Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
FLT-1018
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The Flite Test Mini Scout is a 3 channel slow flyer that ANYONE can enjoy! This Mini is perfect for backyards, gymnasiums, and indoor fly-ins. The FT Mighty Mini Scout can be flown with the recommended electronics below or modified to accept the electronic components from common ready to fly micro aircraft with 10 gram brushless set ups or larger. Their gentle flight characteristics and incredible durability makes this a great and rewarding platform for beginners and experienced pilots alike.
Specifications:
Weight: 4 Oz (Fully assembled; without battery)
Wingspan: 24 Inches (609mm)
Center of Gravity: 2 Inches (44mm) from leading edge of wing (Recommended)
Control Surface Throws: 16 degrees
Expo Suggestions: 30%
Power Pack Compatibility:
Flite Test Airplanes are all designed around the use of various "Power Packs" which include an inexpensive Motor, ESC, Servo, & accessory package to complete each aircraft!
Specifications:
Weight: 4 Oz (Fully assembled; without battery)
Wingspan: 24 Inches (609mm)
Center of Gravity: 2 Inches (44mm) from leading edge of wing (Recommended)
Control Surface Throws: 16 degrees
Expo Suggestions: 30%
Kit Includes:
- Laser-cut Foam Airframe
- Power Pod (Mini)
- Firewall (Mini)
- Push Rods
- Control Horns
- Bar-BQ Skewers
- Velcro
- Landing Gear Wire
- Specification Sheet
Needed to Complete:
- (1) Brushless Motor: Flite Test A Radial or Park 250 Type, 2480kV minimum
- (1+) Propellers: 5x3 - 5x5
- (1) ESC: 6-20 Amp
- (1+) Battery: 3S 11.1V LiPo 800 mAh
- (2) Servos: ~5 Gram Micro Servos
- (1) 2.4GHZ Radio System (Radio & Receiver)
- Spektrum: DX6e Radio System
- Futaba: 6J Radio System
- Misc. Building Supplies.
This product was added to our catalog on August 2, 2017
Levi Montgomery
Wednesday, Mar 13 2019 (about 5 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
I built the Mighty Mini Scout as my first scratch/kit-built airplane. Building it using the plans, not the speed-build kit, I made some mistakes in the build process (such as gluing the wing together with less under-camber on one side than the other) that made it uncontrollable at first. I also found the servos pretty difficult to install in the small hole provided, but once again, I was a newbie at building. I later built a new wing and installed it without difficulty, but even so, the plane still did not fly particularly well. By this time, my skill level was progressed to the point that this plane no longer held my interest, so I scrapped its electronics to build an FT Long EZ (which flies better).
Since I didn't build the Scout using the Speed-build kit, and it was my first build, I can't confidently say my problems were due to the design, but either way, my experience was not very positive with this plane. I would recommend something more along the lines of the FT Simple Cub as a first FT plane: the bigger size makes it much more straight forward and relaxing to assemble.
Hope this helps!
SpekitLe#1
Since I didn't build the Scout using the Speed-build kit, and it was my first build, I can't confidently say my problems were due to the design, but either way, my experience was not very positive with this plane. I would recommend something more along the lines of the FT Simple Cub as a first FT plane: the bigger size makes it much more straight forward and relaxing to assemble.
Hope this helps!
SpekitLe#1
Tim Blankenship
Sunday, Sep 16 2018 (about 5 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
I have three FT planes. All have been scratch built from plans that were downloaded. Of the three, this is my favorite so far. It flies really well and makes a great park flyer. Looking forward to building it's big brother soon. Also looking forward to buying a speed build kit to see how much different it is.
Jim Mullner
Monday, Jan 4 2021 (about 3 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
I built this plane from scratch as of Dec 2020. So I see the video build instructions are dated earlier by several years. I had a heck of a time actually fitting the current "radial power pack A" into the plane. One thing I did that seemed to help is to cut a small rectangular opening in the cock pit area through the wing that let me fish each of the three servo plugs through. Then I connected those to the receiver and let that stuff live just above the wing. This gave me just enough room to fit the 3 cell 850 mAh battery into the front of the plane. Not sure I can get the landing gear in there but we will see. Overall Im really hoping it will fly in the "smaller" back yard.
Jackson Hawker
Thursday, Apr 30 2020 (about 3 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
Great starter plane! Super easy to fly and practice on.
Fathimath Azmeela
Friday, Mar 27 2020 (about 4 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
i would like to order a flite test mighty mini scout speed build electric air plane kit :- and also by the way i am a 11 year old using my mothers phone to get a fligt test airplane
Anonymous
Tuesday, Jun 25 2019 (about 4 years ago)
Flite Test Mighty Mini Scout Speed Build Electric Airplane Kit (609mm)
I built this plane from the plans and it was a really easy build. This was my first scratch build by myself. It also flew really well (I crashed it over 30 times and it was still okay) and was really easy to fix. The controls were really easy to set up and you could easily fly through tight areas.