How to Build the FT Edge 540 // BUILD 

Bruh, im scratch building. It's not fun cutting out the piece shown here. 0:13

​@@IMayHaveNukesim also scratch building, the nose is the hardest

@@nana-du4mx the nose is also pretty complex. This plane took my me like 2 straight days of cutting, and then i crashed it because the ailerons were reversed. So i just cut out another lol. One thing i wish i knew before building this is that the slot for the landing gear will not be clearly marked once you put the lower skin on the frame. Make sure you cut it out in the right spot (the location of where to cut the slot should be pretty apparent by looking at the inner frame).

Me, too. it takes a sharp razor, lots of time, and a solid dose of OCD to scratch build this thing...

Maybe the Plans with a full bottle of Xanax!!! 😋😃😜😄😂

i am doing the same thing and i would definitely agree

I'm with you guys on this 4 days 2 restarts and it's still not finished

rip

lmfaoo had this thought and looked to the comments and they literally never fail haha. legit tho.

Same here! Sratch build is really a hassle but in the end, it will worth it!

I'm already at 12hrs and it's definitely uglier! Speed build kit my A!

Started today at 11am building, at the end of the f1 race at about 1pm I was 12 min in, I'm amazed...

forum.flitetest.com/index.php?resources/ft-edge.22/

could you tell me how to print the plans. what size should it be at?

5 hours, that's about 3x faster than most people even using the kit

I scratch built two of these

Ok, so for a complete noob to calculating all this, how would I calculate the prop needed to get equivalent performance using a heavier 2150mAh pack? AUW with a 1300 3S pack should be around 800g, vs 850g with a 2150mAh 3S, so there's roughly a 6% increase in weight I want to account for. Would it be easier to switch up the motor from the EMAX 2215 1100kV in Power Pack C to an EMAX 2215 1180kV motor instead? That's a 7% increase in rpm, and the larger pack should handle the load comfortably.

If we're all about getting the max performance out of the power train for a given cell count, it would be the same prop that you'd want for the 3S 1700mah packs as the voltage hasn't changed. This brings up a thing that's not really covered by FliteTest, which is running equipment for peak performance. For 3D/performance, we're usually running props (load) and packs (supply voltage) that pushes the motor to it's general limit... often a prop that overworks the motor so much that we can't stay at full throttle the whole flight and needing to allow the motor to cool down. So, how do performance/3d junkies select props?... get a few props of a different size, and fly them. Short flights initially. When landing, check the heat of the motor and ESC. If the motor is not comfortable to touch, prop down... if it's cold or only warm, you can get a bigger prop and pull more out of it. If it's hot you also need to make sure it cools down between flights, etc. This process is important because each pilot has a different flying style, is at full throttle more often than others, some people like slower maneuvers more often, etc... and monitoring the heat of the system is how you maintain its health in general. For this model, I'd probably start with a 10"x5" that Andres mentioned or a 11"x5" prop and go from there with the understanding that it's probably a little large (that I can't stay at full throttle, etc). I wouldn't bother with a change to the Kv, it's not the load on the packs we're worried about really but getting an appropriately sized ESC and the right prop for performance. The plane will fly fine for sure, but to note that it's harder for beginners-to-3D to manage extra weight during 3D maneuvers. As the weight goes up, the motor may need to go up, but things will start to get away from you in terms of the weight you're trying to pull through 3D maneuvers and how easy/hard that challenge may be. Rather than look at buying a motor, I'd be looking at getting a pack or two at the 1700mah size... (then you would have larger packs for just cruising fun, and then the smaller performance packs to practice 3D with :) ).

and, for what it's worth, you can do google searches for what people were putting in the "3DHobbyShop 40" Edge", as it was about the same size and weight as this Edge from Andres.

Sven R lol hi 5 i have same issues

Abdul Hadi glad it s not just me then👍

Thank you

could you please explain how to print the plans out.

Have you checked the FT store recently? They did a major overhaul and they now stock over 23,000 parts!

could you please explain how to print the plans out.

You need to print the plan in the PDF program Custom, tile setting.

one more question will 20x30 foam board work. Thanks for your help@@jahatton

Yes. You will need about 6 sheets.@@sixgun2719