Important note: It's only test parts!
PLA: Canopy and a front part of the fuselage showing the nice external structure with its louvers and the practical internal structure with extra compartment for the battery.
LW-PLA: Modified horizontal stabilizer design for weight reduction.
All important print settings are described in detail in the user guide linked below.
Additional Prusa Slicer project files (see pictures) including detailed print settings and gcode are available here:
https://www.rc3dmarket.com/editor/editor-image/5/20220426-Howard-DGA5-Test-Files.zip
Version 3 of the Howard DGA-5 "IKE" includes lots of improvements. Most important changes are an improved compatibility of the STL files with other slicers on the market and move from Ultimaker Cura to PrusaSlicer to further improve print quality. Practical improvements are included as well such as an increased battery compartment to support batteries with larger form factor. Printing with pre-foamed LW-PLA is another option to reduce weight while keeping stiffness and printing multiple parts within one print job.
The complete change log and further details can be found in the user guide (see link below).
The complete aircraft is available for download at https://www.rc3dmarket.com/3dprcfun
User guide:
https://rc3dmarket.com/editor/editor-image/5/Howard-DGA-5-IKE-Version-3-User-Guide.pdf
Step-by-step video guide:
https://youtu.be/y_rNPT2Pv-0
3D printed Howard DGA-5 in action:
https://youtu.be/g-8eh7MfjDs
https://youtu.be/Xv0kEhvdzHY
https://youtu.be/4av5OILo4RU
https://youtu.be/rBRUHhJTIQ4
RC groups thread:
https://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?3984475-Howard-DGA-5-IKE-a-racer-of-the-1930s
| CanopyBack.stl | 475.4KB | |
| CanopyFront.stl | 599.3KB | |
| Fuselage2.stl | 3.4MB | |
| HorizontalStabilizerL_LW.stl | 1.3MB |
