This is a tribute to Tim Carlielle's R/C airplane designs.
http://timcarlielle.blogspot.ca/2013/02/how-to-build-and-fly-rc-plane.html
https://www.youtube.com/user/RCexperimental
I'm happy with the shape of the struts, but they are a bit heavy with the metal axles, and the joint seems to act as a fulcrum for flexure. Maybe Loctite Super Glue Ultra Gel will take the load.
I've built most of the pink foam plane. The fuselage is crooked so I'm going to print a thin skin fuselage on a light frame. The wing looks good with one carbon fiber spar. More to come...
February 26, 2020 Update
I finished the pink foam plane and crashed it twice shattering the PLA landing gear. Now I have printed one in PETG that is stronger. Maybe after adjusting the plane's CG it will fly and land without shattering the gear. Waiting for warm dry weather to fly.
| Landing_Strut_9L.stl | 2.4MB | |
| Landing_Strut_9R.stl | 2.4MB | |
| Plane_Wheel_70x16_Bottom.stl | 27.3MB | |
| Plane_Wheel_70x16_Top.stl | 5.6MB |
