Mini Mustang 3D

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6AjeQHcghg Note: This is an experiment. I haven't flown this plane yet, though I will soon. It's got a roughly 1:1 thrust to weight ratio with two 3S 850mAh batteries and an added 2 ounces to the nose for balance, so it should fly, but no promises. Dimensions are similar to the foam board FT Mini Mustang. The first version of this design was built directly from the foam board plans, but that came out ridiculously heavy. Version 2 here is my own design, inspired by some P-51D blueprints. If you just want a plane that flies and don't care about novelty, get the FT Mini Mustang speed build kit and call it a day. This will take more time and effort with few advantages. This design has many mistakes. It's the first plane I've ever built in CAD and is definitely the most complex thing I've ever built in CAD. I learned a lot from doing it, but if I were to start over now I would have designed it better and spent less time on the design. However, since this offers little advantage over its foamie sister design, I will likely not invest time into a version three - I'd rather design aircraft that would be more difficult to build with foam. The fuselage is much more spacious than the FT Mini Mustang, and it needs added weight to the nose to balance anyway. This was designed with the FT Power Pack F in mind, but you could fit a beefier system in it. Getting a bigger motor and a bigger battery would make sense. With how heavy it is, the extra power would be put to good use. I will maiden it with the Power Pack F as I consider that the "baseline" of power it should have. Warning: I didn't take the time to orient each piece into its ideal printing position. It should be fairly obvious which way they're intended to be printed, though. Generally fuselage pieces are printed nose down; tail pieces are printed flat; wing pieces are printed with their leading edge on the build plate. After printing, remove the support scaffolding that is included in the design.