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    • C Offline
      Cubcrafter
      last edited by

      A project that I have been working on.
      This is 1/3 scale radio controlled aircraft.
      135" wingspan, gas powered.

      All work done with SketchUp and parts exported to Corel as .svg files for cutting on my laser.
      This will be a kit that I will be selling in the near future.

      I know of others using Solidworks to achieve the same results.

      More to come.

      Larry


      3-View that I started with


      Construction Drawing


      Wing Detail


      Tail group framed up


      Wing framed up

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      • EscapeArtistE Offline
        EscapeArtist
        last edited by

        Very cool. Are you an experienced flying model builder? I understand that direct scaling of the camber/chord/etc.. of a wing does not always render a flyable wing in a scaled model, how did you adjust for this?

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        • C Offline
          Cubcrafter
          last edited by

          Hi EscapeArtist

          I have been flying R/C for 35 years and I fly in scale competitions across the country.
          I am an architect and have been using SketchUp for about the last 3 years. This is my first real attempt to use the software for something other than architecture.

          This plane is designed for "Fun Scale" competitions where the aircraft is not quite of museum scale quality. The real Eindecker had a flying tail and used wing warping. My design is using a proven flat bottom airfoil and conventional tail control surfaces.

          In September 2014 there is going to be a large airshow at the U.S. Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio. This is for the commemoration of the beginning of WWI. As soon as I am finished with this project I am going to design and build a museum quality flying 1/2 scale Nieuport 17 for that event. This will have about a 162" wing span.
          I have some drawings that the Germans made of a captured Nieuport 17 from 1917 to use for the design work.

          The group that I fly with here in the Midwest will have 10 to 12 half scale aircraft for this event.

          Sometimes when I say that I use SketchUp the response seems skeptical, but now I just show the Solidworks guys some of the Eindecker drawings. β˜€

          Larry


          Captured Nieuport 17 drawings

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          • jeff hammondJ Offline
            jeff hammond
            last edited by

            awesome πŸ‘

            i love seeing drawings alongside the build.. i actually look at the pictures for more than a second or two πŸ˜‰

            dotdotdot

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            • W Offline
              wtrouser
              last edited by

              Oh I'll be following this for sure... can't wait to see updates!

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              • cottyC Offline
                cotty
                last edited by

                @wtrouser said:

                Oh I'll be following this for sure... can't wait to see updates!

                +1 πŸ‘

                my SketchUp gallery

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                • Mike AmosM Offline
                  Mike Amos
                  last edited by

                  Nice, looking forward to seeing more.

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                  • EscapeArtistE Offline
                    EscapeArtist
                    last edited by

                    1/2 scale? That's impressive. I'm very glad to see SU being used in 3D real-world output, I hope to do someday as well. Looking forward to seeing the progress and perhaps a flight video? πŸ˜‰

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                      tomislavm
                      last edited by

                      Perfect!

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                      • soloS Offline
                        solo
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                        Interesting project, wanna see this until the end.

                        http://www.solos-art.com

                        If you see a toilet in your dreams do not use it.

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                        • C Offline
                          Cubcrafter
                          last edited by

                          Thought that I would post an update.

                          I got the parts cut for the fuselage and have been able to frame up both sides. Still need to put in the cross pieces and some other parts but you can see how things are starting to shape up. The length is about 84" and the out to out is 9". The firewall is 14" in diameter.

                          Larry


                          Fuse2.JPG


                          Fuse3.JPG


                          Fuse6.JPG


                          Engine1.JPG


                          Fuse10.JPG


                          Fuse11.JPG

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                          • Mike AmosM Offline
                            Mike Amos
                            last edited by

                            Proper craftsmanship in there, my hope is to get a workshop on retirement and build some of the things that interest me, mainly armoured vehicles that never made it to production. Someday perhaps. Thanks for the inspiration.

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