LET THE BETA BEGIN

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First and foremost, welcome to your first nnBeta! This is an exciting time to be in the hobby and I couldn't be happier to have willing individuals like yourself to help me test my designs. So thank you for your interest and support.

Full disclosure
Beta plans are untested and unproven. While I have done first round testing on my own, I make no promises for the quality, performance, or build process for beta plans. Participate at your own risk.

Expectations
If you work on a nnBeta you can expect from me:
  • Your feedback to be heard and taken into consideration
  • Access to a shared folder with beta plans 
  • Build issues that may require you to rebuild, alter, or otherwise start over on some or all the build
  • Multiple plan revisions, sometimes daily, that may redesign how a piece works and require you to start over
  • Published change log that tracks all plan changes and additions
  • Unfinished plans that may not "just work" 

What I request from you
  • Build testing. Once built you're welcome to flight test to your heart’s desire, but the focus will be on the build first.
  • Test the plans for what they are, not improvising along the way. You're welcome to make whatever changes you want to final plans but the beta is to test the plans as they are.
  • Share your feedback, in detail, with pictures if possible. Call out any bugs found or design techniques that could be improved. This includes anything that prevents you from 'just building' from the plans.
  • Have fun and don’t feel pressured to build anything on a schedule. There are no ‘deadlines’ any feedback you provide is helpful and appreciated.

Feedback
All feedback should be posted in the appropriate FT build thread.

OPEN

nnF-86 Manic Micro BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1.0
04.22.2017
  • Plans added
nnPylon Racer BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1.0
04.22.2017
  • Plans added
nnHeinkel He 100 BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1.0
04.12.2017
  • Plans added
nnMiG 3 v2 BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v2.0
04.22.2017
  • Plans added
nnBf 109 BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1
04.12.2017
  • Plans added
nnCorsair 800 Series BETA
Last modified - 10.23.2017 
v0.2
10.23.2017
  • Added in/mm scale
  • Added tail stiffeners
  • Updated hatch formers
CHANGE LOG
v0.1
04.12.2017
  • Plans added
nnSpitfire BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1
04.12.2017
  • Plans added
nnSpitfire Sonic Series BETA
Last modified - 04.12.2017 
v1
04.12.2017
  • Plans added
nnDLG BETA
Last modified - 03.01.2017 @12:00 AM CST
FT build thread | RCG thread
v6
03.01.2017 @12:00 AM CST
  • Increased length of tail boom
  • Increased size of tail feathers
  • Tail feathers now interlock
  • Reduced length of nose and simplified design
  • Added channel for wing carbon to sit imbedded in bottom wing
  • Changed airfoil shape and thickness, now only 11mm thick
  • Increased length of alum spar
CHANGE LOG
v5
08.23.2016 @2:30 PM CST
  • Adjust nose
    Curve added to wing joint
  • Wing redesign (again)
    New wing tip, airfoil and peg location
    Alum reduced to 10" and additional CF arrows used
  • Removed rudder
    To save weight the rudder has been removed from the official design

v4
01.12.2016 @2:00 PM PST
  • Redesign nose
    Better connection between wing/nose is needed
  • Wing redesign
    Fixes launch issue with small hands
    New airfoil
    Alum moved
  • Plans redrawn in vector 

v3.2
05.25.2015 @3:45 PM PST
  • Shortened length of ail at wing root
    Increases strength of wing/arrow joint
  • Moved BIC pen hole closer to wing tip
    Wingtip was getting caught on launch hand
  • Increased cord of top wing slightly
    Top wing was coming up short on wing fold over

v3.1
05.23.2015 @11:50 PM PST
  • Moved CG back slightly
    This corrected level flight issue
  • Increased trailing edge bevel width
    Trailing edge taper is more consistent now

v3.0
05.17.2015 @12 AM PST
  • Plans released
nnP-38 BETA
Last modified - 02.23.2016 @ 1:00 PM PST
FT build thread
RC1
02.23.2016 @ 1:00 PM PST
  • All plans redrawn in vector format
  • Various changes to all pieces
  • Wrap nose added
CHANGE LOG
v2.6
11.26.2015 @ 10:00 AM PST
Updated nose plans
  • Adjusted shape of each nose layer
Updated poster plans
  • Adjusted width of canopy and canopy frame

v2.5
11.20.2015 @ 11:05 PM PST
Updated poster plans
  • Made additional changes to boom poster
Updated fuse plans
  • Adjusted former E

v2.4
11.17.2015 @ 10:38 PM PST
Updated nose plans
  • Modified N5 to show spinner placement
  • Reduced cavity length of layer 4 
Updated wing plans
  • Added servo orientation guide to wing
Updated fuse plans
  • Adjusted wing cut out at TE
  • Adjusted boom lateral support
  • Added air exit under P3
Updated poster plans
  • Adjusted wing cutouts on boom poster

v2.3
11.11.2015 @ 10:50 PM PST
Updated nose plans
  • Modified N1-5
    Motor cutout reduced in diameter
    Outer sand-able area increased

v2.2
11.08.2015 @ 03:20 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Changed former 4-5
  • Added duplicate former 2
  • Added retaining mechanism
Updated poster plans
  • Increased size of canopy frame
  • Added duplicate nose and turbo intakes
  • Added root fairing poster
  • Added additional turbo layers (T1-5)

v2.1
11.05.2015 @ 09:52 PM PST
Updated poster plans
  • Adjusted turbo
  • Combine turbo cut out and boom poster
  • Added turbo inset
Updated fuselage plans
  • Adjusted former C to account for turbo inset
  • Adjusted Vstab bevels to prevent creases when gluing

v2.0
11.04.2015 @ 01:05 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Added poster board runner to top wing

v1.9
11.01.2015 @ 12:23 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Adjusted width of top wing

v1.8
10.31.2015 @ 09:00 AM PST
Updated fuselage plans
  • Added boom reinforcement piece
  • Added more boom formers
Updated poster board plans
  • Added boom poster board

​v1.7
10.24.2015 @ 10:38 PM PST
Updated fuselage plans
  • Adjusted Hstab and Vstab connection
  • Added reinforcement to rudder
  • Added poster placement indicators
  • Reduced chord of bottom hstab layer
  • Adjusted shape of N1
  • Added firewalls and supports
  • Added Tacon 10 and Power Pack C firewall guide lines
  • Reduced length of belly piece and made adjustments
  • Added dowel data to hstab
​Updated wing plans
  • Added CG
Updated nose plans
  • Adjusted wing cutout on layer 8 and 9
  • Moved N formers to nose plans pdf
Poster Board
  • Moved Canopy and 'M" liner to poster board pdf

v1.6
10.20.2015 @ 10:20 PM PST​
Poster board
  • Poster board plans released

​v1.5
10.10.2015 @ 10:50 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Added aluminum guide
  • Changed dihedral gauge into aluminum guide. You can now set the correct dihedral by the angle of the aluminum.
  • Corrected top wing trailing edge overlap issue

v1.4
10.10.2015 @2:15 PM PST
Fuselage
  • Fuselage plans released

v1.3
10.02.2015 @1:50 PM PST
Updated nose plans
  • Added airfoil to cut outs
  • Added canopy and canopy poster
Updated wing plans
  • Added dotted fuse cut out

v1.2
09.22.2015 @11:15 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Added former 6

v1.1
09.13.2015 @10:09 PM PST
Updated wing plans
  • Added formers 4 and 5
  • Lower craft stick was removed

v1.0
09.08.2015 @11:30 PM PST
  • Wing plans released
  • Nose plans released

COMPLETED

Manic Micro | nnTiger Moth BETA
Last modified - 10.04.2015 @12 AM PST
FT build thread
Release v1.0
10.04.2015 @12 AM PST
  • Added control horn cut outs to tail feathers
  • Increased cowl size
  • Changed rudder to help prevent plane from diving while deflected
  • Removed slat lines from top wing
  • Extended nose slightly to help with CG
CHANGE LOG
v1.1
09.21.2015 @1 PM PST
  • Reduced width of belly poster board
  • Reduced height of S1 and S2
  • Added S1 holes to top poster board
  • Added V cut to poster C
  • Moved control horn cuts in ailerons

v1.0
09.18.2015 @10:30 PM PST
  • Plans released