Mini RB-57D

[Monte.C]

For a while I've been wanting to build something with a real long reach like a reconnaissance aircraft or certain bombers, but I've been keeping my builds at up to 30" wingspan. At that size it makes the fuselage too small and the wing loading too great. Now I've put together something that'll work.



RB-57D
32" wingspan
Twin 1406-3100Kv motors

I don't need for it to be dead-on scale, it just has to look believable. My wingspan is a bit short in relation to the fuselage, and I think the chord is greater. It'll be a really tight fit inside the fuse but I think it'll work. And the tailfins are bigger.

 

[Timmy]

For a while I've been wanting to build something with a real long reach like a reconnaissance aircraft or certain bombers, but I've been keeping my builds at up to 30" wingspan. At that size it makes the fuselage too small and the wing loading too great. Now I've put together something that'll work.

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RB-57D
32" wingspan
Twin 1406-3100Kv motors

I don't need for it to be dead-on scale, it just has to look believable. My wingspan is a bit short in relation to the fuselage, and I think the chord is greater. It'll be a really tight fit inside the fuse but I think it'll work. And the tailfins are bigger.

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You peeps find the coolest planes.

 

[Monte.C]

You peeps find the coolest planes.

Haha no peeps allowed on this thread.

 

[Timmy]

Haha no peeps allowed on this thread.

peep

 

[ThatsALotOfPlanes]

Any updates on this? looks like a cool project

 

[Monte.C]

Any updates on this? looks like a cool project

It is! But moving slowly.
Lemme get a couple pics together to post this afternoon. Thanks for asking!

Problem is I'm too meticulous I think, and I keep building things that CAN be built but take a little precision. I guess.

Stand by...

 

[Grifflyer]

Well at least the thread isn't dead, I had forgotten all about this build. I can't wait to see some progress pics!!

 

[Timmy]

Well at least the thread isn't dead, I had forgotten all about this build. I can't wait to see some progress pics!!

yeah same. Here Monte, to make things go faster, just say to yourself "eh, that's good enough" trust me the build process will take no time at all! You flight won't last long either. Its how you speedrun the hobby.

 

[Monte.C]

yeah same. ...Your flight won't last long either. Its how you speedrun the hobby.

LOL Ok you got me there knucklehead. Haha you stupit.

 

[Timmy]

LOL Ok you got me there knucklehead. Haha you stupit.

heehee

 

[Grifflyer]

yeah same. Here Monte, to make things go faster, just say to yourself "eh, that's good enough" trust me the build process will take no time at all! You flight won't last long either. Its how you speedrun the hobby.

Do what I do for prototypes, make one side look pretty so the early pictures look good. Then when you fly it nobody will be able to tell. I did it on the first F-22. I only finished the top of the intakes. The bottoms were completely missing, and the opposite side was a complete bodge. But it was good enough to fly it and build interest for the plane at the same time
Then on the next F-22 I'll finish it completely and post pictures from much more angles.

 

[Monte.C]

Slowly but surely.



These nacelles will also have top plates at the back side of the wing, similar to the ones on the front. I wanted to build the motor mounts before gluing it all to the wing. (The white FB.)

Ok so I'm getting pretty darn tired of building motor nacelles that mold to the wing. But they look so cool. Pain in the empennage.
For my next build I've made a lot of simple design decisions based on the magic word, "simplify".

 

[Grifflyer]

Slowly but surely.

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These nacelles will also have top plates at the back side of the wing, similar to the ones on the front. I wanted to build the motor mounts before gluing it all to the wing. (The white FB.)

Ok so I'm getting pretty darn tired of building motor nacelles that mold to the wing. But they look so cool. Pain in the empennage.
For my next build I've made a lot of simple design decisions based on the magic word, "simplify".

Whatever pain the may have caused, it certainly pays off! That looks outstanding!!

 

[Timmy]

Whatever pain the may have caused, it certainly pays off! That looks outstanding!!

Yeah it sure does! i don't care if you're in pain, but need to see that fly!

 

[Monte.C]

Whatever pain the may have caused, it certainly pays off! That looks outstanding!!

Yeah it sure does! i don't care if you're in pain, but need to see that fly!

Aw gee wiz you guys. Thanks so much. But I think they'll need to up my medication if I keep this up.

We learn as we go. The way I stacked the wing spar on this one, I figured out I can get bamboo sticks in there. Here it is with the holes, I still need to glue in the bamboo.

 

[jfaleo1]

Do what I do for prototypes, make one side look pretty so the early pictures look good. Then when you fly it nobody will be able to tell. I did it on the first F-22. I only finished the top of the intakes. The bottoms were completely missing, and the opposite side was a complete bodge. But it was good enough to fly it and build interest for the plane at the same time
Then on the next F-22 I'll finish it completely and post pictures from much more angles.

Airline and charter aircraft trick... only wash the “revenue side” (the side of the plane where the door is) so that it looks good but the rest of the plane looks like crap since the labor required to clean them is expensive “with limited benefit”. 🤣

 

[Monte.C]

Almost there! And it'll be a while til I wrap engine nacelles around a wing again.

 

[Monte.C]

Hatches.


Yay technology! These nifty little motors are pretty awesome.


For my next trick I'll fit 10 pounds of electronics in a 5 pound box.
(Forgot to put a battery in the photo. You'll have to use your imagination.)

 

[Quinnyperks]

For a while I've been wanting to build something with a real long reach like a reconnaissance aircraft or certain bombers, but I've been keeping my builds at up to 30" wingspan. At that size it makes the fuselage too small and the wing loading too great. Now I've put together something that'll work.

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RB-57D
32" wingspan
Twin 1406-3100Kv motors

I don't need for it to be dead-on scale, it just has to look believable. My wingspan is a bit short in relation to the fuselage, and I think the chord is greater. It'll be a really tight fit inside the fuse but I think it'll work. And the tailfins are bigger.

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Looks like a mix of a beau fighter and a mossie.

 

[Timmy]

Hatches.
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Yay technology! These nifty little motors are pretty awesome.
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For my next trick I'll fit 10 pounds of electronics in a 5 pound box.
(Forgot to put a battery in the photo. You'll have to use your imagination.)
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Your build are always very clean.