CrshNBrn
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Thank you! I hope so. I'm getting to the point where I need to commit and pay for electronics, a carbon fiber tube for the horizontal stabilizer, retracts, and other co$tly things.
Anybody else scratch building tonight?
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Crazed Scout Pilot
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That’s sick !! Keep it up!!
Crazed Scout Pilot
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That’s the reason why I haven’t built one yet 😂
mastermalpass
Master member
These past couple days have seen quite a bit of cutting and filing. Each quarter-circle took about half an hour to cut and is seeing roughly the same time to file. As my means of cutting them were to drill an 8mm hole through which I threaded a coping saw and roughly cut out by hand, I didn’t want to cut too close to the lines as there was the risk of slicing across them and more likely; one of the layers splintering across.
Once the filing is done, tapered foam strips will be glued to the beams to add strength and reduce the turbulence from them.
Once the filing is done, tapered foam strips will be glued to the beams to add strength and reduce the turbulence from them.
mastermalpass
Master member
An experimental VTOL system to go inside sci-fi spaceship models. I want to make a model Taiidan Assault Frigate from the game Homeworld - notice how it’s fatter in the middle and narrower at the front and rear:
I want to see if wider props in the middle of a ship can be ducted to narrower (longer but with the same surface area) nozzles via S-bends. The nozzles will then vector the thrust in the same way a bicopter vectors its props.
Once I have this ‘power core’ completed, I will measure the thrust without the ducts. Then I will add ducts and measure the thrust again to see how much thrust is lost in the ducting. Hopefully, not much thrust is lost coming through ducts that go from a circular cross section to a rectangular one, as rectangular nozzles will be much simpler to vector.
mastermalpass
Master member
Filing and sanding complete! This has got to be the most work I have ever done on a single-piece component. Now to add foamboard and motors. 😁
Flying Farm Kid
Active member
You should make plans lol
Flying Farm Kid
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Mr NCT
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Looks good, great job!
Flying Farm Kid
Active member
Successful maiden a few minutes ago! I will post the video when I can get it on to my computer.
We maidened the air tractor, f16, and the MS fw190 that was in FTs b17 battel, got it for $35 at the Memorial day event! All in one night
We maidened the air tractor, f16, and the MS fw190 that was in FTs b17 battel, got it for $35 at the Memorial day event! All in one night
mastermalpass
Master member
Once again, absolutely outstanding! Looking forward to seeing some high-alpha passes from this one.
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