My Maddest Scratchbuild (so far)

[Taildragger]

Hey guys, is this a dumb idea?
My FT micro beaver had a pretty good crash a few weeks ago, and it destroyed the front end. basically what posted earlierwas a replacement front end that will turn it into a turbo beaver, but I'm not sure if I should just fix it normally or go through with the conversion. I also may upgrade the motor and definitely will put beefier landing gear on it.
@Hondo76251 how does this thing fly heavy? I'm wondering if I should also modify it to have more wing area by maybe stretching the wingspan and adding a leading edge cuff because I'm concerned it will have too high a wing loading.
thoughts???

Well, might as well start a thread on this one.

 

[Taildragger]

bushwheels mocked up
@Hondo76251

 

[earthsciteach]

What power setup are you installing?

 

[Taildragger]

What power setup are you installing?

Stock for now, may need to get a 1306 from hobbyking

 

[Taildragger]

What power setup are you installing?

Oh and also just in case you didn't know this is now going to be a turbo beaver instead

 

[Taildragger]

heck maybe i might even CAD up the wing mount and make a custom undecambered wing out of fb

 

[FlyerInStyle]

heck maybe i might even CAD up the wing mount and make a custom undecambered wing out of fb

then why not just copy the whole plane already?

 

[Taildragger]

then why not just copy the whole plane already?

idk. maybe I will
I kinda was thinking make all these parts interchangeable so I can even make the original again or have a scale wing turbo beaver, have a slow fly setup, etc. I like versatility also EPO planes are more durable than foamboard

 

[Marzipan]

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bushwheels mocked up
@Hondo76251

oh dang...you're the surgeon? what school did you go to? LOL!

 

[Scotto]

Is there plenty of room on the inside to move the battery back? I guess you can always make room nevermind lol. The wing looks really small on the real one. I guess it works because the turboprop is so light?

 

[Taildragger]

Is there plenty of room on the inside to move the battery back? I guess you can always make room nevermind lol. The wing looks really small on the real one. I guess it works because the turboprop is so light?

yeah there's tons of space. I could move the battery like 2-3 inches back
The wings are small, they might be a concern but we'll see

 

[Taildragger]

Working on this tonight... no pics cause it hasn't really taken shape yet but at least I am in the physical build part of this

 

[Taildragger]

Oh crap why have I not posted the pics yet?!

 

[Taildragger]

this is what it looks like currently

to keep your brain from just seeing a pig nose here's the pic after being digitally colored on by me

 

[Taildragger]

what school did you go to?

YouTube's "How to do Surgery" is where I learned it all

 

[FlyerInStyle]

this is what it looks like currently
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to keep your brain from just seeing a pig nose here's the pic after being digitally colored on by me
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any update?

 

[Taildragger]

any update?

probably once I finish the cub. I've found myself missing this, it was a fun plane

 

[Off-topic jes]

this is what it looks like currently
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to keep your brain from just seeing a pig nose here's the pic after being digitally colored on by me
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Wow you’re a genius I would’ve just thrown it away or bought a new cowell

 

[Taildragger]

I have been slowly working at this, pics later today

 

[SSgt Duramax]

What motor did you end up going with. On my UMX sized planes I ended up liking a 1407/2700kv as opposed to the smaller 1306 motor with a corresponding prop. The little weight gain ended up with phenominal performance and abilities in the wind.