Flying Farm Kid
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Yea thanks it is but it is a bit abused and old now. I need to erc one this time that one was scratch built and put a better paint job on it.
I made the mistake of trying to paint it after I built it fully
PT-17 Stearman 1.0
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I made the mistake of trying to paint it after I built it fully
Flying Farm Kid
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And I have now upgraded from an ender 3 to a Bambu lab p1s
So 3d printing is so easy now
No more mistakes!
So 3d printing is so easy now
No more mistakes!
Flying Farm Kid
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Nope they are always just tail heavy on my next one I am going to make the battery compartment bigger so I can take advantage of that with a bigger battery and then longer flite time.
paradawks
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I added a few ounces at the firewall and got it to neutral or maybe very slightly tail heavy with a 2200mah 3S pushed all the way to the front. Flew nicely, didn't even need trimming. For anyone else building one, I used a DYS 2836 1100kv motor, 40A ESC, and a 9x6 prop which I'll probably swap out for a 10x5.
CrshNBrn
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It's a cool looker when done. I had to dial my elevator back a ton and add a little nose weight to get her to balance well. You have to pay attention when you fly it, but it looks awesome in the air.
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Thanks for the tips!
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
I love this plane! I was taxi testing it in some 4 1/2” grass, and it just took off! I will say though, it has started to paint itself green.😂
I think this plane might be a good STOL candidate!
Jo's squadron
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Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
It’s awesome, ailerons are sluggish (like a Stearman). And ground handling on concrete is pretty bad (like a Stearman) But once it starts to lift it’s really stable (like a Stearman). Why @Mid7night, How’d you replicate all of the Stearman tendencies? Great Job, I love it!Nice!! Now I want to build one
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Gave it a true maiden today! Needs more downthrust, but I solved that by flying 9mph.😜. Can fly slower than a mini consendo. And the Super Light storch, one problem (at least in my eyes😉). It didn’t have enough aileron authority to do a full roll, no matter how I tried, It’d be heading for the ground before it did a full roll. But I love this plane. Probably gonna enter it into the 2025 STOL challenge.
Flying Farm Kid
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They are fantastic planes, mine got so beat up after a wile and still flew great! It got turned into an N3N seaplane for a bit when we were taking a real one off from lake erie this past summer.
Flying Farm Kid
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I would like to make another one but slightly diferently. I want to size it for a xl power pack and make it have 2 ailerons ( like an N3N which is pretty much just a full aluminum stearman) and make a detachable mono float for it!
Flying Farm Kid
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I will say biplanes suck to paint it is very hard to do yellow wings and a blue fuselash without getting paint runs
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Cool! I KNEW I should've given double wing ailerons. Might be capable of 3d..........
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
Yeah, That's why I'm still trying to figure out a paint scheme.
Mr Man
Mr SPEED!
I'll probably just paint it yellow, maybe some red stripes too.
Flying Farm Kid
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You could paint it all yellow like an n3n
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