r/3DprintedAircraft

So I added retracts to my hotliner design as well as flaps. She still runs over 150mph but now I can take off from the runway and land near the runway. You might notice the belly bulge, but I think it looks unique and doesn't seem to have affected top speed. Plane flies great at speed, but kind of a hand full under 60('ish) mph. A work in progress. Excuse me if this doesn't really qualify as a hotliner, but it must be getting close now!

Prototype 1 of this little twin-motor wing flew pretty badly.

Not “minor tuning issue” badly — more like “okay, this is doing too many things at once” badly.

It did show a few promising moments, especially around low-speed behaviour and yaw response, but the overall handling was too sensitive and too coupled, even in stabilized modes.

I think the concept still has something in it, but the first version was trying to combine too many experimental ideas at once.

So Prototype 2 is about finding a cleaner baseline first: calmer geometry, better yaw stability, simpler control behaviour, and a platform that is actually tunable.

Once that flies properly, I can start testing the interesting details one at a time: control surface size, placement, twist distribution, and differential thrust authority.

I'm looking forwards to building this one up and getting it flying asap!

For more information check out my build page here.

Really happy to finally share some proper flight footage of BANDITO, my 3D printed FPV wing.

This flight shows how manoeuvrable and aerobatic the aircraft is. Fast rolls, smooth transitions, tight control, and the kind of handling that makes it surprisingly easy to throw around with confidence.

The tune and setup are still under ongoing development, so this is not the final limit of the aircraft. It is already flying really well, and will only get better from here as I develop Beginner/Advanced pilot setups.

Thanks to everyone who has been following the project so far. It has been a long road of designing, printing, testing, crashing, improving, and flying, and I’m really excited to finally share the footage properly.

If you would like to know more about this project check out my website .

This plane has been somewhat challenging to tame so far as it has a keen interest in destroying itself whenever possible. There are however, fleeting moments of greatness which are enough to keep me interested.

More to come on this one in the next few weeks, check out my webpage for more info.

Determine to be done by tonight!

Also the fist picture is just cool looking! Painted the canapoy white for real no reason…but I did add some hinge tape on the under and letter that settle in and then will do that same on the top so no air gaps.