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3D printed RC plane.

Mod Vincent  2.7 years ago

After coming across this masterpiece, i knew i had to one-up Walvis.

So i decided to dedicate seven months towards making a CAD model of the
Ta-152 C-3 and print every single piece on an Ender 3.

Specs:
2826 980kv Brushless (May go bigger, made a universal motor mount for that specific reason)
2200mAh 4s 25c LiPo.
Standard 9.3g servos
Around 1kg.
Wingspan: 890mm
Total length: 897mm

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I used spackle/primer to fill in the layer gaps that comes with FDM printers, then sanded away the excess.
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I made a custom propeller that's more proportional to the plane than a lot of pre-existing ones, i'm going to test it first and see if it can handle the centrifugal forces
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Thank you to Walv!s for that incredible work of "art"

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    Mod Vincent

    Specs are listed at the top of the post.

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    Does it actually fly tho

    2.3 years ago
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    2.4 years ago
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    15.8k XWorks

    @Vincent I have done that before

    2.4 years ago
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    15.0k ChamDel78

    @Vincent Nevermind 👍

    @Walvis already told me

    2.4 years ago
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    85.3k Walvis

    @Vincent Although I have resorted to eating insects in order not to starve to death, this does not make a spider nor a man.

    2.4 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @Walvis You, wife? kids?


    I suppose you're also Spiderman

    2.4 years ago
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    85.3k Walvis

    @ChamDel7 Yes, the house is real. It also has a very real basement. I know this because Vincent has held me captive in his basement for a long time know. Please help. I haven't seen my wife and kids in weeks.

    +1 2.4 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @ChamDel7 I have absolutely no clue what you're on about.

    2.4 years ago
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    15.0k ChamDel78

    @Vincent I mean the house background in one of your pictures.

    2.4 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @ChamDel7 I'm sorry, what?

    2.4 years ago
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    15.0k ChamDel78

    Is the house a real one

    2.4 years ago
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    29.7k xNotDumb

    @Vincent i have suspect
    I think this plane's builder has removed auto credit from this

    2.4 years ago
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    4,237 HazerzIsBack

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    2.6 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @Hazerz It should :P

    +1 2.6 years ago
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    4,237 HazerzIsBack

    But the question is... Will it fly?

    2.6 years ago
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    4,237 HazerzIsBack

    Sheeesh... That's big

    2.6 years ago
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    absolute beauty

    2.7 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @MAINE I Have an Ender 3 pro (basically an ender 3 with a glass bed)


    if i decide to make the propeller work i'll probably cover it in epoxy and then sand it smooth, that should make the quality of the layer adhesion irrelevant.


    I use gyroid, it's my favourite infill.

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    20.3k MAINE

    @Vincent
    I would think a 3D printed propeller would shred at high RPM's. Though, through some trial and error you may get it to work. Just keep messing with the infill pattern. I would think cubic subdivision would provide the best strength for all the forces. With the nozzle output set to the smallest you can go and don't do a solid fill but, set it to something like 90%. To give it strength and rigidity while still allowing flex. Maybe even bump it down to 80%.
    I haven't touched my 3D printer in a year. I've just been too busy to sit there and calibrate it. Ends up taking hours and then I never seem to get it perfect across the entire bed. I have the Anycubic Chiron. Big BED so harder to get it to be perfectly even. It's so called automatic leveling is far from automatic or a leveling device.
    Beautiful 3D print!
    What printer do you have?

    2.7 years ago
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    Mod Vincent

    @Zippy6 I think around 25 hours for each wing, probably 40 for the body.

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    18.9k Zippy6

    What's the print time?

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    Mod Vincent

    @Nerfaddict Around 1 Kilogram, the specs are listed at the top of the post.

    2.7 years ago
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    29.9k Nerfaddict

    @Vincent if this is 3d printed, how heavy is it?

    2.7 years ago
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    3,656 Dathcha

    Nice floor

    +1 2.7 years ago
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