Will a PETG F-35C EDF Fly?

[@hinkepank1239]

Mine is printed in white LW-PLA, TO-weight with 1550mAh 4S is 670g. I maidened it on Saturday 14.09.24, calm wind, a bit coudy. It flies great right from the start ( I use a catapult ) with no gyro. 2 things to mention : 1 - It needs colour. It was difficult to see the orientation when it was far away. 2 - Don't use cyano-glue to glue the elevons as it does not realy stick on the servohorn-material. I lost one elevon at the landing ( no damage ) and could easyly pop of the second one. I use hot-gue now. As I see your experience right now, I will print the F-16 also in PETG, Thank you for the video.

[@Colin_Holloway]

I am really puzzled. I have just finished mine using Overture Air pre-foamed LW-PLA and with a 4S 1500mAh my AUW is 845g! I used the recommended wall and infill settings and an XFly 50mm EDF and somehow I am a whole battery heavier than you!

[@AerodynamicTheory]

@@Colin_Holloway he probably used active foaming lwpla. in case you didn't know, active foaming pla is significantly lighter than pre-foamed pla.

[@wraith657]

Kudos man! I honestly didn't think that would fly. Now just imagine if you printed that out of LW PLA. It would be a screamer. Not to mention... You could probably cruise at 30% throttle.

[@RomeyT-dy8bf]

Thanks 👍for this experiment. I too wondered if it was possible for a more budget and robust filament with his designs. I prefer flying them versus reprinting due to my inexperience hand launches and buddy launches 😂. Finally got a few dialed in and actually flying. LW is probably the correct way to go but preference wise Cleaner and less fuss with basic PLA etc…either way they all damage eventually. Just less on the filament cost at least and better accessibility. Only downside for me is crap flight times 😊but still fun at least.

[@maxun1]

I love it, this models are so nice, is a crime to flight them, LOL Nice job.

[@Jacob-ui6br]

You should try ABS! It is 20% lighter than PLA and has a lot of benifits

[@kireol]

I have ABS+ laying around. Good idea!

[@antoniomedina9136]

​@kireol did you happen to print one on abs? amazing content btw

[@kireol]

@@antoniomedina9136 I'm designing a dassault rafale right now. I printed that out of ABS+. Of course heavier than LWPLA and LWASA, but it flew great. Thanks for the comment!

[@Keith-um1pj]

Yes you do have to fly faster with the petg or heavier materials that is for sure. I'm still trying to find a good link on how to set up a gyro properly with an elevon if there is any information that be fantastic

[@BlockHeadsCreations]

That is so cool. Do you have a fpv camera mount that you can put on your plane?

[@Walt1119]

Why not leave the gyro on in winds like that?.... Also try abs it's a little harder to print depending on ur printer but lighter than pla or petg and very durable..

[@BuceGar]

Why would we think it would not fly? I mean you can make a brick fly with enough thrust.......

[@mohammedakakeza]

and what motor kv you are using sir

[@kireol]

4300kv

[@ebikefe]

Nice. What gyro did you use?

[@kireol]

@@ebikefe I'm using the radiolink byme-d

[@ebikefe]

@@kireol Thanks.

[@patprop74]

PetG does has it's advantage, sadly sanding it to make it look all nice for painting is not one of its strong points.

[@Sandokans]

Maibe wing of depron will ne ok!

[@gonzalobertomeu2938]

Are the files available?

[@kireol]

Yes, here. cults3d.com/en/users/ptikyle/3d-models

[@mohammedakakeza]

give me the stl plz

[@kireol]

cults3d.com/en/users/ptikyle/3d-models

[@dj6961]

How is the damage after second crash?

[@kireol]

@dj6961 petg actually held up well to crashes. Better than pla, but worse than foam