PC 21 Scratch Build
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TooJung2Die
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The canopy looks very nice. I'm going to have to try that for the next bubble canopy.
Jackson T
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Go for it! You should also check out @Grifflyer's article that he linked in a recent post on this thread, it's pretty good!
Jackson T
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I had to cut a small recess into the rear of the fuselage for the BBQ skewer.
It turns out we have some red poster paint that's a pretty close colour match to the covering film, so I decided to brush paint the recess.
The control horns will be cut out of fibreglass sheet. The fibreglass is made of 5 layers of ~100g/m2 (3 oz/ft2) cloth. It has a total thickness of between 0.5 and 1mm (0.02-0.04 in.). The fibreglass is transparent, so getting the pattern onto the glass was very easy.
It turns out we have some red poster paint that's a pretty close colour match to the covering film, so I decided to brush paint the recess.
The control horns will be cut out of fibreglass sheet. The fibreglass is made of 5 layers of ~100g/m2 (3 oz/ft2) cloth. It has a total thickness of between 0.5 and 1mm (0.02-0.04 in.). The fibreglass is transparent, so getting the pattern onto the glass was very easy.
Quinnyperks
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Jackson T
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Very nice! Did you make it or buy it?
Quinnyperks
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I actually traded my night radian for it. It is a fw 190 with flaps and retracts.
JeromeAu
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If you like and able to print with a 3D printer? i can send you the files to print the instrument panel i designed!!
Jackson T
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Dude, that's awesome! Thanks! I don't have a 3D printer, but I'll be visiting some friends that live far away that have a 3D printer in a few weeks. Can you scale your drawing reasonably easily to get it to the right size?
JeromeAu
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Yes I can do that for you.Just need the size in mm plz (Aussie Here) and I send it t yousee image below on what needed. your able to sand it down to make a perfect fit
This is one i did for my PC-9
JeromeAu
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I'm about to repaint my PC-9 to the Roulettes colour scheme.
And have cut the vinyl for the decals
Jackson T
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I'm working on the measurements now, I'll send them to you in a DM. Thanks heaps for this, it's gonna look much better than my cardboard panel!
Jackson T
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That's a great idea, yours is going to look great! Feel free to post a photo on this thread when she's all stickered up. I might have to spice mine up sometime with the new PC 21 colour scheme
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Jackson T
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WOOHOO!!! IT FLIES!!!
It needed a fair bit of right aileron trim on the first attempt, so I just tried to bring it around and land. I stalled it and it spun into the ground from about 10-15m (33-50ft) while trying to bring it in, but thankfully only one little balsa piece in the nose broke. I added some right trim, some expo, and shifted the battery forward a touch, and had another go. It flew much better! It doesn't have much stability in the roll axis, but as long as I'm paying attention I should stay out of trouble.
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"Corpse"
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Just saw the vid on Youtube! Nice Job! it looks amazing!
Jackson T
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Thanks! I'll get a post out a bit later on the last bits of the build. I've been away for 3 weeks doing work experience ( at two different places), which is why I haven't been able to work on it in ages.
TooJung2Die
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Congrats on the successful maiden flight!
I think YouTube might've messed up the video. It looks fuzzy, pixely. I can't see the airplane much of the time. I've had that happen after uploading to YT. Now I convert to MP4 before uploading.
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