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 id...
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 g...
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 a...
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 mou...
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 elevat...
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 ...
JonSep 7, 20201 minHow To 3D Print an Aircraft - Series 2 Part 1- Rutan Quickie!I have been asked a few times to do another tutorial on how to design and print a 3D printed RC airplane. I have a quiet few weeks at the...
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 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 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 t...
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 firew...
JonApr 20, 20204 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 17, 20203 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 15, 20202 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 14, 20203 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 13, 20202 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...
