FB Baby Porter build

[hotwax]

Hi all,

I was checking the possebility of a Pilatus PC-6 Turboporter, but found it boring. As I was scribbeling around, I made this drawing:

This was better.

You can follow the build process in pictures here: FB Baby Porter build

CU

 

[hotwax]

First look in 3d, maybe rudder and elevator must grow.

I will see.

 

[Ratcheeroo]

First look in 3d, maybe rudder and elevator must grow.

View attachment 204392

I will see.

They look a little small. What is the wingspan and fuse length?

 

[hotwax]

Gettin' closer

Wingspan is 1070 mm (43 inch) fuselage length is 805 mm (32 inch).
I made only a minimum decoration for now.

Final steps are installing Rx and battery. Then I will see what happens in the air.

 

[Ratcheeroo]

Gettin' closer

View attachment 204398

Wingspan is 1070 mm (43 inch) fuselage length is 805 mm (32 inch).
I made only a minimum decoration for now.

Final steps are installing Rx and battery. Then I will see what happens in the air.

Best of luck with the maiden

 

[BlockerAviation]

Gettin' closer

View attachment 204398

Wingspan is 1070 mm (43 inch) fuselage length is 805 mm (32 inch).
I made only a minimum decoration for now.

Final steps are installing Rx and battery. Then I will see what happens in the air.

Hey, that looks great! I think that the more cartoony airplanes are just perfect for foam board. I too built one but mines a little bigger and not as clean as your build.
Btw the camera makes it look better than it is.

 

[Ratcheeroo]

Hey, that looks great! I think that the more cartoony airplanes are just perfect for foam board. I too built one but mines a little bigger and not as clean as your build.
Btw the camera makes it look better than it is. View attachment 204425

This is an awesome plane, followed from the start, how come we haven't seen more of this?

 

[BlockerAviation]

This is an awesome plane, followed from the start, how come we haven't seen more of this?

Just lost interest in fb planes, I'd rather fly my nice balsa aerobats at the moment so all of my fb planes except for my ft edge have been put in storage to make room for my new balsa edge 540. I'll eventually get it back out though.

 

[Ratcheeroo]

Just lost interest in fb planes, I'd rather fly my nice balsa aerobats at the moment so all of my fb planes except for my ft edge have been put in storage to make room for my new balsa edge 540. I'll eventually get it back out though.

I've never considered building FT edge, don't know why

 

[hotwax]

I compared the plans of FB Baby Porter with the FT Bushwacker and found the elevator 20 % smaller. It might have worked, but to be sure, I enlarged elevator and rudder. I think, it looks even more cartoonish now.

You can follow the build process in pictures here: FB Baby Porter build

 

[Tench745]

Yeah, that looks more stable now.

 

[hotwax]

Done!

I updated my drawings while building. I will report when the FB Baby Porter is flown.

 

[Ratcheeroo]

Done!

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I updated my drawings while building. I will report when the FB Baby Porter is flown.

She's a beauty!

 

[hotwax]

FB Baby Porter flys!

It needs only small modification: less aileron, more rudder, perhaps less elevator. CG is okay, maybe a little bit forward. I used a 2200 mAh battery and 2832 motor.

FB Bede 4 was also up. Trimm is okay now, but it hangs the tail going round. I will use aileron differential ....

Drawings will be up soon.

 

[hotwax]

FB Baby Porter: drawings are up

 

[AIRFORGE]

FB Baby Porter: drawings are up

Cool! Where did you put them?

 

[hotwax]

In the plans thread: hotwax plan index

It's the first in Sporty Series

 

[AIRFORGE]

In the plans thread: hotwax plan index

It's the first in Sporty Series

Thank you, Sir Wax! You da man!