MadModder
The Craftmans Shop => Radio Control Models => Topic started by: DICKEYBIRD on September 16, 2009, 10:58:29 AM
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These are all r/c models I designed & built a few yrs. ago (before I got the metal munching disease) using TurboCAD and a homebuilt CNC router to cut out the sheet balsa & ply parts. They are all powered by modified (exhaust sleeve-throttled) Cox TeeDee .049's except for the motor-glider which has a Cox PeeWee .020 and the biplane which has a Cox TeeDee .020.
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/bdbfinism.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/lizzland4-sm2.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/biperach-sm.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/bipefini1small.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/flyby2sm.jpg)
(http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g227/DBAviation/P-JaySkySm.jpg)
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Dickeybird
Very nice indeed. Is the Biplane a semi-scale Sopwith Camel?
The reason I ask, is a friend made one. I accused him of making the wingtips back to front.
Look a bit strange to me like that.
Way beyond my abilities ::)
I'm impressed ..
Dave BC
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Thanks Dave. Actually, the bipe (I call it the Stealth Camel 'cuz it's got see-through covering) was a design exercise to have good performance including touch n' goes, taxiing, good take-offs, etc. with an exhaust sleeve-throttled .020 Tee Dee.
It's the lightest construction/appearance package I could come up with at the time and looks closest to a Sopwith Pup fuselage & empennage with Camel wings. I hate them backward wingtips on the 'Pup.;)
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Very nice builds Dickeybird.
All free flights right? That twin engined one is a nice piture. Took a while until I realized it wasn't on the ground.
Bernd
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Very, very, nice, those planes are stunning. I'd love to try one but it may not look pretty for very long in my hands..... :lol:
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Thanks fellows.
Bernd they are all r/c. The bipe is 3 channel; (rudder/elev/motor) the Gyro is 4 channel; (aileron [rotor tilt]/elev/rudder/motor, the BadaBing is 5 channel (aile/elev/coupled flaperons/rudder/motor); the Twin Lizzie is 5 channels (aile/elev/rudder/motor/coupled-split throttle switching) and the motor glider is 2 channel (V-tail rudder-vator, no throttle.)
Pretty pictures....yup, lotta work getting good ones but a necessity. 2 of the planes are already published magazine construction articles. One of the others is 98% ready to go; the autogyro article is maybe 50% completed. That was as of August 2004...then I bought a used lathe. End of story. ::)
One of these days I'd love to finish them up but CAD plans and writing are hard for me to get excited about.
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Very very nice.... gonna show these to my father in-law... he is a RC nut.
Eric