What Did You Design Today?

[Jo's squadron]

@Houndpup Rc , I bet that hurts 😂. (he was designing one, but hadn’t finished it yet)

Sorry @Houndpup Rc

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Almost done designing an Ultimate 3D!
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WHAT'S THIS???🤣🤣🤣

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Sorry @Houndpup Rc

That's okay😆👍 (I will just sue you for copyright😉 JK😂😂) Now we will have two to try and you will probably get it done first anyway👍

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Almost done designing an Ultimate 3D!
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I think your is looking better anyway👍 (Though I was making oversized control surfaces to give it crazy throws!)

 

[Jo's squadron]

That's okay😆👍 (I will just sue you for copyright😉 JK😂😂) Now we will have two to try and you will probably get it done first anyway👍

😂

 

[Jo's squadron]

I think your is looking better anyway👍 (Though I was making oversized control surfaces to give it crazy throws!)

Thanks I hope to build it this week or next.

 

[Houndpup Rc]

Thanks I hope to build it this week or next.

Cool!😁👍

 

[Mr Man]

Nice! Both look good 😂

 

[FishbonesAir]

There is not a thing wrong with "failed experments" as long as you took notes, either paper or mental, and added what went wrong and right to your knowledgebase.

I think it was a) too short for a Delta and b) not a wide enough wingspan for a flying wing. So it just didn't work well either way.

 

[FishbonesAir]

This looks like a good place to ask this: has anyone used foam board to make more traditional ribs, formers, and longerons' and then covered with film? Or is it too soft to do that way? I probably need to experment but if someone knows you might save me some heart ache.

Been wondering this myself.

 

[FishbonesAir]

Pocket rocket!🤣🤣 Though it might be VERY hard to launch....

Point straight up, apply full throttle... what's hard about that?

 

[FishbonesAir]

Tip stalling is my bet

Sounds about right.

 

[FishbonesAir]

This is my current project, alongside the paper airplane that has inspired the design.

 

[Mr Man]

I'm pretty sure there's one of those paper airplanes laying around the house somewhere 😆😆

 

[FishbonesAir]

So, if I did the calculation right, this new thing has about 99"^2 of wing area. 14" long, 9" wide. I expect all-up weight to be 95-105 grams, including a 300 mah 2s battery depending on whether I go with a 110x motor or a 1306 motor. What do you guys think?
It'll have elevons, and the keel will also have a rudder for a bit better control.

 

[short_nathan]

Guys, the MiG-21 was looking good until I found out that I didn't consider ESC, servos and battery so it was too small to even fit fit them and the 3D prints ended up being quite the opposite of rigid formers 💀
On the bright side though, at least I learned how to nail at least nail the shape right with one lesson. Make your jets bigger

 

[short_nathan]

For now, I decided Im just gonna make an F--35 to have fun with, will take me a week to build

 

[FlyerInStyle]

Little something I have been working on, it is a ahinge for folding the wing of a 3d printed VTOL. the wing will jsut slot in, havent decided on proper mounting yet, but Ill see later. It is operated by fishing line but should be under 40g with magnets, rubber bands, bearings and all, so hopefully I can put this on a long range style setup or give it some payload, with 6",2203 motors. This will be a fun one, in the style of NickRehm's quadcopter VTOL, but with INAV. Time to design teh 3d printed wings next! (after testing this of course)

 

[Mr Man]

Cool!

 

[Jo's squadron]

I finished my Ultimate 3D yesterday, got to fly it today and I will say I’m surprised at how good it flies! Hovers nice and rolls pretty fast.
Wing alignment was an issue I’ll need to fix in V2, but apart from that everything fit pretty well.