The BIG Build Begins - Scale L-1011 RC Airliner, Center Fuselage - Part 1
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- I designed a scale model airplane, from a blank canvas in Fusion 360 to a model that can be manufactured. Now I start to build the design I 3D modeled in CAD using a brand new 100 watt laser cutting machine, 3D printer and a lot of trial and error. I've been an aviation lover for as long as I can remember. Being able to build an airplane from scratch, even as scale plane, is very exciting and I wanted to share the whole process from CAD Design to building and ultimately the maiden flight.
In this very 1st episode in this series of RC airplane build videos, I assemble the center fuselage frame of the 1/20th scale Lockheed L-1011-500. It's the keystone of the entire airplane.
Featured in this episode are 3D printed wing mounts using MatterHackers NylonX on the Raise3D Pro 2. A few peeks at the Vank Laser cutting machine which was used to cut over 100 parts of 3mm birch plywood, which makes up the fuselage frame.
See the Assembly Guide and follow along: www.rccad2vr.com/l-1011-build...
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⭐️ NylonX by @MatterHackers
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⭐️ Music from @epidemicsound : www.epidemicsound.com/referra...
0:00 Welcome
1:01 Laser Cutting Airplane Frame
2:29 Wingbox Assembly Start
6:56 Wingbox Spacers
13:10 NylonX 3D Printed Airplane Wing Mount (Carbon Fiber Nylon)
14:22 Wing Mount Guides and Rails
16:26 Section 1 Review
19:13 Landing Gear Bay
23:35 Electronics Hatch, Longerons, and Strings
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Behind the Scenes:
The Vank Laser Cutting machine was purchased online direct from the manufacturer and shipped via container ship from Shanghai to Seattle. It was a nerve-racking 3 month experience.
This was my second attempt at building the center fuse, the first iteration failed due to a faulty keel design.
This video was shot over the course of 4 days and editing took 4 around the clock days.
I have over 60 hours of footage that was whittled down into this 30 minute video.
The wing mount's failed to print 4 times at about the 10 hour mark. The parts would warp off the build plate. MatterHackers suggested Garolite as the build surface best for NylonX. The new build plate worked the first time.
One of the aviation pioneers more than 100 years ago once said: "To invent a flying machine means nothing, to build it doesn't mean much. But to fly it means everything!" Glad to see you back on the screen for 'step two' of the process...
Awesome quote! I'm pretty motivated to get this in the air. As I was building it I kept thinking about how these parts will someday take to the sky and make a graceful landing 🤞
Finally, I found out it was french aviation pioneer Capitaine Ferdinand Ferber(1862-1909) who wrote this in his book about aviation(1905). I'm into aviation since childhood, being born into a family of pilots, and I somehow had this quote always in the back of my mind. But when I wrote the comment yesterday, I became aware that I didn't knew the origin of this quote. So today I went through the books I read as a boy, for a trace of this quote... et voilà (as the french would say )
@@RCCAD2VR brother, I am intresting in these things. Can I know what this hobby is called, I will research rest. Is there any course you need to do and you need licence to build and fly this?
@@RCCAD2VR Really - then when is it going to fly??
I suspect there will be a number of people that will simply enjoy building this without ever trying to fly it :-)
Time will tell... It will look best in the air though 😁
The quality of this series is absolutely unreal
That's very kind of you to say! Thank you! It's nice to know the time I put into these videos is appreciated and enjoyed! Cheers 🍻
Episode 3 caught my attention so I’m starting from the beginning. Most people don’t have the skill or the time (I suffer from both) to pursue an endeavor of this magnitude so we live vicariously through build videos. Most videos don’t keep my attention which may be attributed to being the poster boy for ADD, however, your build is so well done I’m enthralled and greatly appreciative of your skill and effort. Thank you, John from California.
That's so awesome to hear John! Thank you for writing this. I was concerned that I was not holding attention when looking at the video analytics where most people click away pretty quickly. This made my day knowing that and ADD mind can stay engaged. Thank You! Welcome to the channel and a big upper left coast greeting to you!
Way to go my friend!!! So excited to watch this project soar!
Thanks Chris! It's been quite the undertaking so far. You'll have to swing by sometime and see the progress IRL!
I will follow your build with a lot of interest! I'm already impressed!
Awesome Bernard! Thank you and Welcome to the channel!
Wow! Incredible!
Thanks! Hope you like the next two videos in the series just as much!!
Love this video! It's great to see all the design work come to life! Super impressive on how far this project has come along. Can't wait for the next build video!! 🙌🏼
Thank you Sean 😁 it's been a massive undertaking as you can see.
That was some wait for the next video! I cant wait to see how this turns out, good luck with the build!
Thanks Mark! Yeah, it was a hot minuted getting this one produced. There was a ton of prep work and prototyping that had to be done first, but happy to be back and making vids! Cheers.
This is a masterpiece! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you for taking the time to watch this first build video and write a comment Francisco! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Welcome to the channel!
Brilliant to watch and exacting work! Super exciting my friend! Well done!
Many thanks Rob!
Amazingly wow!!! great!!! i cant wait to see the next video to the finishing of this project.
Hey there 👋 Thanks for the comment, glad you liked this video. Working on the next couple of videos now. Stay tuned, more to come.
Wow! What a great project - drawings and 3d models are one thing - making it REAL is everything!
Thanks Gene!! Yeah, this project is testing me at every corner, but so much fun. Designing to manufacture and build makes things really interesting for sure. Glad you're enjoying it.
This video is so relaxing
This is so cool!
Glad you like it man!
Perfect!
Obrigado!
Fascinating, tedious, worthwhile, absolutely astonishing
Love hearing that Edward! It is certainly an exercise in patience 😆😆 but totally worth every minute.
Very nice!
Thanks Marcin, Glad you liked it.
Awesome skills!! Great editing too!
Thank you Bob! Really put my all into this episode. Learned a ton and will be improving as the build progresses.
Wow😳 The Best Video !! Terrance You work is beautiful!! Go!! go !!🚀🚀🚀
Thank you for the big compliment Martin!! Glad to know you enjoyed this video so much. Much more to come 🙂
Hi Terrance, greatings from Germany. It is amazing, what you are doing. The model looks pretty cool. I am looking forward to see this large plane fly.
Greetings from Seattle Washington! Thank you for the compliment. I'm happy to hear you're enjoying the project from 9 timezones away 😃 if I can pick up the pace, I'll be lucky to maiden this year.
WOOOOOOOOO, YEAH!!! been waiting ages for this!
Woot Woot! back in the video making game!
Very impressive, the fit of your parts looks very good.
Thank you! All in all it went together exactly as designed. Ran into a snag with a few sheets that were thicker than 3mm by .05-.1mm which caused a few fit issues. But I know now to be more meticulous about selecting my materials to better fit the tolerances. Cheers!
Hello from spain. I am real interested in the construction of the plane. I can't wait for more chapters. Continue like this and regards
Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoy the construction of airplanes! More episodes are coming. Here is the page with all of the episodes that will be part of this series. www.rccad2vr.com/l1011-build-series
That was Amazing Terrance 👌🏻
Much appreciated man! Happy you got a chance to watch it. I know you've been following here and on Instagram for a while... THANK YOU!
Hi Terence, and thanks for this tutorial. I think this is the best video on TH-cam for modeling with Fusion 360. Your project is awesome. I've learned so many new things as I can create a design myself.
Thank you from Germany.
Hi there! Thank you for writing such a nice comment! I'm happy to hear that the videos have been so helpful!! That's very rewarding for me to hear. Best wishes on your future models!
So extremely impressive.
Thanks GS, Happy to hear that! Thanks for watching.
Awesome series! Keep it up. 👍
Thank you!! I'm getting back in the swing, more coming soon. Cheers!
👍✈👍 FANTASTIC.
Thanks Colin! Glad you like it 🙌🙌
Incredible ..👊
Thanks man! Much more to come in the following months.
Amazing work and video. Well worth the wait.👍👍👍
Thanks Keith - it took a hot minute to get back to making videos. So much work had to go ahead of being able to produce this video. Thanks for staying interested and engaged with the project!!!
You are a great. Builder and a true artiisen congratulations guy!!!😁😄😃❤️😀
Thank you Joaquin! That is really nice of you to write. I'm happy to know that you enjoy these kinds of videos! Cheers!
You just popped up on my recommendations!! Good to see you old friend!! Glad you are well. Its been too many years!
Well look who the TH-cam brought in! Doing well out here in Seattle, thanks! Hope all is well with you also!
How relaxing. Immensely enjoyable, almost as good as putting it together myself 🙂. The more of the process and the result I see the harder it is to accept that a complete beginner can achieve this level of perfection over a variety of skillsets. (I am still drawing the wing with you ..
Thanks you for the nice comment Tom! Relaxing is what I was going for, with all the fast paced videos out there, I wanted to do something more low key. Glad that's come across and you enjoyed it. I can assure you this is my very first time. I do countless hours of research, learning, revising, testing, and reworking things. Having a background in design and media production has helped :)
That is a high quality content, keep up the great work!
Thanks man! Really trying to do the best I can.
Fantastic build.
Subscribed.
Welcome to the channel!!
Wow amazing, looks pretty cool,congratulations from Türkiye....
Hi 👋 From Seattle -- Thank you! Much more to come. Been working steadily on the next episode. See you then 🙂
Awesome work in every department. Ive used thin CA wicked into the joints for large scale builds and the joints havent failed
Im not sure if viewers appreciate how much effort goes into editing, as much if not more than the build itself. Your production is 5 star
Thank you David! Sometimes I feel I put too much effort in, but then I remember I actually enjoy it all and put my all into it. So your compliment is very much appreciated! Thank you!
I'll be switching to CA soon as well as epoxy. Pray for my nose and fingers 😂
The talent you have is unreal, good luck on your journey to finishing it. I'll be back to make sure 😅
awwww man, that's incredibly kind of you to say. Thank you very much for such an amazing comment and compliment! THANK YOU!
Huge thumbs up on this one buddy! I'm really liking the direction I'm seeing with this and can't wait to watch the rest of the videos. Are kits available? Cheers!
Thank you for the awesome content. You made a very well put together series that is both entertaining and educational. I've been a life long modeler that started before RC was a thing. I have a few comments/questions:
1. Comment - Thank you for adding doublers on your butt joints. I've seen this gone wrong a few times.
2. Comment - It looks like it will be plenty strong, I saw the comment on you watching the weight. I'm interested as well. My favorite quote on airplane design is "You don't build them to crash, you build them to fly." With scale wing profiles you need to be careful of the wing loading, too high and you get all the scary things that go along with that.
3. Comment - On the bending of the wing supports, I saw the direction your were bending it, fore and aft. Isn't the major force coming from a up and down flex? I bet those are plenty strong in that direction. Of course there is a force in the direction you moved it, but those forces are split between the two supports you have. And those forces will be concentrated at the wing root, assuming the rest of the part extending into the wing is fully supported. Of course, without knowing the exact forces... Just saying.
4. Question - What is that adhesive you paint on from the little jar?
Ok, I think I've bugged you enough, lol. Thanks for the awesome series!
I'm also an RC aircraft designer. Your videos are very helpful for me.
Awesome dude! Happy to hear that the videos I produce are helping you out! More to come. Cheers!
Epic !
Cheers!! Glad you think so!
Amazing Design & build, You are very skilled!! I've designed some Airliners in CAD mainly for Depron. Can not wait for the next instalment
Thanks Man, the compliments are very much appreciated. The next build video will be the nose section...possibly in conjunction with the tail, depends on how it goes. CAD adds an interesting dimension to model building, how have you enjoyed working with it and Depron?
Amazing work :)
Thank you! So many changes have been made since building this part. I'll be doing a debrief video eventually to talk about all the lessons learned.
Hi Terrance, I love your work. The design is fantastic and really clever. I think your wing mounts will be OK (no stress calculations to back this up) but I suspect the mounts will be incredibly stiff in the vertical flexion due to the shape but I am interested in what you find with the different materials. I think your whole set design and cinematography is also brilliant and really well thought through. This is a masterpiece!
Ahh man! Thanks Jason! I really appreciate you writing all of that!I really put my all into this one. I'm working with Raise3D on materials testing and design. An episode on that is in the works already. You are most certainly right about the vertical strength. From our estimation the mounts will fail well after the wooden spars do. Testing it will be fun though 😁
Amazing skills! Got excited to build my own kit
Awesome! Happy to hear that, what kit are you building or thinking about building?
@@RCCAD2VR I am working on RQ4 Global Hawk, CAD design is done, got them laser cut and now trying to build it. But I am not as professional as you are in terms of thinking of each and every detail. Would love to see how to approach the designing and what problems you faced while creating such designs yourself.
This is insane! İ am gonna buy a laser printer tomorrow.
so good.....
Thank you Emmanuel! Glad you like it.
Nice modeling, nice filming, great editing!
Thanks Nick! Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Thinking I might add narration in the next one. What do you think, should I keep it like this, or add voice overs?
@@RCCAD2VR It depends on what you want these videos to be. This felt more true and involving, so more entertaining imho.
But the voice over would probably make for a better *guide* (if you want the videos to become the assembly manual for your customers). Maybe in the case you could record the voice over only for the customers?
Every once in awhile I try to boggle my mind by thinking about how far space goes and what's out there. I run out of brain while still pretty close to Earth and that's how I feel watching Terrance not only designing this model but assembling it too. I've built many wooden models of airplanes and ships but I have never even seen anything like this. I am very interested in knowing if any kits will be offered in the future. Pete McGill, Bonita Springs, Florida.
Hi There! Thanks for this awesome comment! I am definitely going a different route than most kits, using a hybrid approach to making parts. Regarding kits, Yes! This is being developed as a kit and there is a growing list of people who have reserved a kit when it becomes available later this year. You can get more information about the kit here www.rccad2vr.com/trijet-kit-pre-order-waitlist
Keep it up.
Working on the next episode now 🙂
awesome😱
Thanks! Glad you like it!
You sir, are a fantastic engineer. The repeatability tolerances on your 3d printer and laser cutter must be very tight. Cheers
Edit: L1011 is one of my favorite airliners. ✓
broh i ve been waiting this for a long time i feel really excited
and i ve watched all your videos if keep it like this you will become a legend of the rc airliners
awww man! That's super kind of you to say. Thanks You! I'm working towards speeding up the video releases. Let's see if I can pull it off. Thanks for keeping up with the channel and the work I'm doing. CHEERS!
@@RCCAD2VR don't worrys, I ve follow your Chanel since a long time ago I guess since you uploaded your first video about wings, and I'm very happy cause finally i found a chanel where explains every detail of how to design an airplane from the beginning, thanks for share knowledge
Muy Bueno!!
Gracias!
fantastic! I
Glad you liked it!
Salut Terrance félicitation de l'ile de la REUNION (ocean indien) je te suis depuis tes premières vidéos et j'ai énormément appris sur fusion360 grâce à toi. Encore merci
Bonjour Claude, Merci pour les félicitations. Je suis très heureux d'apprendre que vous suivez depuis un certain temps et que vous avez beaucoup appris des didacticiels Fusion 360. J'espère que vous apprécierez la série de constructions tout autant que je commencerai à concrétiser le L-1011.
That is looking amazing. Curious about the ready to fly weight estimates with all that ply? It’s definitely going to be strong enough, if not too strong.
Hi Clayton! Weight is something I am tracking. It's much lighter than my first go. The rest of the plane is far more sparing in material. I just didn't want any movement between the wings, good support for the mounts, and the ability to hold up against harder landings just to be on the safe side. It'll be a tough bird in the spirt of the original L-1011 Thanks for the great comment!
Magnifique travail.
Avec ces nouveaux outils de CAO on gagne nettement en qualité avec un niveau nettement plus 'aéronautique'.
J'espère que la bête sera bien démontable, qu'on puisse la transporter facilement.
Bravo
Merci Olivier !
Les logiciels de CAO rendent vraiment des projets comme ceux-ci plus prévisibles et précis. Oui, il se démonte en 3 sections et les ailes peuvent être retirées individuellement. Cela devrait permettre de le transporter dans la plupart des voitures.
@@RCCAD2VR on est prêts 😁
You are my hero
Cheers man!
Very nice build, and especially the presentation. I have one recommendation for you though. When I mill parts for my own models, I cut all internal holes a little oversize, normally 0,5mm, which makes everything very easy to put together, and the extra spacing makes room for glue, that could otherwise be pushed out of the joint altogether. This is especially useful when "tapping" parts together, as I see that you sometimes needs to persuade the parts, using tools, to come together completely.
Hey there! Thanks for watching the video and taking a minute to write a helpful tip! The fit issued I was having were actually the wood thickness. The tolerances were added into the design with additional kerf allowance as well to ensure easy fits. I thought I had done something wrong somewhere along the way. About 3/4 of the way through the build it occurred to me to measure the thickness of the wood. Turns out several of the sheets were almost .25mm thicker than they should've been. All of my previous tests and templates I cut, the sheets were .09 - .05 thinner than 3mm. From here on out I will be taking my calipers to the lumber store to make sure I am not getting thicker sheets. Lesson learned.
@@RCCAD2VR Yep, learned that the hard way myself. Turns out that much lumber/sheet sold as metric actually is inches. So I ALWAYS measure before drawing and milling. 😀
Master¡¡
🙌🙌🙌 Thank You
Having built and flown RC airplanes since 1971 what I am seeing here looks like it will be very heavy when completed. Lots more plywood and heavy parts than I would expect for an RC model that will supposedly fly in the end. I hope I am wrong. Awesome design work though! Would love an invite to the maiden. I live just south of you in Bremerton, WA.
I'm keeping an eye on it. This is the most reinforced area of the plane the rest of it is much more sparing in material. Please remind me as we get closer to maiden this plane regarding an invite. I don't want to promise today and forget months down the road 👍
I had the same in mind while seeing this being built. .oO( How much this will weight in the end? )
Beautifil work, very nice! 👍 I don't have a space for such a big airplane. Hope your next project will be some smaller plane. 😁 Also, it would be nice option to purchase plans and instructions only, for us with a laser cutter.
Thank you Tomáš for the compliment! I am putting a list together of potential planes as my next build, do you have a model you'd like to see? As for plans, I will not be able to offer them for the L-1011. It's simply too large and complex for plans. The plans and instructions alone would take me many long weeks to develop. Sadly, I'd never be able to recover the labor investment for them 😕. I may do plans for a smaller and simpler build in the future though!
great to see the progress you are making...looks great... Did you ever do the Plan printing video to finish the design stage?
Thanks Geoff - Yup, after one set back after another, I'm finally back in the game. Regarding the exporting video, I had to scrap it due to some changes and the removal of a key feature no longer available for free free. I'm reworking it to something that every free hobby user can make use of.
good luck!
Thank you! Much appreciated.
I stumbled my way here from your TikTok. Love the content!! Looking forward to more! Say hello to your newest subscriber!
Hey man! Thanks - Welcome to the channel, happy to hear you made it over here from TikTok. You're the first to say so. Cheers!
Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaah the time has come.
Let's Goooooooooooooo
HA! Yes it has! It's finally coming to life!
Uhh,, what thickness is the ,I assume ,light ply??? This is very interesting! I think the molded wing frames once joined to the structure of the wing will stiffen up the whole assembly!
You might consider using thin CA glue. You can fit the parts and then wick in the thin CA into the already fitted joint. Produces an almost instant bond.
Thanks for the tip! Will give that a try as I work through this build.
Thought the same thing. All this amazing technology at work producing incredible parts, and then Titebond being used. CA glue is on par with the level of work you have put into it. My only concern with Titebond is the resulting weight from the equivalent bond. For laminating larger parts though, Titebond is kind of nice. Gives time to work and such, and is substantially cheaper per volume...Can't wait to see the finished product. Almost a shame to cover it! Build a second, leave it bare bones and hang it up! 😁👍
@@RCCAD2VR Did i tell you I really appreciate your quick responses!
Niiice!!!!
Many thanks Deneshia! Loving the support.
Wow. your skills are incredible. Have you perform a load test on wings and frame too ?
That's very nice of you to write! Thank you! I have not done any load testing on the wings just yet, I've yet to still build them. They're 2 episodes away.
Terence, this is excellent work. Hats off to you. I noticed when you were building the wing box, you hardly glued any pieces together. Is that by design? Meaning that you you designed the pieces to be locked in place so no glueing required?
Thanks You! 😃 Yes, you are correct the wingbox is designed to lock itself into a rigid frame with minimal glueing.
Keep in mind, regarding the spar flex, most of your load will not be in the motion you demonstrated, at that point. Your outer will be fastened to the spars, and with two wing mounts and attach points to the fuse at the leading and trailing edges, most of your load will be trying to flexy your wings upward. I think you'd be fine with what you have, but duplicate with more carbon content? Sounds good to me!
Great points... was thinking much the same. Once the mount is sandwiched between the spars most of the flex will be removed. Never hurts to try a few options before making a final choice. Thanks for taking a minute to add to the conversation! Cheers!
Hello Terrance, again a great and very educational well made Video.
Could you please get a bit more into detail about the export of parts out of Fusion?
Especialy like Sheetings that are not flat and not covered in a flat exportable sketch!
I am still working on my 3m Wingspan Z-137T Agro Turbo in Fusion, where your Videos helped me really a lot! thx.
A huge thank you to you! Really happy to hear that you really enjoyed this video as much as the tutorials. I had to scrap my exporting video due to some changes and removal of free features in Fusion 360. I am reworking it to something that every hobby user of Fusion 360 can make use of. Thanks for being patient!
Impressive work! Almost zen to watch ;-)
I’m not seeing you weighing things down while drying or checking if things are still perpendicular… no problems to that end ?
Thanks Alfred! Nice to hear you enjoyed the video. This design does not require weighing things down or righting the structure. The interlocking parts force the frame into shape and stay true.
One think You haven't mentioned about your 3D printing journey is orientation. If you haven't given it some good thoughts yet, you definitely should ;-)
I'm not sure what you mean by orientation, care to elaborate?
@@RCCAD2VR The orientation of the part on the build plate of an FDM printer.
It has mostly two impacts :
- the need for supports;
- the strengths of your parts.
In a ideal world you want to minimize support and maximize strength
17:14 nothing wrong with this material for this purpose, but if the flexing bothers you, that can easily be reduced or eliminated altogether with a minor addition to the design of the part. Just add a stiffening flange about 1/2" wide or so in the plane of the deflection that you want to stop. Think of the principle of T- and I-beam design.
Absolutely amazing, how fast and how far it will be able to fly?
Thank you! Range depends on electronics but I won't be testing it's range limits in flight 😂 as for speed, I'm guessing it will be able to reach 140-160kph. Time will tell.
A 3mm tab and a 3mm slot are an interference fit aren't they. Nice build, I just found your channel and love it.
Hi Jim, Welcome to the channel, glad you found it! I'm guessing it was recommended by TH-cam? Yes, these are all interference fits to help reduce the need for glue. Although, I did encounter some problems with a few fits because I neglected to check my stock thickness before laser cutting the sheets. One sheet was much thicker than it was supposed to be and cause me a good bit of extra work. Lesson learned. I hope you enjoy the rest of the build! Cheers
@@RCCAD2VR Thanks for the reply, yes it was a You Tube suggestion. I do a lot of CNC routing, no laser so far. It looked to me that you had to use a good deal of effort to get some parts to move into position. I wonder if it isn't possible to use a small bit of offset in your lasing program to improve the fit. Constantly using a Dremel tool seems like a drag on a large project. Probably the parts an offset would be used on would have to be grouped together in order for the code to work properly. Just a thought. By the way. I'm a Bob Cad user and and your instructions on using cad work really well even though the programs work entirely differently. I'm actually finding less hoops to jump through than there appear to be in Fusion. I found your L-1011 line drawings on Pintrest and am having a blast learning some new drawing skills.
i got to 18 minutes when you are talking about the flex in your wing mount. those are going to be fitted to your spars, and the wing root against the fuse side will stop any flexing. plus the only load in for / aft direction is thrust and drag, most load will be vertical which you have already shown does not flex. when your modelling and you put the material in, does it give you the overall weight as you are modelling?
Hello Richard 👋 Very good points, thanks for adding to the conversation! You are correct, the direction of forces will not cause this part to flex in the direction I noted in the video. My general thoughts are testing more materials that are stiffer and perhaps lighter. I can get the weight of the model as I am modeling, however, not all of the materials that I am using are in the Fusion 360 Database, so the weights it returns are not accurate. Surprisingly, balsa and baltic birch are not a materials available to select.
keep waiting for episode 2...
Hang tight...it's in the works 😉
Question, if im building an airplane that dosnt have a cylindrical fuselage im going to for the most part have to make it like I would the nose in fusion. Am I correct here or am I thinking of this the wrong way? By the way what you have done here is brilliant in so many ways! Im really impressed with everything down to the video production quality! It’s stellar!
Thank you so much for the compliment!! It's very much appreciated. Yes, you are correct. For more complex shapes, the techniques I used in the nose design tutorial and the tail design tutorial is how I would go about it. The trick is to avoid 3 point sketches (they are a nightmare to get right) and place your sketches a the peaks and valleys of a shape, and let the loft do the rest. Kind of like a cylinder, four lines 90° apart, and a circle rail at the end will give you a cylinder when you loft. I hope that is helpful!
Hello terrance,i did enjoyed watching all your videos,liked them all,did subsrcibed too,downloaded this program,am dying to leanr properly how to use it in a good way,i really have no experience what so ever in using auto cad related drwing programs
Welcome to the Channel Ronald! Thank you for subscribing. With time and regular practice you will become very proficient in Fusion 360. Just keep going, it get's easier as you work through each challenge. Cheers!
Hola soy de argentina me encantó el trabajo que haces!! Me gustaría hacerlo yo solo por adorno soy muy fanático de los aviones. Quisiera saber si hay alguna posibilidad de comprar este material para poder armar uno yo mismo. Desde ya muchas gracias y felicitaciones por tu gran trabajo!!
Not sure if this is a dumb question. Why use 3mm ply and not just 3d print everything?
Hello, Terrance, Hello, I really like your work, I also dedicate myself to modeling, and 3d design (an amateur), but I do not work on this, I do this because I love this hobby.
I would like to know if you would have a tutorial on how to make the cut of the design (frames, stringers and ribs of the wings.)
I have drawn all the parts of an airplane, to cut with laser, but I don't know how, since I have them in 3 dimensions, and the laser cut is flat, how did you do it? I also use Fusion 360.
Thanks!!
Hi Martin - Congratulations on modeling your airplane! You're in luck, the 3D to 2D templates episode is going live in about 6.5 hours from now. It will show you exactly how you can get your model out of Fusion 360. If you have your notifications (the little bell) for this channel turned on, you will be notified as soon as it public. Hope it helps you! Cheers!
Just wondering, it has been a year now since you made this video, how is the laser cutter you used holding up ?
I was thinking about getting one of the Vank Cut 9060's.
It looks to be a high quality machine.
Hi 👋 it's been holding up very well so far. I've not pushed it to production runs yet, but so far so good.
I know modern tech is the way to go now as it saves heaps of time and the accuracy is fantastic but this old fart misses the old days when everything was built by hand. Beautiful aircraft though and I'm sure it will fly awesome!!!!
There is something to be said for hand made craftsmanship! I enjoy working with my hands and would enjoy a manual build. I decided pretty early on to develop this as a kit, so reliable repeatability became key. The skinning process that is yet to come will be much more hands on since I plan on skinning with balsa. Thanks for the watching!
@@RCCAD2VR Oh what you're doing is really efficient and assures repeatability and quality! I'm a drafter designer by trade so I was just reminiscing about the old days of frustration, endless sanding and a test of will to complete a project. Keep up the great work with your wonderful tutorials!
Hey Terrance, quick question. What do you intend on covering the airplane with? I know very little about how planes like this use airplane fabric or a plastic that shrinks when heated, and I'm curious as to how with such a large plane how you will cover it and what material you use?
Ho Landon 👋 my plane will be covered in Balsa and then fiberglass. There are many ways models are skinned. Some use from, others fabric, some plastic film. It all depends on the builder, the model type, and the construction type of the model.
Du grand hard Mr et hate de le voir dans les air , mais avant cela j'admire la conception le montage, j'aime aussi le mélange impression 3d et bois. Pouvez-vous me donner l'envergue et le poids a la louche ? Bravo
Bonjour! Merci pour le très beau commentaire ! Votre appréciation pour mon travail est la bienvenue ! J'aime utiliser un hybride de matériaux pour tirer le meilleur parti de chacun. L'échelle de la construction terminée sera de 2,7 m d'envergure et de 2,6 m de fuselage, le poids reste à déterminer. Merci d'avoir regardé et j'espère que vous apprécierez le reste de la série.
Is it ever going to be finished and are you going to fly it????????/
Looks fantastic, and very well designed.
But, my 10+ years of experience flying full size and RC, is telling me it might be overweight.
I would calculate the wing loading.
For instance, the stringers look like they are plywood, they should be balsa.
Also, 3D printing just doesn't have the strength to weight ratio for large RC aircraft.
Did you do all the designing yourself or did you find plans and cut them out?
Hey there. I designed everything from the ground up.
@@RCCAD2VR that’s pretty impressive man.
hello terrance,i visited your site,to see the videos where you finish the building?i could not find
Hi Ronald, the build is still in progress. I ran into a few design complications that I needed to work out. The next video is being shot over the next two weeks, so stay tuned. More build videos are on their way 🥳
when is the next video coming out?... how close is the flight?
Hi 👋 im pretty behind schedule. I ran into a design problem and needed to purchase new equipment to solve it. Happy to say, it arrived this week and I'm getting things moving again. I start shooting the next video next week. It will be the nose section of the airframe. I post progress updates regularly on Insta, Twitter, and TikTok if you'd like to see more of how the project is coming along.
Every R/C modelers dream. Do you have a price for the kit?
😀
I've got promise pricing available on my website here www.rccad2vr.com/trijet-kit-pre-order-waitlist
I keep it up to date as I get a better handle on all of the manufacturing costs.
What adhesive are you using for wood to wood?
I'm using wood glue at this stage.
thanks. Astonishingly complex creation and realization! Thanks
What is that plier like tool called? (the one which you use to push the cross bars in to the slots) ?
Hi Ravith. It is an Irwin Quick Adjusting GrooveLock vise-grip. It really comes in handy :)
@@RCCAD2VR thanks