Upgrading Abandoned Aircraft with 3D Printing and Advanced Avionics
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ย. 2024
- More progress made to the abandoned plane project, installing new avionics and improved usability to the cockpit. Installing the Garmin G5 unit and MGL Avionics engine monitor.
What I used:
- Garmin unit www.aircraftsp...
- MGL unit www.aircraftsp...
- Carbon cloth www.aircraftsp...
- Epoxy www.aircraftsp...
- 3d Printer, Available used or on amazon
This Video is part of a series where I am rebuilding an abandoned bush plane and upgrading it along the way. I torn everything down and starting from scratch, even the engine is being replaced with something completely different.
This plane is a 2000 Skyraider 1, closely related to the very popular KITFOX and AVID aircraft on a slightly smaller scale.
I have been thinking for a while that 3D printing for panel bezels, and control sticks makes a lot of sense. Nice to see someone doing it.
Definitely an experiment, but should hold up okay
Great video, love to see the cheaper side of aviation.
Thanks!
The dash looks awesome!
Thanks!
Wow quite the transformation from when you picked it up, can’t wait to see it in the air
Thanks me too!
Great job
Thank you
Super cool project!
Very nice great job!!
Thank you very much!
Greate video!! Thanks!
How many carbon layer did you put for your dash? And how many epoxy? Thanks!!
Glad you liked it!
Very nice job young man.
Thank you!
Nice work, but can I make a few suggestions? For the fuel lines, I would use, at a minimum, good quality rubber automotive fuel hose. It's inexpensive and a lot more durable than that clear vinyl hose. And as much as I love designing clips, etc. and making them on my 3D printer, I would secure the fuel hoses with the time-tested double Adel clamp technique. One clamps goes around the frame tube and the other around the hose. A screw connects the two.
Also, i hope you are using Tefzel insulated wire. It's not expensive at Aircraft Spruce. You can use nice thin 20 gauge for things like PTT switches.
Looks good keep it up you’ll be flying soon
Thanks! I hope so
Very, very cool. I love the carbon fiber and am now considering something similar in my Sonex (thanks for the demonstration). I do quite a bit of 3D printing and, as another person mentioned, I'd be nervous about heat deforming the printed parts on a hot day. Maybe consider using the 3D printer to make a mold and lay up the G5 mount part in carbon instead. And the front bezel, too.
That’s a great idea, I’ll definitely make a video of the pla if it has any issues and the fix for it would probably be that exactly, making some carbon parts
Awesome work. Love your usage of 3D printing. 👌🏼
Not sure what kind of phone you have, but maybe consider the quad lock integrated charging system. I just added it to my ADV motorcycle and it’s awesome. It is a hardwired 12 to 24 V supply. No extra wires needed, so it is super clean.
Thanks! And that’s a good idea I’m going to look into that
Awesome, nice work Clayton! 👍
All we need now is a printer that will print complete carbon airplane parts.😁
Thank you! Wouldn’t that be nice haha probably someday
@@claytonwodianyNice Work! You make it look easy Clayton!. I never worked with carbon fiber but I should. I am an old dog but willing to do new tricks!🤣
Haha thanks! It is actually very simple once you’ve done it even once, I was really intimidated at first but once you do one piece you’ll see it’s not bad
Clean af. This type of aviation is so appealing, will this aircraft make part 103?
Thanks! This one specifically probably not, but will meet Canadian regulations which are heavier. Some of these skyraiders are able to fly under part 103
Xactly!!! Those companies are ripping people off and they know damn well that a hand grip or a flush mount can be sold for pennies on the dollar just by 3d printing them. great job and what's even cooler is that they can be made in all sorts of colors. Show us how you did the fire wall please.
Thanks! Exactly, I’ll see how the parts hold up but they should be okay. The firewall should be in one of the next videos
Awesome, looking forward to seeing how you built that firewall
Possibly make a full loop of wire to minimise bending and potential problems on the control stick?? I bought the same usb charger! I also printed vents etc. Your work looks good 👍
Thanks! Full loop would be a great idea, will do that on the next one for sure
Check out the EAA65 (golden horseshoe) group some time!
Absolutely amazing work! Love the panel and your avionics cover. Keep up the good work.
Thank you I really appreciate it!
@@claytonwodiany You're welcome.
is there files for the 3D print stick , I would en mind it on my exp PA-18 as I have electric trim to.
nice work looking good.
Thanks, I designed it but it needs some fine tuning before it goes anywhere and want to test it before as well
@@claytonwodianyI understand, let me know if and when you are releasing it , and what would be the fees.
Bellissimo lavoro ti farebbe piacere condividere i progetti per la stampa 3d , grazie mille
Thanks!
I'm loving these videos. Are those planes Sky Raider 1, or Sky Raider 2?
You have a PTT button on the grip, but where's the radio?
It’s a handheld beside the seat for now. Will likely add a panel mounted radio soon
Newbie here! Your New avionics set seems to reduce the instruments on your dash or are they threww oacked with multi functions? Can you explain further if you get my question.
I think I get you. They are multi function. I’ve got it simplified to 3 instruments, one is a backup airspeed indicator in case I lose electric. Then there is an engine and flight instrument, the engine monitor replaces 8 instruments and packs them into one small display, the flight display is the same idea. This allows for a simpler, easy to read panel with even more data. Also because of eliminating all the extra instruments it allows for a smaller lighter panel
@@claytonwodiany alright. I understand it better now, I've also researched more about this g5 and other glass panels... Thanks again, your journey is encouraging especially to newbies like me
Nice work. Would you mind sharing the model?
Thanks, it’s a 2000 skyraider 1
@@claytonwodiany I meant the solid model for the stick grip. LOL
You printing in ABS?? I printed a IPad mount for my Remos in PLA and on hot day it deformed. Switched it to ABS and never had an issue the rest of last summer
Good suggestion, I’m printing in pla and going to do my best keeping the plane indoors but if I would do it again that’s a great way to do it
@claytonwodiany yeah black carbon fiber is gonna get hot. My plane is all composite painted white but dash cover is black abs
High-temp PETG (PolyHex) and PC have been my go-to for parts in the airplane where longevity and heat tolerance is a concern.
@@mkosmo Yeah I have both and I own 2 Bambu X1 Carbons with heated chamber. It can do the Carbon Fiber filament as well with a steel hotend.
@@EricHaskins71 I love some PA6-CF for this kind of thing, too, but I've more or less moved away from it for most things with the discovery of PolyHex, especially for parts with small features. At the end of the day it comes down to either material properties or finish since all of the above (except PLA) will handle the temperatures and vibration just fine.
Can you put the stick's STL files on Thingiverse? I'd like to build it.
Nice work, but can I make a few suggestions? For the fuel lines, I would use, at a minimum, good quality rubber automotive fuel hose. It's inexpensive and a lot more durable than that clear vinyl hose. And as much as I love designing clips, etc. and making them on my 3D printer, I would secure the fuel hoses with the time-tested double Adel clamp technique. One clamp goes around the frame tube and the other around the hose. A screw connects the two.
Also, i hope you are using Tefzel insulated wire. It's not expensive at Aircraft Spruce. You can use nice thin 20 gauge for things like PTT switches.