Futuristic flying N2 Ferrari racer - build instructions

leaded50

Legendary member
Some have asked me if im done/or gonna build some never style airplanes..well, here its not just a newer one, but something from future? The Futuristic N2 Ferrari...... 1150mm long, 620mm wingspan, thrust vectoring system. Contra contra props..

Would this build be easy? well.. i dont find it difficult, but its possible some things need minor adjustments to fit "perfect". (as on the connection by top and bottom skins, it will be needed adjust the outer sides by cut after gluing together.)
Mostly i will build it as vectoring system using a camera balljoint holder, even if some places it also refrences to what needs changed for use of eg. a EDF. but fully plans for use of other vectoring system, or EDF, is not done. That should be easy done by some understanding of building EDF vector planes though. Of course eg. the "tube" at rear needs changed size that fits your wanted EDF, and such. On this plane i liked the crazy idea on using 3 props....even if possible wouldnt be ok to use, and be changed to one later. (it looks fun though 😁 )
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graphic build instructions:
 
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leaded50

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1. Measure and make correct markings. Cut out the parts needed at moment. 2 x fuselage blended wings. 1 reinforcing spar for center front, and thew 2 ribs in wings.
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2. Take 1 figure for the top fuselage blended wing, remove backing paper - and slide it a little gently against the table edge from front to rear. to shape it a curbed some. Mainly its the front and wingparts that needs the shaping, not as much the centerpart,
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3. You also needs to shape the rearpart with wings against the tableedge a little the opposite way. Not much, just so can form it against the 2 wingshape ribs.
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4. Then you should be stuck with something alike this.
Yes, its possible to shape a foamboard like that! Specially since you dont need make any fully rounded shape or any 90 degree ready shaped here. Mainly just for compress a bit the foamboard to the shapes. (blue lines is a bit exaggerated in shape)
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5. Then you are ready glue in the two wingsribs and the center front spar. The skin is shown with the foamside (without paper) up. Of course the center front spar is to be at center, and also leave up front approx 100mm not supported with this spar.
The two wingribs are glued in at approx 10-15mm from front, one at each side,and in line with the center rear outer form. IF making with a EDF you can wide placement of this ribs out in front a 10-15mm each side. And if wanna make with ailerons/elevator = elevons, rememeber make holes for getting the wires through the ribs, against center of fuselage rear from the servos.
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6. Such will it be , with the stuff inside at place. I would recommend a wing spar shaped by a foamboard pice from that ribs and out to the wingtip though, following approx 1/3 from wing leading edge. Easy to make just some triangles from the wingrib to tip. And another pice from the rib to the center front support "spar", still following the angle as approx 1/3 of wing LE eg. (wingrib to center not use on a EDF version)
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leaded50

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Then the top skin with the few internal parts are ready. Next is the bottom parts.

7. Take the last fuselage blended wings skin you cutted out, and measure out from rear forward the front the 10cm wide centerpart. Then stuck with the 3 parts as on the graphic here. The wing skins are to remove paper at one side fully, the center part just on last rear 50mm at one side.
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8. "Slice" of to a angled end on the trailing edges, on both bottom wings, center, and on the top skin, so when glued together , we get a thin slippery trailing edge together.
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9. Shape the wing skins against a table edge, also a little in both directions to chrush a little the foam to reaveal easier the shape wanted.
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10. take the bottom center skin, and glue it to the center of front spar, following the outer shape of the top skin, and to the center of the rear.
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11. Glue and push together the rear, and the topskin to make a thin end of blended fuselage.

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12. turn the build up side down so the top skin get on top. Glue and push down one side at the time of the topskin to the flat bottom front. You will then get a little rounded triangle, with a flat underside by the bottom center who have no papersides removed for more rigidity. Cut away the extra foamboard - width outside of topskin. Be careful to the rear, dont cut away before see if needed when the bottom wingskins are on.
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13. Turn it up side down again (top down) and glue in the wing skins, following the shape of top skin at wingtip eg. glue to the rib and such.
Dont glue the top/bottom parts together from the wingrib to the centerpart in front, if wanted use a EDF (thats gonna be where airintake is)
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14. Then we get something like this... the wingskins against center is to high, not meeting the center part.
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15. Push down and glue together the forward 1/3 approx of the wingskin to the center part. You adjust to fit, by press the wing by tip up, or down.
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16. Make a "V" relief cut approx 3-5mm wide to the edge, and 60mm in to the skin against tip, to shape rest of skin against the center part. Glue both the "V" and wingskin and centerpart together rearward.
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17. Then you get the underside (bottom) fully covered. Hopefully you also remembered to make placing for the aileron servos if wanted, and strenghtning of where wheels/ retracts are posisioned. In my build i used just fatty wheels in centerline, and thinner bended pushrods to slide on at wingtips.
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leaded50

Legendary member
18. With top up, you make this cut-out/cut.

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19. The tube have a outer diameter of 70mm in rear, diameter of 60mm in front. (if been a fully cylinder)
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20. Between tube and blended body/wing, and futher forward as the canopy lower edge "holder" , i used a cardboard strip 15mm wide, shaped a little halfround. As canopy i used a part from top of a plasticbottle who fit perfect inside the front of the tube, and the formed cardboardstrip on body. That gives it hold in place, and needs pushed together sideways to get it out, since the canopy is used as hatch to change battery eg.
The cardboard strip also make it estetic nicer "streamlined", but also strenghten the connections on tube to body.
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21. To get an extra effect on the top, i made some wave styled "slits" on the top panel, just through the paper, and gentle stroked more open/ with a blunt scewer. It looks nice when ready painted with very little effort!
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22. At this stage in building i recommend do the sanding, round of sharp edges without the rear TL´s , do all surface prep ready for painting. I choose to make the rear part centered and forward on canopy dark/black. It will not be possible paint in two-colors when the last part on rear is glued on. My canopy is tranculent, even if look fully black from outside as the tube rearward.
A small tip can be to close any open foam with a layer of woodglue, lightly sanded a touch over with fine grade paper later. That gives less change for problem with use of spraypaint.
 
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Mr Man

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Weird, I haven’t been getting notifications for this thread. Great job on the build renderings! They look Fantastic!
 

leaded50

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Weird, I haven’t been getting notifications for this thread. Great job on the build renderings! They look Fantastic!
thats because the posts was already made when started by reserving them. Then even if changed the things inside posts, it was no new post known made by system. :giggle:
 

leaded50

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Weird, I haven’t been getting notifications for this thread. Great job on the build renderings! They look Fantastic!
Point was hopefully to get it understood, even if quite easy made, But i feel by the text and the graphics, it should be easy understand how-to :)