Nice video, very informative and entertaining. I recommend you to set the CG in the FWD limit for the maiden in order to increase stability. Good luck!
Bravo. Can I make a request ? Please make a comparison between 3D-printed wings, foam with balsa planking and ribbed construction. A small E-Sailplane would be the most suitable, the test method (s) could look like: glideratio at 0%, 15%, 30% gas, stall (quality and quantity), maximum speed and stability. As far as I know nobody (worldwide) made such a comparison!
i am almost ready to print this plane... but the manual says about the FAN : YES ...... but i like to know what is the best... fan 100%? or maybe 50?... i think 100% but what did you use as setting for the fan? My idea is to put FAN OFF at first layer and from the second layer to the end FAN ON 100%..... i hope you can help me with this! tnx
Yes, off for the first layer. I think I used 50% fan for all other layers. Also start at around 30mm/s speed first then experiment with higher speed if you wish.
@@HobbyView tnx for the fast response. I just made my first print and it is almost perfect. 100% fan i used but indeed 50% will be better i think, then the lwpla has more time to expand. I will try tommorow!
thanks for posting. good work. some thoughts. the design of the nose-wheel suspension results in Excessive travel, while Not Effectively absorbing Impact energy. suggest re-design or elimination of the nose-wheel suspension. someone chose to use an elliptical wing planform on this model. i am not sure whether it is a good choice; regardless of whether the model flies okay. cheers
We'll see how well the nose suspension does when I fly it. Elliptical wings typically have very good stall characteristics (Spitfire, P-47, etc) so again, we'll see when I fly it.
I love this video. I've been using it as a reference for my build. One thing I am having problems with is mounting the servos in the wing. They broke and I'm not sure if its a design flaw or possibly a printing issue. They seem to be to delicate or the hole too small for the screws that came with the servos. Do you have any advice?
Your content is such great, every time I see your intro I get some popcorn and lean back i the couch, there is something special about them! Do you remember anything about that Fokker dr.1? Brand and how it flies?
Wow, I speechless. Thanks so much for the kind comments. The DR.1 is an old Electrify ARF. It flew pretty good for it's type until the motor came off in flight. :O
Duct Tape: Handyman’s secret weapon! Keep your stick on the ice! ;) Great build! My only concern is the size of your largest print? I’m limited to 200mm so this project may be out of my printed facilities.
Bit lame they did not build in hinges. I've made a few of my own 3d printed plane designs and building in a "snap-in" hinge is actually pretty easy for the control surface. Looks way nicer too.:( I'll have to see if they lamed out like this on their other designs.
Great video! I miss your more frequent uploads. What is that outtro theme? It sounds vaguely familiar from some old scifi movie or tv show like "Forbidden Planet" (or maybe even an episdoe of "Gumby") but I can't quite place it.
Thanks. Sorry I've been slow in making more videos. I've been very busy with life and other projects. I hope to have the flight video up relatively soon. Haha, you are kind of close regarding the theme. The music is from the very beginning of the Japanese intro to the old Space 1999 TV show: th-cam.com/video/-HOB_cr-48w/w-d-xo.html
"I will use what they recommend... I've never done that before!" ha ha, great general rule :) Great video, thanks.
Excellent video. Looking forward to flight testing
Nice video, very informative and entertaining. I recommend you to set the CG in the FWD limit for the maiden in order to increase stability. Good luck!
I'm gearing up to do this build, thanks for the very clear video :)
Dude I see a BattleTech Mech on your desk...instant fan. Oh good video too, really well done, nice voice and editing.
Excellent video. Looking forward to flight testing. I will have to find a person or company that prints parts for others.
there are many online! One of the more popular ones is shapeways.com
Great vid! Right to the point and very clear. Subbed!
Printing this in LW-PLA as I type
Great work and a great video!
Im Seriosly Thinking of redesigning it to like an 208 Caravan
Всё супер!Ждём самолёт для FPV!
Well done Fitz! I just started printing the Eclipson Z (I too like the shock absorbing landing gear design)
Ricky Gode , Good luck!
Did you print with light weight pla or regular pla?
Bravo.
Can I make a request ? Please make a comparison between 3D-printed wings, foam with balsa planking and ribbed construction. A small E-Sailplane would be the most suitable, the test method (s) could look like: glideratio at 0%, 15%, 30% gas, stall (quality and quantity), maximum speed and stability.
As far as I know nobody (worldwide) made such a comparison!
Very nicely done video. Thank you!
Where you bought this 3D model?
Question, I just saw this video, how well did this printed plane hold up? Please let me know...Doug
i am almost ready to print this plane... but the manual says about the FAN : YES ...... but i like to know what is the best... fan 100%? or maybe 50?... i think 100% but what did you use as setting for the fan? My idea is to put FAN OFF at first layer and from the second layer to the end FAN ON 100%..... i hope you can help me with this! tnx
Yes, off for the first layer. I think I used 50% fan for all other layers.
Also start at around 30mm/s speed first then experiment with higher speed if you wish.
@@HobbyView tnx for the fast response. I just made my first print and it is almost perfect. 100% fan i used but indeed 50% will be better i think, then the lwpla has more time to expand. I will try tommorow!
thanks for posting. good work. some thoughts. the design of the nose-wheel suspension results in Excessive travel, while Not Effectively absorbing Impact energy. suggest re-design or elimination of the nose-wheel suspension. someone chose to use an elliptical wing planform on this model. i am not sure whether it is a good choice; regardless of whether the model flies okay. cheers
We'll see how well the nose suspension does when I fly it.
Elliptical wings typically have very good stall characteristics (Spitfire, P-47, etc) so again, we'll see when I fly it.
New sub, well done, great person, wise, thank you for your hard work and dedication.
Great voice edit!
I love this video. I've been using it as a reference for my build. One thing I am having problems with is mounting the servos in the wing. They broke and I'm not sure if its a design flaw or possibly a printing issue. They seem to be to delicate or the hole too small for the screws that came with the servos. Do you have any advice?
Try printing them at 100% infil and at a higher resolution (~ 0.1mm layer height).
Your content is such great, every time I see your intro I get some popcorn and lean back i the couch, there is something special about them! Do you remember anything about that Fokker dr.1? Brand and how it flies?
Wow, I speechless. Thanks so much for the kind comments.
The DR.1 is an old Electrify ARF. It flew pretty good for it's type until the motor came off in flight. :O
Duct Tape: Handyman’s secret weapon! Keep your stick on the ice! ;)
Great build! My only concern is the size of your largest print? I’m limited to 200mm so this project may be out of my printed facilities.
On their website they state minimum printer size a 200x200x180mm (X,Y,Z)
www.eclipson-airplanes.com/model-y
HobbyView I may be able to squeeze it in ;)
Looking forward to the first flight!
Great Video, Love the flight video too. what do you use on your bed for adhesion the gold stuff it sure gets a good hold.
just glass is good.
hello, can you give 3d printing files?
Bit lame they did not build in hinges. I've made a few of my own 3d printed plane designs and building in a "snap-in" hinge is actually pretty easy for the control surface. Looks way nicer too.:( I'll have to see if they lamed out like this on their other designs.
it is beautiful!
Hi. I can not buy with paypal because I was in turkey. Is there another way to buy?
Great video
If duct tape is good enough for astronauts, it's good enough for me! lol
Great video! I miss your more frequent uploads. What is that outtro theme? It sounds vaguely familiar from some old scifi movie or tv show like "Forbidden Planet" (or maybe even an episdoe of "Gumby") but I can't quite place it.
Thanks. Sorry I've been slow in making more videos. I've been very busy with life and other projects. I hope to have the flight video up relatively soon.
Haha, you are kind of close regarding the theme. The music is from the very beginning of the Japanese intro to the old Space 1999 TV show: th-cam.com/video/-HOB_cr-48w/w-d-xo.html
Can I use abs instead of pla to make that plane?
Jalspiration , no. ABS does not have good adhesion for thin wall printing.
What is the wall thickness? Thx.
Electric Flyer hinge tape would probably work better and be lighter!
It’s much easier to quickly pick up some duck tape from a store
Maybe, but Duct tape sucks
how many hours did this take to do?
About 20hours of printing.
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Hi man, do you send me this STL landgear for me please!!
Could anyone please tell me is it possible to hand launch this plane??
Yes, you should be able to hand launch it.
@@HobbyView thank you, could you please make a video demonstration regarding this it would be very good
very cool
it 's ok i did it and now wait for fly
Hey you stole my triplane motor!
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