JonJan 162 min3D Printed Harrier VTOLI started a new project this week whilst waiting for some parts for a different build. It started as an exercise in CAD with no really...
JonJan 71 minFusion 360 Drawings and Calculating CG'sI've been working on a few new projects as well as updating the Avanti for a proper release. Today I built a couple of foam board chuck...
JonOct 30, 20203 min"You've Designed This Wrong!"Since starting this project last year it has been a truly exciting learning curve. It feels like 3D printing is starting to become more...
JonSep 17, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 9 - Shelling the FuselageIn this episode I shell the central fuselage sections. Rather than simply using the shell tool in the first instance I split the fuselage...
JonSep 14, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 6 - Quickie - Cowling and Motor MountEpisode 6 focuses on the motor mounting and cowl. I have stopped cutting out holes in the firewall for mounting screws as often motor...
JonSep 10, 20201 minHow to 3D print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 4 - Elevator and AileronsPart 4 of our build, cutting out the elevators and ailerons and including a hinge line. Plenty of trial and error on show with the...
JonSep 9, 20201 minHow to 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 3 - Quickie Winglet and Main GearThis episode brings you the aft wing winglet, constructed using a sweep on a 3D sketch. It shows you how sometimes you need to think about h
JonSep 8, 20201 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 2 - Rutan QuickieEpisode 2, today we have built the wings. There is nothing groundbreaking in my fusion use today, I mostly used simple functions such as...
JonAug 3, 20202 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Cessna 337 gets its Maiden FlightThis project began back in March when the world and the UK where I live was thrown into COVID-19 lockdown.
JonJun 19, 20203 min3D Printing - Geodesic Internal StructureOn more than a few occasions I have wanted to build the internal structure of my models in a similar way to the Vickers Wellington bomber.
JonMay 19, 20203 minThe Ferrari of the Skies - Piaggio AvantiSeveral years ago, my day job was flying corporate jets around. For a few years I sat in the left hand seat of a Learjet 45. It was a...
JonMay 15, 20202 minNew Project - Grumman X-29I have recently shared a few new or ongoing projects and I thought I would share another. I started this one back in December. It took a...
JonMay 13, 20204 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Maiden Flight (ish) - Skymaster free to downloadWith the easing of the UK lockdown restrictions I had an opportunity to try and take the Skymaster for its maiden flight. I had some...
JonMay 10, 20202 minNew Project - Grumman MallardEver get an idea and feel so excited about it that you simply have to stop what you're doing and flesh it out a bit? This often happens...
JonMay 9, 20201 minNew Project - Returning the LoPresti Fury to FlightWith the Cessna 337 finished but lockdown continuing its time for a new project. I have a couple of other projects going on in the...
JonMay 6, 20203 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Build Complete + Discussion on Propeller PitchAfter a frantic start where I could achieve a lot in a short space of time the design process slowed to a halt due to running out of PLA....
JonApr 27, 20202 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 17 - Making Test Parts and Some Early Print TroublesMaking Test Parts and Some Early Print Troubles
JonApr 23, 20202 minHow to 3D print an Aeroplane - Day 16 - First Print!The tiny part for my printer I needed finally arrived and I have set off on the first print of our prototype. I started with the aft...
JonApr 22, 20204 min9 Ways To Get More Lift (Or Lose It) - Lift AugmentationEver since I was a kid with a window seat I have been fascinated but the mechanical goings on of the wings. Even now as an airline pilot,...
