I cut my first prototype plane off the PP3. I found that I made a couple of tool offset errors on the rudder. Rather than scrapping the plane, on a rainy Saturday I decided to put it together to see how it would fly.
It proved to be well worth keeping, it has turned out to be one of the funnest planes I have ever flown.
I was shooting for a plane that was in between 3D and sport. I am going to do a few more tweeks to the design mostly with the tail so it will knife edge a little better and the motor mount design. It comes in at
7.5 OZ RTF. I think what I like best is how well it handles the wind. I have been flying it in 10-15 mph winds and it is real stable. I like taking it up about 75 feet up, pull the throttle back to zero thrust and watch it hang like a glider.
Good fun! Attached files

 

Despite the fact that I don't fly 3D I like to look what and how the pilots do with them at the field. Anyway, nice looking plane, and pretty big.

 

I will be throwing this one back on the drawing board for the third time. I did a version 2 of it that made it more 3D capable but I have to say the first version was more fun. Version 1 was faster, and not as floaty. For some reason, I just liked it better. I am not going to produce a kit of either but if I kept the G-code, I am going to post it for download to Phlatprinter owners.