Can A 3D Printed Race Plane Withstand 100 MPH?!

[@kotori87gaming89]

huge props to the chase pilot, literally flew through a tree to get the shot. Great job, keep it up!

[@BuddyRC]

Those trees eat quads! Lol

[@stephen_cs]

@@BuddyRC watching videos like these just make me appreciate the speed of these quads 10x more

[@handendaer]

if u arent half auti u can do it ez.. wt f

[@RevUnstableBoy]

3:50. A tip,. The pegs they have you print are 4mm,. I just use 4mm carbon fiber tube cut to size.

[@wser4757]

or tighten the belts on your printer - I did this to mine and it rapidly improved it I really recommend it

[@caleb186]

Everyone: "this plane is insanely fast!" The chase quad, keeping up: 👁👄👁

[@mr.president2031]

yeh, the plane is amazing. but damn the skill of the quad pilot..

[@TheAcoustically]

the chase quad Hitting all the Gaps as well !

[@bt70a9]

Yeah but 4 rotors vs 1 tho

[@microbuilder]

I'll never give up on balsa, but man, being able to print out a micro fuselage would be super useful.

[@twillison8824]

I'm amazed with all of the foam/electric rtf kits available, how many classic balsa kits and plans are still available. I'm considering buying a lockheed constellation short kit, but I haven't messed with balsa in so long. EPO has spoiled me.

[@slammerf16]

Balsa is beautiful, no doubt. But there's nothing that says you have to do one or the other! :)

[@RevUnstableBoy]

Have mine printed in polyalchemy's nightshade elixir. Need to up it to 4 cell, but it is quick with a 3 cell. Great flying plane

[@caleblower1982]

Polyalchemy is such beautiful filament, I have used that color and love it. I noticed they have a good bit less layer adhesion so I would be careful with that. However, I used that filament a few years ago, so they might have changed up the blend some and fixed that issue.

[@маратаминев-в6з]

Whith FPV system it is a flying brick with high velocity. Very dangerous but looks beutiful.

[@bigsteve6729]

@@маратаминев-в6з 😂 death machine

[@MachtPlays]

I like how the FPV antenna kinda look like exhaust piping from a radial engine. Would be cool to color them metallic silver if it won’t interfere with their signal.

[@jameshamaker9321]

I agree, with that. it would look cool, especially since they work with a lot of prop planes, which originally were, exactly a radial engine. so, it would look really cool. I studied planes, growing up, so I'm sharing some of my knowledge with you.

[@eulachonfish]

Yeah, double it up! This plane looks and flies great. I'm still hoping to see an FT 3d/foamboard hybrid plane some day. Printed formers, foamboard skin, printed accent pieces like cockpit, firewall, gear etc... way less print time than doing the whole plane and you should be able to create some great shapes. Seems like it would really be a FT sort of thing and whoever draws up the 2d plans for laser cutting should be easily able to make the jump to 3d for this sort of project!

[@marksamwell5440]

Love your videos, even more so because they are a firm favourite of my Dad who has Alzheimer's disease... When I have him to stay with me for the day we sit and watch your videos for hours and it is so nice to hear him laughing and be amazed by all the amazing projects. Thankyou so much for the quality time I get with him. Keep them coming ! 😊

[@brucenunley1392]

Curious if you guys had ever considered taking model airplanes, helicopters and turning them into actual flyers. I would love to see a video of that.

[@noolaiphx8189]

What's fascinating me more is the little drone trailing it, and even keeping up at the 100 per hour mile speed.

[@BuddyRC]

Mike is rocking the chase quad!

[@spacecowboy07723]

@@mrb2917 but the quad is ugly

[@jotham123]

First flitetest video I've liked in a long time, you've come back to your roots!

[@felixleveille8441]

Clicked on the vid the exact moment I got the notification! 👍 are you guys ever going to be building a giant ft-edge 540 ? It would be sick!! 🤙✈️

[@JearBears15]

same

[@stilldomi]

I've been seeing these rc plane videos a lot lately and idk if I wanna get sucked in to another expensive hobby, but it looks super fun

[@eulachonfish]

Flite test is all about cheap fun in RC, look back into their long history as they have literal $5 builds out of dollar store foam and these 3d printed planes are not expensive either (looks like less than a $30 roll of filament to me). You have to buy a transmitter and power package (receiver, battery, motor) but these have come way down in cost. You can get into the hobby for a couple hundred bucks (mostly the transmitter) and fly for years with very little added money spent. Most parts can be salvaged in a crash. I say go for it

[@stilldomi]

@@eulachonfish dang, I just might. Thanks kind stranger

[@pilarchuck]

I’ve been watching you guys for a couple years now. I did not realize how close I was to y’all. Love the builds and love the ideas you guys come up with. Keep it up 👍🏻

[@philbarrett3739]

You guys have been the Kings/queens of foamboard for so many years....... surely you must be close to designing your own 3D printed stuff?

[@dougptankerengr759]

Love the wrist band on the kid who installed the prop.

[@ki-info3892]

All the work lies in that dangerous photographer. it is amazing 🤣🤣🤣🤣🙆‍♂️🙆‍♂️

[@forerunnert]

The modelling community is really embracing 3D printing! Can't wait what you will be showing in 5 years

[@echobeefpv8530]

I've now printed 5 Eclipson planes, 2 model A,'s 3 Model C's. One really cool thing, when you order it, you get the files right away. I started printing my model C's 10 minutes after ordering. I print in standard PLA though, the price and shipping to Canada of that Colorfabb filament is just way to high. I'm looking forward to a summer's worth of planes, all 3D printed.

[@rsmith3834]

Any issues with PLA in the summer? I'm in the southern U.S., so I'm wondering if the airflow from flying would keep the material temp low enough to keep it from getting soft. Of course I wouldn't just leave it sitting out in the sun.

[@echobeefpv8530]

@@rsmith3834 I had to keep mine out of direct sunlight, except when flying. Otherwise, I had no heat issues, and we had a hot summer ( not as hot as South US though )

[@erikherje3414]

Would love to see a STOL aircraft in this kind of build! Awesome video, guys!

[@InspGadgt]

What is probably more amazing now is there is 1 guy printing 3d planes that are turbine powered! Unfortunately he won't sell his STL files but his channel is still cool to watch.

[@infidelgaming1670]

*sees windshield wiper on screen* Literally *wtf, when did I get a windshield wiper on my phone?!* 😂😂

[@starstreamir3817]

Oh, that came with the last update. You must have missed it. 🤪🙃😁

[@kendesign3622]

The most impressive thing is the quad keeping up! Nice job guys👍

[@BuddyRC]

Mike killing it!

[@kendesign3622]

@@BuddyRC yes sir!

[@Nathan-rz4pi]

That’s hard to do but y’all mastered it, keep the content up

[@thisisaduck]

I’d be surprised if it couldn’t

[@edwardkie380]

2X version WoW!! You just gotta be loving your jobs!! Too fun

[@michael7324]

Im just as impressed with Mike's flying the quad copter to film it.

[@richardpickell8062]

Seeing this new plane design. Kinda makes me want to get back into R/C flying. 😃 I especially like tge green / black contrast. A little hard to ignore. Easy to see in the air.😀👍👍 Damn that thing screams.

[@ethicalcollective]

Who else feels like their day is incomplete without watching enjoying this content 💕

[@lionkor98]

Love that the first few seconds are the answer to the title and I don't have to watch any of the rest :)

[@bwc1976]

So awesome, I can't imagine flying something like this without FPV. Also a great job tracking it with the drone.

[@drumkommandr9779]

It would do a lot of good if you invested in a filament recycler, you seem to love your printing! Take all that support and failed print and just re-melt it, and try again!

[@k6lsn]

Great looking models and cool to see 3D coming more available yet I still love foam board modeling and sure there's folks who still love balsa. Grateful there's options and love FliteTest and all the work and fun they continue to share, too cool!!

[@Fixxate]

Y'all should build an He-100, cool plane from history.

[@galatician8063]

Wow that was fun!!! Josh Bixler always doing sketchy things!!! Yeah, 2X that baby!!!!

[@booggieman2u]

Why!?!?!??! Why must you make me want to do more in the hobby! Lol you guys are awesome!

[@sidehat1655]

"the weight, you have to just feel it for yourselves" Scales, this is FliteTest. Flitetest, meet scales.

[@gregorywise4383]

When it saw this call in thought was "Ripslinger" with the color scheme.

[@mr.stombrat4140]

I did too!! It looks like it!

[@forit3061]

I'm a simple man, I see flitetest notification, I click instantly

[@joshuamelvin]

And we love you for it! ;)

[@handblitz4408]

Can’t wait to see one about an edf plane. They need to get back to that. Or a rocket powered bell x-1

[@forit3061]

​@@joshuamelvin OMG NOW MY LIFE IS COMPLETE, I LOVE YOU JOSH BIXLER! I wanted to know if you ever flown the plane FMS Super EZ, and if you did what you think about it?

[@ghoormann]

Josh's little buddy sounds "special" when he laughs. Gerrrherr!!🤪🤪

[@ghoormann]

Relax big guy. It's a fu#%ing toy plane. Lol

[@Keon_MkIX]

I might give 3D printed planes a try

[@RevUnstableBoy]

Do it. I have 5 from eclipson.

[@angelreading5098]

FliteTest always pushing the boundaries,good job guys 3D printing is getting better and better with new materials too.

[@RAYROTHSTEIN66]

Those colors bring me back to racing rc10's in the 80's and 90's

[@ToddSpeed14514]

"Now it's as simple as adding electronics to it" Boy, there's something you would not have heard anyone say in the 20th century!

[@colebufu7368]

Looks cool

[@isabellehuynh9724]

So, I am A 5th grader looking for a testable question for a project and I am super into planes so when I come across Eclipson, this helped me alot.

[@taylorpeterson7015]

instead of using superglue or cement for the 3d printed planes, use pla 3d gloop. it’s an adhesive that was designed specifically for pla and it’s fantastic. it’s actually amazing

[@spacecowboy07723]

Or $1 tubes of epoxy, 3d gloop sounds expensive.

[@CameronM92]

Okay, this video has sold me! I'm buying a filament 3D printer to go with my resin printer!!!!!! Thank you for keep being awesome @FliteTest

[@aerospacematt]

Maybe you guys could design a Wilga 2000, so essentially a Foam Board Draco, like the Horizon Hobby one, only smaller and made of DTFB!

[@dpforth]

NumaVIG on YT has plans. Search "How to make PZL Wilga 2000 Draco RC Plane DIY"

[@wspepsilon]

Yup, I've really enjoyed building the 3dlabprint stuff. Built the PBY Catalina and working on the B-25 now. Can certainly see the progression in design. Looking forward to getting around to an eclipson at some point too!

[@apjacobstm]

Sounds like FliteTest has a huge project on their hands to convert all the foamboard designs to 3d printed STLs. Printing a trainer out from these guys right now.

[@JearBears15]

Love myself a good flite test video

[@FeuerScull]

Good job Eclipson. Awesome Mike skills!!!

[@Rcschim]

5:54 - Josh's stunt double ;)

[@quadspeedfpv]

Awesome video guys always really enjoy all your content also big shout out to Mike flying that mini quad bro keeping up with that model R doing those gaps right with Josh awesome flying 👍🏼.

[@kingstonwhite3135]

Nice video Flite Test!🛩

[@hamedbaqeri9806]

perfect man. I think if you have battery issues you can design a place and put another battery inside and use it like an airplane drop tank and release it when it is dead.

[@mercilessthunder9326]

That Dog Walk background music low key slaps 🔥🔥🔥

[@GaragebandandBeyond]

Almost first!!

[@BuddyRC]

Missed it by that much? 😜

[@AndyB86]

this planes looks like the antagonist from the planes movie

[@vassargo8380]

WOW, love the PLA colour. Put an LED in if and fly it at night/dusk that would look insane! (UK)

[@erickcoffin6848]

Yes please make a 2x version. I was just saying another cool thing about 3d printed planes is that you can make it any size you want.

[@JejetRC]

I need a 3D printer now! All these cool episodes.

[@Zippytez]

I use an Ender 3 V2, its cheap (250usd) and has good quality prints

[@johncuriel310]

I bought one (also an ender 3 V2) just to print planes and am having a blast. Even the free model A flies great.

[@Zippytez]

@@johncuriel310 I first built 3dlabprints bf109, it flies on rails. I'm now working on the model r, I plan to put an avian 60amp esc and a 3536 1450kv motor. The can just fits the hole in the fuse

[@johncuriel310]

@@Zippytez My first was the spitfire, but I haven't flown in about 20 years and I underpowered it with some old motors I had laying around so I decided to go with the model A to get my legs back under me. I did eventually purchase a 3536 that I plan to put in the spitfire.

[@EctoMorpheus]

@@Zippytez the original Ender 3 is only €130 bucks on sale these days, and I find mine prints very nicely

[@thepaperdude7267]

great video

[@rafaelpizarro1891]

Hi brother

[@MarkMarvin1983]

Wow I just clicked on this because it was in my feed...and it was totally worth it!! What kind of headset is that? That's awesome!! I wish I had a 3d printer I would do this!! This quality of products must cost a lot, the radio alone is probably out of my price range. It's ok though cause I have some cheap airplanes that I haven't gotten a chance to fly.

[@yvesreverdy3195]

Chers amis bonjour. La même passion nous anime. Je ne parle pas votre langue mais je regarde toutes vos vidéos quel plaisir vous êtes les dieux de la RC. Bonne année 2022. Pourquoi pas une version française en traduction !!!😊. À très bientôt. Yves.

[@TASKConfusion911]

The Camera Man is always the fastest

[@jamesstewart9970]

Two words, Pond Racer! I’d love to see a 3D printed version of that thing for sure and I’m positive it would be absolutely ridiculously fast

[@duwacker16]

that plane looks like the Durafly EfXtra! Nice job and great flying

[@rgilroy1909]

can we get some props for Mike? He followed you through that stupid stuff and made you look "qualified to fly" like a pro!!!! #CamaraManRocks!!!!

[@BuddyRC]

Heck yeah!

[@joedafpv6770]

That aeroplane is an absolute work of art!!

[@001snapshot]

Long time fan of FT...been to FF 3 times...totaly ok with your useing the DJI system...glad that your not shillin it like some other fpv channels...um....RR....that are TOTALY in bed with DJI...great vid...keep it up...!

[@BensMiniToons]

I miss the days of flying pizza boxes and coke bottles. It's cool seeing the realism and the limits of amazing DYI. But I want a contest of a flying glass bottle. cheapest planes build off. making everyday objects flying. Just more of the good ole days that inspired me to build my first. If you can make a mailbox and a microwave fly then I can build something too.

[@alexyegon2381]

OMG, this is the future, you are onto something great here.

[@andrewjamez]

Guys look at the SakhWing on thingverse. Basically a mini talon but 3d printed. Awesomely designed and should go FAST

[@scoutworks]

YES!!! I'd love to see an FPV race with these!!

[@luislopezcasado9435]

Es una obra de arte, impresionante. El frontal o el morro me encanta. Es agresivo en el buen sentido.

[@elijahf111]

i've been waiting for these 3d models to adopt more carbon reinforcement, feel like they were originally too focused on being 100% printed

[@alexsamaris1667]

@FliteTest - Build Chalenge - A flying full sized Star Wars Tie fighter using foam board and a 6' inflatable beach ball (as the cockpit of or as a form for paper mache) and quadcopter parts?

[@philiphart6688]

Absolutely Superb!

[@Dan-qp1el]

Thanks for branching out!

[@mthobbies5885]

2x for sure with a monster motor!

[@lateboomer3640]

freakin amazing! love that cockpit camera.

[@MarkHahn]

Omg... I need to invest in a 3d printer 🖨 That was awesome 👌 I want it!

[@Yogenh]

The only thing with the LW PLA is that with shipping it will cost me about $75.00 a roll and that is a small roll

[@x-flitex-flite5458]

Nice video

[@davidn7795]

Love these Modells

[@victorreyes7667]

Do flying house

[@lewismcgarry1349]

They did

[@chronicawareness9986]

this looks like allot of fun

[@itsthorondil7608]

I get the point of the title wording, but c'mon it's high acceleration that breaks things not speed. "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end" -Forgot origin of the quote.

[@mintoc8853]

Which you only get at high speeds so they're not wrong (except if you crash of course)

[@itsthorondil7608]

@@themblue8236 True, but in the context of this video it's far more likely to be the sudden acceleration. Air speed forces would be mostly negligible here, same for drag heating.

[@itsthorondil7608]

@@mintoc8853 fair point. If you throw half a prop tho .. lol

[@balsamicvin9935]

last time i made a 3d printed plane, it folded wings at 30 mph lol.

[@lewismcgarry1349]

Should have used some bbq skewers lol

[@balsamicvin9935]

@@lewismcgarry1349 i used aluminum tubing.

[@lewismcgarry1349]

@@balsamicvin9935 I was making a joke haha. But cool. Perhaps use a stronger glue such as ca or epoxy and allow to cure overnight. Also, was the tubing relatively thin? 0perhaps carbon fibre might make the wing more rigid.

[@aerospacematt]

Ive never made a 3D printed plane, but definitely use a carbon fiber spar next time.

[@lewismcgarry1349]

@@aerospacematt actually aluminium is okay depending on the thickness and length. (2 spars joined is weaker than 1 full length spar)

[@PaperPilotGamer]

I've got a bit of a challenge for you guys! Take some of the cardstock models from "Great Paper Jets" by Norman Schmidt and modify them to work with the Powerup modules (3 and 4). (Alternatively, make your own cardstock models to make R/C.)

[@leviadams1192]

I am a huge star wars fan, especially of the star ships. I have a challenge for you guys... The Jedi Interceptor. I feel like it could be possible but it would definitely be a challenge

[@maxun1]

I sugest you install a 3D printer small 12V fan in top of the air unit, this will keep cool the air unit in power up, and keep it cool at all times. Fantastic. I power all my fpv from the balance ports, so you can choose the voltage.

[@jonathanbates9928]

I love how you guys are always repping TKOR merch on your vids

[@jonathanbates9928]

@@LuxGamer16 It is definitely a different channel, but its still family friendly. they actually just did a reboot and have started making content again more akin to the old stuff.

[@gus8378]

Finally some more racing content!

[@johnnyT428]

Haven't seen Alex for a while. Is he still part of Flite test?

[@mikenowland2739]

Apparently he has joined a drone delivery company called Wing.

[@johnnyT428]

@@mikenowland2739 Thanks

[@didierneeferc]

He stopped at Flite Test a while ago indeed... miss him

[@johnnyT428]

@@didierneeferc Same here, can't they bribe him back for the odd vid? He should have his own RC channel.

[@Ammothief41]

That looks awesome. I like building as much as flying, I'll have to try one for sure.

[@JollyPirateAhoy]

I actually had someone print the bush plane for me. So many pieces but looks like it will be amazing

[@maxdragon91]

What motor, ESC and prop did you use?