FTFC 2025 go big or go home challenge entry for Flying Monkey Fab

[Flying Monkey fab]

Otherwise you can use what Ben Harper used in his 14ft B-52 video to hold the wing on (Or was it FT's)

At somewhere around 74" and who knows what the weight will be? I'll seriously consider attaching with something other than rubber bands.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

At somewhere around 74" and who knows what the weight will be? I'll seriously consider attaching with something other than rubber bands.

I think it was like a fiberglass cloth strap or something....I will probably use something similar for my 10' A-10

 

[Mr Man]

sorry going to fix now!

👍👍

 

[Piotrsko]

All my over ten foot gliders used plug in wings, no rubber bands required. Epoxy a 1/4 id tube between the spars, shove a piece of 1/4 steel rod in the tube, ran through the fuselage, it will survive a full power hilift start with just a bit more diehederal. Sometimes you got so much extra bend, couldn't get the wings off

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

I'm making progress, slow but still... The fuselage is about 60% designed at this point. 62 inches from firewall to back of elevator.

Things to do:

• landing gear
• cut away most of the wood, leaving only what is needed for reinforcement
• wing mounts
• top of empennage
• tail servo mounts
• battery compartment cover
• rudder
• fine toon a lot of trivial things

 

[Mr Man]

I'm making progress, slow but still... The fuselage is about 60% designed at this point. 62 inches from firewall to back of elevator.

Things to do:

• landing gear
• cut away most of the wood, leaving only what is needed for reinforcement
• wing mounts
• top of empennage
• tail servo mounts
• battery compartment cover
• rudder
• fine toon a lot of trivial things

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Cool!

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

Today, I got tired of just designing and cut out a few parts when I cut out the rudder and vert. stab I wrapped my head around the size of this thing a bit better.

I think I need to order a couple more cases of DTFB.

 

[Mr Man]

Today, I got tired of just designing and cut out a few parts when I cut out the rudder and vert. stab I wrapped my head around the size of this thing a bit better.

I think I need to order a couple more cases of DTFB.

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Yeah, I’m blown away by the size of some of my pieces too 😂

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Yeah, I’m blown away by the size of some of my pieces too 😂

The vertical stabs on my A-10 are about 2ft tall! (The elevator is about 3-3.5ft wide)

 

[Mr Man]

The vertical stabs on my A-10 are about 2ft tall! (The elevator is about 3-3.5ft wide)

My horizontal is 29in😂😂

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

The vertical stabs on my A-10 are about 2ft tall! (The elevator is about 3-3.5ft wide)

My horizontal is 29in😂😂

And suddenly my 200% simple stick is small again.

 

[Mr Man]

And suddenly my 200% simple stick is small again.

The simple stick does have a smaller horizontal proportionally

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

If you know what you are looking at this is starting to look like the fwd fuselage.

 

[LitterBug]

I like your power pod, IT'S REALLY BIG!

 

[Houndpup Rc]

If you know what you are looking at this is starting to look like the fwd fuselage.

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Looking good! (Wish I had a laser cutter for all the wood! 😆)

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

Wish I had a laser cutter for all the wood! 😆

Works great on the foam board as well . Well Co2 lasers. LED will do the wood but not the foam board. It’s a weird wavelength thing.

 

[Mr Man]

Works great on the foam board as well . Well Co2 lasers. LED will do the wood but not the foam board. It’s a weird wavelength thing.

I’m pretty sure you can cut black foam with led

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

’m pretty sure you can cut black foam with led

Oh you can as long as it is the black foam and paper not just black paper.

 

[Mr Man]

Oh you can as long as it is the black foam and paper not just black paper.

That’s what I’ve heard, and I’m definitely going to take advantage of that. 😂

 

[Flying Monkey fab]

Made good progress today, glued up plywood reinforcements in the forward fuselage.

Did a lot of design work on the empennage and cut the top empennage plate.

I need to start thinking about the wing and a color scheme.

Any suggestions for a color scheme are welcome as she needs to look good even if she doesn't fly.