Beaglet 40 (Eaglet 50 scaled down to 80%) 5

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Beaglet 40 (80% Eaglet 50) - Beaglet 40 (80% Eaglet 50)

Many of us have memories of flying the Goldberg Eaglet 50 when we were just learning to fly. For those wanting to take a trip down memory lane, I present to you the Beaglet 40! This is an 80% Goldberg Eaglet 50, designed using FT standard methods. The maiden flight was gentle, and it flew every bit as stable as I remember the Eagle 50 flying.
Currently, I have not tested this aircraft with landing gear, so you will need to figure it out on your own. I have marked a location for the...

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[Draftman1]

Awesome, I had one back in the day.
You beat me to it on building one on FT fashion

 

[johnbecker31]

johnbecker31 updated Beaglet 40 with a new update entry:

Beaglet 40

Fixed landing gear location, and placement marker for fuse doubler.

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concept for main gear (tail dragger)

 

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Progress

 

[johnbecker31]

johnbecker31 updated Beaglet 40 with a new update entry:

Beaglet 40

Just some minor tweaks.
1. added servo cutout to the spars.
2. moved the skewer holes slightly for better power pod alignment.
3. moved fuse top for better alignment with the firewall.
4. added tail wheel wire pass-through holes to the fuse and horizontal stab.

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[johnbecker31]

johnbecker31 updated Beaglet 40 with a new update entry:

Beaglet 40

Just some minor tweaks.

1. added servo cutout to the spars.
2. moved the skewer holes slightly for better power pod alignment.
3. moved fuse top for better alignment with the firewall.
4. added tail wheel wire pass-through holes to the fuse and horizontal stab.

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[johnbecker31]

johnbecker31 updated Beaglet 40 with a new update entry:

Beaglet 40 (Eaglet 50 scaled down to 80%)

Added a receiver shelf to keep things tidy.

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[Draftman1]

Downloaded,

 

[johnbecker31]

johnbecker31 updated Beaglet 40 (Eaglet 50 scaled down to 80%) with a new update entry:

Beaglet 40 (Eaglet 50 scaled down to 80%)

Fixed the bottom of the main wing, so that it lays flat on top of the fuse.

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[johnbecker31]

Flight characteristic are much better with the latest version. The cleaned up airfoil makes for a smooth decent when landing.
If you have downloaded a previous version, I highly advise you download version 5.

 

[johnbecker31]

Downloaded,

you might want to download the latest update. This fixes the airfoil and makes for an even better glide slope.

 

[Draftman1]

 

[Peted]

How would you print these plans on letter paper?

 

[johnbecker31]

How would you print these plans on letter paper?

You should be able to print them in poster mode using adobe reader. It will tile them and give you cut lines so that you can piece it back together

 

[Peted]

You should be able to print them in poster mode using adobe reader. It will tile them and give you cut lines so that you can piece it back together

Thanks!

 

[johnbecker31]

Thanks!

Did you get a chance to build it?

 

[Peted]

Not yet. I'll make sure to post pictures when it's built, though!

 

[Peted]

I recently crashed my simple scout 10 seconds into the maiden, and the thing snapped cleanly into three pieces. Although i do plan on gluing it back together, do you know if the power pod for the scout will work for the beaglet?

 

[johnbecker31]

I recently crashed my simple scout 10 seconds into the maiden, and the thing snapped cleanly into three pieces. Although i do plan on gluing it back together, do you know if the power pod for the scout will work for the beaglet?

if you built it using the B Power Pack, or anything of that approximate size, it should work just fine. I typically run an 8x45 prop on this bird.