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The Great 2020 Quarantine Build-Off?

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Wildthing said:
You got it no problem, build the next one at 100% and go from there.
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What’s the Simple Stick width of the lower surface of the fuselage with 100% design scale? I used the plan @The Hangar offers. You mentioned the wingspan is almost 40”. Also, what’s the proper way to establish the intended size of the model, I see the scale bars on the plan but I’m a bit confused on how to upsize them properly. I can Email or text the plan to Staples or a print shop but I don’t know what to tell them for sizing & I don’t know how their software works. Sometimes, neither does the person at the print shop. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
Grifflyer

Grifflyer

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Got the rear spine if the Pe-2 installed.
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The Hangar

The Hangar

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Figure9 said:
What’s the Simple Stick width of the lower surface of the fuselage with 100% design scale? I used the plan @The Hangar offers. You mentioned the wingspan is almost 40”. Also, what’s the proper way to establish the intended size of the model, I see the scale bars on the plan but I’m a bit confused on how to upsize them properly. I can Email or text the plan to Staples or a print shop but I don’t know what to tell them for sizing & I don’t know how their software works. Sometimes, neither does the person at the print shop. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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My plans are to be printed on a 34x22 sheet of paper. The length of the fuse is exactly the length of a sheet of DTFB. Now it's slightly under 30 inches long as sheets of DTFB are usually slightly smaller than 30x20...
 
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Figure9

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The Hangar said:
My plans are to be printed on a 34x22 sheet of paper. The length of the fuse is exactly the length of a sheet of DTFB. Now it's slightly under 30 inches long as sheets of DTFB are usually slightly smaller than 30x20...
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Thanks, using the plan I have it looks like the fuselage width is 2.5”. I could build a full scale & fit it in my standard cab Ranger. My longest length limit in the cab‘s passenger seat is about 50” or else I need to build a box to put a wing & fuselage in the bed so the parts don’t get airborne on the way to the field. :ROFLMAO:
 
Wildthing

Wildthing

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Figure9 said:
What’s the Simple Stick width of the lower surface of the fuselage with 100% design scale? I used the plan @The Hangar offers. You mentioned the wingspan is almost 40”. Also, what’s the proper way to establish the intended size of the model, I see the scale bars on the plan but I’m a bit confused on how to upsize them properly. I can Email or text the plan to Staples or a print shop but I don’t know what to tell them for sizing & I don’t know how their software works. Sometimes, neither does the person at the print shop. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
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When going to Staples I just tell them print at 100% . Now if you want to scale up or down it then depends on how big you want your bird. Using 40" WS if you wanted a 60" span then you would want tp print them at 150% , 80" 200%.

The scale bars at the top when the plans are suppose to be and only printed at 100% you take your ruler and see if the bars match. If they don't match you tell them to reprint at the right size.
 
Wildthing

Wildthing

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Figure9 said:
Thanks, using the plan I have it looks like the fuselage width is 2.5”. I could build a full scale & fit it in my standard cab Ranger. My longest length limit in the cab‘s passenger seat is about 50” or else I need to build a box to put a wing & fuselage in the bed so the parts don’t get airborne on the way to the field. :ROFLMAO:
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The wing would be right around 50" at 120%
 
Figure9

Figure9

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Wildthing said:
When going to Staples I just tell them print at 100% . Now if you want to scale up or down it then depends on how big you want your bird. Using 40" WS if you wanted a 60" span then you would want tp print them at 150% , 80" 200%.

The scale bars at the top when the plans are suppose to be and only printed at 100% you take your ruler and see if the bars match. If they don't match you tell them to reprint at the right size.
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That’s exactly what happened. The clerk pparently qdidn’t know how to operate the printer & asked me what amount I wanted the small 8.5X11 upsized. I did the math & it came out a 16th short on the 1 inch scale when printed. My math was correct for size I requested but the clerk blamed the difference on the printer. They had a sign on counter saying they wouldn’t do resizing except the way the clerk asked & would not reproduce for off scale copies free. Haha. So, they’ve had the same problem before. I need to use a different print shop. I can do the Simple Stick 100% & transport it easily But I’d prefer a 25% reduction on the the fuselage for aerodynamic consideration & longer wings for more sailplane style flight characteristics.
 
perhapsleiana

perhapsleiana

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Wildthing said:
Over loading the motor, poor air flow and getting it hot to a point it melts the nylon on the locknut plus the windings are black is one thing but it doesn't usually take out a bearing that way. My guess with the bearing going out with a motor that is already running hot that just compounded the problem. I think if the bearing didn't fail you would still be flying.
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I'm pretty sure I didn't overload the motor, but I'm also positive I came pretty dang close.
 
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