Hi Guys,
This is my first scaled foamie and its NOT a profile foamie. Its a 16% scale model of Extra 300S made of Styrofoam, colored tape and some little balsa.
there is the video of the maiden... Its not god though.
Will upload other videos soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02AYSlc3lI
[Admin Note] Fixed Youtube link.
Build Log
day 1 Oct 30th Sunday
slicing of styrofoam into three 98*49*1 cm sheets by hot wire cutter. parts of fuselage cut
day 2 Oct 31 Monday
Joining of the above parts to form fuselage. Horizontal and vertical stabilizers cut (Aeromodelling Club)
Build Log
day 3 Nov 1 Tuesday
Taping of Fuselage and Stablizers. Attachment of Stablizers to the fuselage. Wire cutting of Wings.
day 4 Nov 2 Wednesday
Elevator, Rudder attachment, motor mounting.
day 6 Nov 4 Friday
Strengthening of main wings by spar and drilling of holes in spar, taping of main wing. portion of fuselage behind canopy completed.
day 7 Nov 5 Saturday
day 8 Nov 6 Sunday
sanding to make upper part of fusalege
day 9 Nov 7 Monday
upper part of fuselage done, Cutting of Excess wing + Artwork, Left Wing slot made in Fuselage
day 10 Nov 8 Tuesday
Right wing slot made, Ailerons attached, Servo mounting of elevator, ailerons and rudder servo centering, construction of landing gear mount.
day 11 Nov 9 Wednesday
Tail wheel and main landing gear attached. Servo centering and tail-twist adjustment done.
Preflight Check and Centre of mass adjustment.
Maiden Flight
Features
Power plant
Motor DYS D3536 series 281406 , 500 W, 1250 rpm/V http://www.dys.hk/ProductShow.asp?id=59
(currently using) NTM Prop Drive 35-36A 1400rpm/v 550 W http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__14342__NTM_Prop_Drive_Series_35_36A_1400Kv_550W.html
ESC
hobbyking 50 amp ESC http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__6459__Hobbyking_SS_Series_40_50A_ESC.html
Propeller
at the time of maiden TGY slow fly 10X4,7
currently using electiric only master airscrew 10X6. Takes plane vertically at 60% throttle only! but causes little 2200 mAh battery to swell.
Battery
3s 2200 mAh 20-30C LiPo Battery.
Receiver Battery
Servos
elevator, rudder – 2 dys 18gram servos
ailerons = two 2 hextronix 9 gram servos
Wing Span 120 cm
Length 100 cm
Wing Area 0.24 m2
Airfoil NACA 0014
Wing Loading 4.5 kg/m2
Take Off weight (test flight) = 1.19 kg
(current) = 1.08 kg
(dry weight) = 840
Awesome
Do you happen to have a plan for this model?? I just love this model and want to build it!!!
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Very nice :thumbsup:
Wow... nice birdie...well-done! {:)} So tempting ;D
Akash,
I didn't have the plan but I got the important dimensions from the following site.
http://www.f3m.com/index2.html
Here below is the image with the dimensions.
http://www.f3m.com/3view/Imagenes/fai%20extra%20300S.jpg
dimensions are from the same site.
http://www.f3m.com/Archivos/scale FAI.xls
Bloody Brilliant {:)}
Great stuff Mooni. What's next?
Sanjay
Quote from: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 04:51:50 PM
there is the video of the maiden... Its not god though.
Will upload other videos soon.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02AYSlc3lI
[Admin Note] Fixed Youtube link.
Good to know that some things haven't changed in IIT - Rubber hawai slippers, fata hua jeans, uncut unruly hair....:) ( I passed out from IIT-B in 1979)
Sanjay