Flying Sleds Build Off!

by FliteTest | February 23, 2015 | (22) Posted in Challenges

Peter and Josh had a unique challenge from our very own Alex Zvada in this weeks episode!

If you guessed that they would be flying sleds, you guessed right!

With the guys hoping they work, the start building speed for take off.

And they work! Suprisingly they handle better then expected.

Josh enjoys doing some touch and goes while Peter trys a stall turn.

Peter makes it down in one piece, but Josh . . .

Well he tipped a wing and had to make the walk of shame.

Peter and Josh were frozen at this point, and well, Josh can no longer be understood.

With a victory under there wing, they walk off into the sunset.

 Check out more on the podcast: http://www.flitetest.com/articles/055-graupner-usa-w-ceo-hannes-runknagel

We hope you enjoyed this fun challenge. Thank you for supporting us and sticking with us through the winter season, between sub-zero weather and the elements, we can't wait for the spring. Thanks for supporting us and see ya next time. 

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COMMENTS

markmark on February 23, 2015
TOTALLY COOL!!!!!
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PaladinDG on February 23, 2015
COOL idea, but way too cold for me out there!!!
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KrisRoberts1121 on February 23, 2015
This was amazing! I would like to see a smaller swappable based off Josh's gull wing design!
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Andres Paez on February 23, 2015
A gullwing would be awesome!! I hope they make one. Would build in a heartbeat
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Wright_of_Way on February 23, 2015
I want to make my own flying sled now! But in order to that, I need to be able to design it correctly! How do you guys at FT design all of your planes? Just thinking you could make that an episode in the future?
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Omtol on February 23, 2015
Awesome. Now for the flying snowman....
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akmk10000 on February 23, 2015
Cool idea. They both flew so well too. Very impressive. I think Josh's would have landed better with outrigger/ski-setups under the wings (like Peter had on his). They could have been a little short of the ground for the actual landing, but longer than the props to protect the motors/props when the plane slows down.
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akmk10000 on February 23, 2015
Put on warmer jackets and zip them up, guys!
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Wright_of_Way on February 23, 2015
Maybe a summer float conversion in the future?
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ahartson on February 23, 2015
Which Graupner tx are those?
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LEDspammer on February 23, 2015
It looked like both Peter and Josh were using the Mz-24.
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Zeb Ludlow on February 23, 2015
Nasty trick there with the intro.I thought Peter was actually in the plane airborne!!! Great episode though. I really like the idea.
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MT Alex on February 24, 2015
I did too, they totally had me there!
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captron360 on February 23, 2015
That was awesome !! What are the chances of building the F4U Corsair. I would love to see that in a speed build kit with a huge motor !!!
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CJGFX on February 23, 2015
Those wings look great Josh....

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Digital Wolf on February 23, 2015
Awesome I love those wings !!!
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PropSpinner on February 23, 2015
Too funny! So entertaining. Thanks guys, I enjoyed it.
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ScrapDaddy14 on February 23, 2015
Awesome builds. Always thinking outside the box. For a gullwing design might I suggest the pacific ace sportster.
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HarleyRev on February 23, 2015
very cool ! both planes/sleds looked great ! Joshs' looked best tho .
And uh yea guys , try coveralls in the cold weather , duh .... lol
Still laughing from the video , Thanks !
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kg4awv on February 23, 2015
Summer project - Flying water ski or boogie board. Very cool sleds. Keep up the good work guys.
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Amdaylight on February 24, 2015
You guys have don it again, something way out of the box. A video on how you built them would be perfect.
Thanks for the great videos.

Andre
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Ano Pilot on February 24, 2015
Charming episode, made me smile. I keep tabs on your weather with the BBC weather app, using Akron-Canton Regional Airport (?) and wow you're having it cold. Thanks for a great episode, wrap up... keep warm.
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vitorbarros on February 24, 2015
O my...(just a joke) Peter's jacket must walk all by itself!! man this boy must luv this brown jacket!
Nice episode! go on guys!!
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akmk10000 on February 25, 2015
A thought on the summer version. I suspect these are very light. The sleds will probably float on water with the planes attached. Josh just needs to add sponsons under the wings. Peter needs to change out the skis for floats (I would carve them out of insulation board). Of course, both would need to waterproof the planes. This could be a lot of fun on a calm summer day. I don't think it would be too practical on a windy day because the chop would tend to swamp the sleds.
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sailorJohn on February 25, 2015
Enjoyed your video. Have noticed that article submissions seem to be down, am I right or are fewer of them published?
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crazy pilot matt on February 27, 2015
Make a plane that would be able to carry 125 lbs of potato or other heavy thing, but it would still fly like a trainer.
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jksbusiness on April 2, 2015
Flying is just that cool! I love hearing you guys laugh when you fly, it looks toally fun. Looking forward to my first scratch build. Still shopping for a 6ch transmitter. Leaning toward a Spektrum DX6i, but my flying trainer has a Tactic TTX650. i would like to use trainer mode with my friend as I learn to fly. I heard that the TTX 650 has a wireless one.
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hoppy81 on April 12, 2015
That looks like so much fun. Peter's feet in the camera frame is a real nice touch!
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Flying Fox on September 7, 2015
MORE CARDBOARD PLEASE
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