so cutting them out manually is very very difficult.
I wanna build a
+Amani Hamis less then 110g? Oh lordy. that's... well you can't have the center section, and cutting weight holes out of the bottom of the wing might even be necessary....
Guys... I'm going to make one of these with my son - is worth/possible to add a tiny bit of dihedral - just to give it a bit of stability?
I want to say thanks for all you guys do for the hobby. I built one yesterday during the snow storm. I have most of the parts laying around except the servos. What brand did you use? Thanks again.
Can't wait to build this .. !
Great instructional. Please give us more info on the plans for STEM. I have a teen who would love to get involved!
Is this a good start to get from multirotors into rc planes?
Hi excuse me.
How do you land mini arrow?
on its belly
I have a receiver which has a long Arial I was wondering where I should put or to just stuff it inside the power pod
Why can we never never get the centre of gravity good? We had this problem by al ft planes and we build it very nicely and exacly the same as ft but we need too make the nose longer and so on just voor cg
Is there an in-depth servo explanation / config movie somewhere? I understand I need the initial setup angle, but does the flap need to go any lower than this initial setup point? It's all somewhat unclear to me. Coming from multi rotors :-P.
Is there a super scaled down version? Like with an 802 sized brushless motor?
Plans printed, lets build this cool wing ! Thanks !
To anyone watching while building this, he erroneously shows using the RATES gauge low angle to set the centered/default angle, when he should have been using the ELEVON gauge instead. Also, I had to reinforce the leading wing edges with packaging tape before bending them over fully as the paper on the outer edge easily split under so much stress. I also recommend spraying it with waterseal after gluing it all together.
Struggling to get mine flying at the recomended cg point, at 1.5 inches it needs tons of up elevator, and when flying slow it yaws left right. move the CG to under 1" back from the firewall it flies much better but im still using ALL up elevator trim plus holding the stick to keep it nosing into the ground.
I dont get it.... Should i try actually going to 1.75 inches iw ould have thought going more tail heavy would make things worse not better... afraid that if i go 1.75 inches it will just crash.
can't wait to make it...fly it, thanks for the diy plan
What motor would be good for this wing but for slower flight? my woman wants this plane but she don't need the speed. nice and easy flight be great. Thanks.
Great Video ! ! now i'm buying a mini wing ! !
Could you make Flaps out of those Optional hatches on the bottom of the plane🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
Nice flourish at the end... really nice build! (as usual!!!)
I scratch built my arrow and I'm using 9 gram servos and a 2s 1000mah turnigy battery.I did the whole build correctly but my plane is horribly tail heavy. please help!
Video on downloading and using betaflight to different chips, it would really help me a lot my dad and I are trying to build a gremlin but the fc will not connect with the computer
You guys should make a SeaDuck replica from the animated TV series "Tailspin"- that'd be pretty awesome.
I don't see any dots. can you give me a reference point and a measurement.
Josh are your team planning to come to australia??? My 3 years old boy really love your vlogs
Wait, so the mini power pod is swappable? I remember the first of the minis they said it wasn't that we'll suited for swapping. They definitely said it in the pun jet build video.
+tobanga feufeu Josh mentioned that it depends on the model of the mini power pod. Some have a small thrust angle, some don't. So not all PowerPods can be swapped.
How should I measure maximum elevon throws? Applying pitch only or pitch + roll?
you guys should do another ft building tour. is Josh Scott still doing ft?
Thank you for free plans!
How do you determine the point where CG should be? I don't think the plans had the marks.
Look closely at the wing in the video when he points out the CG marks underneath. You should be able to pinpoint it fairly accurately. You could probably find that answer on the Flite Test forum.
Hey Josh, just finished building my wing last night and cant wait to fly this thing! what paint do you recommend for this foam? Thanks!
It's the weight of the foam wing 170g? Or is that the rtf weight minus battery?
In the scratch build plans, does the all up weight include batteries and equipment?
Is there a lighter material for making smaller versions of the Arrow that use a 3-5" prop
is the motor mount able to accommodate a 2205 motor and will it effect the performance at all??
i every time,first like the video than watch it,because i can asure that flite test videos are simply awesome👌👌✌✌✌keep it up guys