Piper Pawnee Brave 40%

[Quinnyperks]

Winter project here I come! It’s that time of year again to start on that one big project for the next flying season. This year, I’ll be doing the Piper Pawnee Brave in a 40% scale. Should have W/S around 186” and a length of around 132” with the rudder on. Power probably a 6374 149kv with a 28x10 prop. I expect it will need something like a 10-15 amp-hour pack. 2 Piece fuselage because I sure as hell can’t fit 11 feet in the car, and 3 piece or even 4 piece wing. All balsa and covered in monokote(Possibly fabric). Going for a lightweight build here at around 20-30 pounds.

I plan to do the scale fuselage framing, so drew that up for building when the wood arrives


As parts come in and work progresses, I'll update this thread.

 

[Quinnyperks]

Motor ordered, definitely taking advantage of Hking moving sale on this one.

 

[Ligbaer]

Motor ordered, definitely taking advantage of Hking moving sale on this one.
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Same, I need 10mm foam for a 1/4 scale space walker

 

[Quinnyperks]

Same, I need 10mm foam for a 1/4 scale space walker View attachment 216681

Are you laminating with anything? That seems awfully weak.

 

[Ligbaer]

Are you laminating with anything? That seems awfully weak.

I’m not sure yet, I’m still planning the build

 

[Quinnyperks]

I’m not sure yet, I’m still planning the build

I would maybe reconsider the materials. That sale ends this week too.

 

[Quinnyperks]

Prop ordered, should be fun to get this thing started.

 

[Quinnyperks]

I know that I will need some sort of power expander for this, (16 servos), Anyone know any that would support this that arent a powerbox?

 

[Off-topic jes]

Winter project here I come! It’s that time of year again to start on that one big project for the next flying season. This year, I’ll be doing the Piper Pawnee Brave in a 40% scale. Should have W/S around 186” and a length of around 132” with the rudder on. Power probably a 6374 149kv with a 28x10 prop. I expect it will need something like a 10-15 amp-hour pack. 2 Piece fuselage because I sure as hell can’t fit 11 feet in the car, and 3 piece or even 4 piece wing. All balsa and covered in monokote(Possibly fabric). Going for a lightweight build here at around 20-30 pounds.

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I plan to do the scale fuselage framing, so drew that up for building when the wood arrives

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As parts come in and work progresses, I'll update this thread.

Why don’t you go gas? I think you’ll get more performance out of it try a tr 32 cc on hobby king or bigger 😁

 

[Off-topic jes]

Same, I need 10mm foam for a 1/4 scale space walker View attachment 216681

Love hobby king!

 

[Quinnyperks]

Why don’t you go
gas? I think you’ll get more performance out of it try a tr 32 cc on hobby king or bigger 😁

Hobby king engines have been notoriously bad, I don’t want to buy a da200 to use that prop size.

 

[Off-topic jes]

Hobby king engines have been notoriously bad, I don’t want to buy a da200 to use that prop size.

Oh really they have! Maybe I won’t get mine from Hobby King for my fourth scale😬

 

[Quinnyperks]

get a dle or even better a da35

 

[OliverW]

Go for the GP38 if you can. GP is the best bang for your buck with the best quality on market right now.

 

[Quinnyperks]

Go for the GP38 if you can. GP is the best bang for your buck with the best quality on market right now.

BIngo, forgot that one.