Jon6 days ago2 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 193 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.
JonJun 22 min3D Printing - How Just One Setting Can Make Weighty a DifferenceI am currently printing a prototype of the Grumman Mallard. I have printed a lot of planes now and have seen many of the problems that ca...
JonMay 193 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 gl...
JonMay 152 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 134 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 conc...
JonMay 102 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 t...
JonMay 91 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 backgr...
JonMay 63 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 272 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 17 - Making Test Parts and Some Early Print TroublesMaking Test Parts and Some Early Print Troubles
JonApr 232 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 firew...
JonApr 224 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,...
JonApr 204 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 15 - 3D Printer settingsOk, my printer is still broken, despite attempting a short-term epoxy fix. My replacement parts are still are not here but due in the nex...
JonApr 173 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 14 - Wing Loading, WCL & Why Elephants Can't FlyThe first iteration of the model is compete and it's time to start printing... Unfortunately my printer is has broken under the strain of...
JonApr 162 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 13 - Housekeeping or Threat and Error ManagmentWe are nearly there. It's almost time to start printing our aeroplane. One of the reasons I enjoy modelling, be it with a 3D printer and ...
JonApr 152 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 12 - Elevator controlsToday is time to add in some elevator controls. Although it's always worth leaving this kind of thing until the majority of the modelling...
JonApr 143 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 11 - Staying CoolI have built the cooling scoop for the aft engine and also made some extrude cuts in the fwd firewall to allow some cooling air into the ...
JonApr 132 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 10 - Sectioning the tail booms.This part of the design is a bit tedious I'm afraid. We need to section the boom into parts that can be printed. The screen cast is aroun...
JonApr 102 minHow to 3D Print an Aeroplane - Day 9 - Sectioning the fuselageIn the last post of this week I have sectioned the fuselage. You can follow along with the screen cast to see how I have gone about it an...
