DiamondWing jet trainer (0.16 stock parts)

[pebble_garden]

I've made a low-cost jet trainer, out of stock parts, designed to fly well with either keyboard or controller/joystick input.

If you're going to fly it with the keyboard, remember to press Caps Lock to use finer control. You shouldn't have to trim this plane much at all, though at top speed it has a very slight positive pitch. But in almost all of the flight envelope it is docile and easy to control.

I haven't copied anyone's previous designs to the best of my knowledge, but as it's a very simple craft with few parts, I won\'t be surprised if it's not entirely novel. However, it's well balanced and handles nicely at all speeds.

Here's a video I just made, of a test flight in the DiamondWing and also the RazorWing: http://youtu.be/5E3ipjEFKO4

--DiamondWing--

--RazorWing--

Edited August 5, 2012 by pebble_garden

[Tim_Barrett]

Ask anyone and they will tell you that I\'m no fan of small craft, but that is just so adorable! ;P