Monte.C
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Killer! Do a good search, look at all the other images for sure. Then start a new thread!
Baby Bugatti
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Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
Aviator08
Flagstaff,AZ
I'm willing to be a BETA builder once you get it drawn up.
OliverW
Legendary member
That'd be awesome! I've just got to try to find some decent front views before I start. I should hopefully be able to get a set of beta plans done by next week if I have time.
Someone make it in say a 50-60" span, I'll meet you at FF next year with my contra motor.
OliverW
Legendary member
If the small scale model goes well I can blow up the plans for ya. The fuse shape will be easy but the fillets are gonna drive my crazy haha
Monte.C
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OliverW
Legendary member
Who said I wasn't gonna blow up a set of plans by stabbing a lipo on top of them
Monte.C
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Who said I wasn't gonna blow up a set of plans by stabbing a lipo on top of them
Got me there!
Monte.C
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Uh...Whu...what just happened to this thread?!
FWIW, for all the "scale detail" of a Mighty-Mini sized plane, you could skip the formers and build a BabyBugatti, but make it a high-wing instead of a mid-wing, then color it white instead of blue!
Sorry.
But they're sort of related, right? The planes I mean.
Monte.C
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♫♪ Just put on a happy face! ♬♩♯♪Whu...what just happened to this thread?!
FWIW, for all the "scale detail" of a Mighty-Mini sized plane, you could skip the formers and build a BabyBugatti, but make it a high-wing instead of a mid-wing, then color it white instead of blue!
Oh guys, don't misread, I'm not mad at all! I think it's awesome the BB has inspired another crazy little build. Keep it goin!
If one of you DOES make plans for that Racing Bird, you might want to start a new thread just so people can keep track of it on its own, but please feel free to share it here too!
If one of you DOES make plans for that Racing Bird, you might want to start a new thread just so people can keep track of it on its own, but please feel free to share it here too!
Monte.C
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Oh nothing's misread. We love you dude and read you loud & clear!Oh guys, don't misread, I'm not mad at all! I think it's awesome the BB has inspired another crazy little build. Keep it goin!
If one of you DOES make plans for that Racing Bird, you might want to start a new thread just so people can keep track of it on its own, but please feel free to share it here too!
Just put on a happy face. LOL
OliverW
Legendary member
I definitely could! I would just have a hard time trying to get the wing to fuse blend I'd like without making it MSWhu...what just happened to this thread?!
FWIW, for all the "scale detail" of a Mighty-Mini sized plane, you could skip the formers and build a BabyBugatti, but make it a high-wing instead of a mid-wing, then color it white instead of blue!
Cut out the wing, but leave some extra on the trailing edge at the root so you can "cut to shape" and blend it to look the way you want. Then trace it and copy what you did.
I agree - I would base it off the Baby Bugatti plans. A master series this size would be cool but super hard to build since the fuse is so small. I would just use an iron to make the edges curved - that would keep it simple, light, and it would still look great.
Jesse Dupreez
Active member
Whu...what just happened to this thread?!
FWIW, for all the "scale detail" of a Mighty-Mini sized plane, you could skip the formers and build a BabyBugatti, but make it a high-wing instead of a mid-wing, then color it white instead of blue!
do you need a special controller for the v tail?We all have our stagnant points... either those times when we're working on something and nothing seems to go right, or we want to try something new but inspiration and motivation are lacking...
I had one such moment a few days ago when trying to design a 1-sheet DTFB plane, I just couldn't draw anything that seemed worth it. Following along with willsonman's Bugatti build, he talked about similar motivational struggles, and that got me thinking... it was actually his honesty about the struggle that sparked my imagination. I decided to try and design a 1-sheet DTFB Bugatti, both as a personal challenge for myself, and a (hopefully) welcome distraction for my friend. So, the "Baby Bugatti" was born.
UPDATE: SCALED UP 24" SPAN PLANS HERE:
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SP0NZ PLANS FOR 20" VERSION:
All-In-One | Full-Size | Tiled
SPECS:
LENGTH : 17 in
CG : 0.75 in from wing LE
WING SPAN : 20 in
WING AREA : 77 in2
DRY WEIGHT : 5 oz
ALL UP WEIGHT : 7 oz
WING LOADING : 13.1 oz/ft2
WING CUBIC LOADING : 17.9
RECOMMENDED SETTINGS
THROW EXPO
AILERON 8 - 12° 60%
ELEVATOR 8 - 12° 60%
RECOMMENDED BEGINNER POWER
Motor: MT1806-2280
Prop: 5x5
Battery: 2S, 500-1000mAh (also flies well on 3S and 4S - NOT BEGINNER FRIENDLY)
Previous beta plans: View attachment 84509
NOTE: As of 3/11/17, Successfully flown!
UPDATE: SP0NZ plans links added 5/15/17
R5 added 3/21/17 - Adds CG marks, reference scale, throw gauges and refined bottom hatch closure[/B]
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Design goals:
- Use no more than 1 sheet of DTFB - No carbon, nothin' fancy!
- Size similar to FT Mighty Mini series
- Scale lines where possible
- Simplify shape for ease of construction - FT techniques only
- 2 servos - Aileron and Elevator only
So far, I think I've hit all my goals; I'm quite please with how it looks, and the first night of building went relatively quickly considering I'm making up the instructions as I go!
The pictures of my first build should tell most of the story, but I'll answer questions as they come. I also will be posting plans, but only after I've sorted the first one myself and added all the twiddly details that crop up when building.
As of posting, I have a motor arriving tomorrow and plan on a weekend maiden, so stay tuned!
Lastly; Thank you to Joshua for his dedication to his own build, and encouragement on mine. His 1/6th scale beauty is a one-of-a-kind, but I would be terrified to take the controls even if he gave them to me, so I'm hoping the rest of us can have some extra "mini" fun on the side while we watch.
V-tail
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Wing, unfolded, paper removed
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Tail pieces, with gauge
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V-tail glued with gauge
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Vertical glued under V-tail
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Underside of tails
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Fuse top and sides, unfolded, paper removed
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Fuse fold 1 - Standard A-fold, rear half only
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Fuse fold 2
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Tail slides into rear fuse
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Top of tails installed
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Power pod motor mount
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Power pod reinforced
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Wingtip tape reinforcement; necessary to keep the cut-back corner from ripping the paper during folding
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Slender spar, mostly to give the wing some shape, not really structural itself
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Bottom of wing after folding/gluing
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Top of wing after folding/gluing
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Elevator pushrod: Single servo pushes a single rod, bent into a long "U" with Z-bends on each end.
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Elevator servo will go just under the flap, on top of the wing
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Elevator pushrod(s) exit over the V-tail.
Elevator installation is as such:
- Feed elevator pushrod thru servo horn
- Feed pushrod thru hole on top of V-tail
- Mark elevator control horn locations
- Install control horns on pushrod ends
- Glue control horns into elevator in the marked slots
- Center elevator surfaces & Center elevator servo arm
- Glue down elevator servo while holding elevator surfaces centered
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Fuse bottom showing Rx location, will be closed up after installing aileron servo forward of the wing
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i have a old 4ch controller,will it work?
No you don't need any special controller. The V-tail is controlled by a single rod tied to both surfaces and one servo.
