October 4, 2015
Description
This is a micro scale RC airplane designed to essentially snap together from common hobby store supplies. It can be assembled with the aid of a little superglue reinforcement in under 20 min post printing.
VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2kgXI0ZaCQ&feature=youtu.be
Printed using Tough Resin on a Form 1, I'm fondly calling her the 'Air-Form 1.'
It took 3 design iterations but this final version is a superb flyer. weighing roughly 60 grams, she is a micro plane but the dihedral wing make her very stable even in a couple kts of breeze.
The motor mount/gearbox, wing clamp, and both the rudder and elevator hinges and clips were all printed out with tough resin. The main body is a rectangular carbon fiber rod and the wings are 2 rectangular balsa sheets. The motor and gearing is a replacement motor/geartrain for a laTrax quadcopter. The receiver is a specktrum ar6410
battery: 150mAh
thrust: 54g
weight: 60g
wingspan: 58cm
dihedral: 15deg
flight time: 11min
Non-Printed Parts:
specktrum ar6410
150mAh battery
laTrax motor
laTrax bearings
laTrax gear/propshaft
laTrax prop
3/32in X 7/32in X 3ft rectangular carbon rod
3/16in carbon tube
7/64 carbon rod
3ft X 3in X 3/32 balsa board
1/32in music wire
superglue
I'm hoping to add landing gear in the future!
License:
Creative Commons - Attribution
niklasm
