RE: Three-Quarters Hog Bipe
Looks great! Excellent project, i'm looking forward to hearing more about how it flies. Hope it slows down nicely for you with the different prop.
Posted on: 7/30/2004 12:58 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=2036936

RE: Full scale hovering
I also gotta wonder what nitrous or forced induction (turbo/super chargers) could do for these planes. I've got to imagine that whoever develops the planes has considered the possiblities, i wonder why they haven't done it.
Posted on: 7/8/2004 3:22 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1970726

RE: Scale looking biplane that will fly well on the wing or the prop?
A WWI bipe doing 3D would be pretty funny! I'm not sure what a CA pitts super stinker is, i'll have to look it up. I'm leaning towards designing my own and having it laser cut. I'll probably make it look like a cross between a sportster and a skybolt, or maybe more old world, like the waco or super stearman. Either way, it'll probably have large control surfaces and thick airfoils, and i'll try to design it to be very light. I'd like to design for a larger engine, but i don't have anything larger than the Saito .72 and I doubt i'll be able to afford a bigger engine anytime soon. I happened to see the Sundancer on another site earlier today, funny you mention it. It was very interesting, but WAY out of my price range. Also, I'm not really interested in ARF's. I believe i saw it at chief aviation.
Posted on: 7/8/2004 12:46 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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Scale looking biplane that will fly well on the wing or the prop?
I'm looking for a biplane that has nice scale looks and flys well on the wing for classic aerobatics, but is also capable of at least some 3D type maneuvers. As for looks, something along the lines of a Super Skybolt or Sportster Bipe would be ideal. Planes like the Waco, Super Stearman or Super Aeromaster would also be great. I just don't really care for the looks of the Ultimate, or the stubby looks of the Pitts/Eagle. I'm VERY open to the idea of designing (and possibly kitting) my own plane that is a combination of design features that i like from other planes. In fact, I think i'd actually prefer that. Originally i had wanted to install a smoke system also, but since i intend to use a Saito .72 for power, i think the smoke system will add too much weight for the plane to fly the way i want it to (from the research i've done here the last few days). The reason i posted this here, is because i'd like the 3D Forum's opinion on which bipes are best suited to these maneuvers. I'll also be making posts in the Design/CAD forum and the Aeronautics forum when i get into the design phases.
Posted on: 7/7/2004 1:01 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "3D Flying!"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1968496

RE: ??Aresti 40??
IS the answer the same for a biplane? Probably worse huh? I'm planning on something along the lines of a Super Skybolt, Ultimate, or Super Sportster Bipe. I guess i'll have to hold off on the smoke until i go with something .91 or 1.20 sized [:o]
Posted on: 7/6/2004 3:03 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1964257

RE: ??Aresti 40??
Don't mean to threadjack but, I turned up this thread while searching for threads about smoke systems. I have a Saito .72 also that i want to build an aerobatic plane for, and would like to have smoke. Is a smoke system going to be too heavy for ANY plane that will fly well with the .72? Are there other smoke systems that weigh less? ps - how's it fly now without the smoke system?
Posted on: 7/5/2004 4:19 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "ARF or RTF"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1962794

RE: Modeling Software
I've only designed one plane before (original Taco) and it was a very bare bones drawing. I used Autocad 2000 for that if i recall correctly. I'm planning on doing another one soon, just trying to figure out what i want (leaning toward classicly styled aerobatic biplane). I think this time around i'm going to try to model it in 3D as well as just making plan drawings. I'll be using Inventor 8 and autocad 2004. I used Profili for airfoil and didn't use anything for balance or overall design.
Posted on: 6/28/2004 3:12 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1941320

RE: New Plane, PSHYCO 3D!!
nice! What software are you using?
Posted on: 6/27/2004 2:20 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1938770

Autocad, Autocad Mechanical, Mechanical Desktop, Inventor, What's the difference?
Ok, I've got this package that has Autocad 2004, Autocad Mechanical 2004, Mechanical Desktop 2004 DX, and Inventor Pro 8. I understand the differences between Autocad and Inventor, but the lines are blurred a little with mechanical desktop. I guess it fits somewhere in between the two. Then there's Autocad Mechanical, what's different from 'normal' autocad? I'm just wondering which program will suit us best for purposes of creating 3D models of our planes, and making printable plans to build from. I'm planning on using Inventor, but would Mechanical Desktop actually be a better choice?
Posted on: 6/17/2004 6:05 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1911671

RE: Three-Quarters Hog Bipe
Any new progress? You may have inspired me to do the same :) Which size hog bipe would be best for a Saito .72? The original, or a scaled down version? One other thing, how does the hog bipe compare to the super sportster bipe?
Posted on: 6/17/2004 3:00 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1911084

RE: super sportster bipe plans wanted
(i just want to subscribe to this thread -- is there a way to do that without posting a reply?)
Posted on: 6/14/2004 12:33 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1899847

RE: Autodesk Inventor
I'm going to be starting a new design project soon and am considering doing it in 3D. I've got a LITTLE experience in autocad, Pro/E and Inventor and prefer inventor for 3D work. I have version 5 though and i see it's up to 8 now. Is 8 much better and/or easier to use than 5? Will it make much of a difference for me? If it will, i can upgrade. If its not really much different, i won't bother. I would imagine that from 5 to 8 there must be quite a difference though, i'll probably try to upgrade before starting my project.
Posted on: 6/10/2004 10:59 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1892238

RE: Autodesk Inventor
I think you're fibbing! :) Come on now, the FIRST thing ever, you didn't practice at all?? LOL, i'm just heckling ya. It's excellent! You must have previous 3D experience eh?
Posted on: 6/10/2004 3:27 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1889557

RE: Three-Quarters Hog Bipe
Looks good, what a great idea. I'll be looking forward to the flight report.
Posted on: 6/3/2004 3:48 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1869216

RE: Taco .25 plans
Wow, i'm just now thinking about getting back into RC stuff again (finally may have room to work again) and thought i'd search for "Taco" to see if anybody had talked about the plane in the last 2 years. I can't believe what i found, it's pretty incredible to see that the Taco (or more accurately, Paul's derivatives of it) is alive and doing so well. I haven't even begun to read the 400+ replies to this thread, but had to make a comment. :)
Posted on: 5/22/2004 3:00 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Profile and Fun Flying Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1836282

RE: Airfoil and other design aspects for ultra slow flight plane
Ooh, cambered underside, i hadn't thought of that, i'd just assumed a flat bottom. Is it difficult to cover concave surfaces without the film wanting to bridge the gap and go straight across (making it a flat bottom wing), or coming loose? Thanks a ton for the airfoil suggestions, i will check them out.
Posted on: 5/19/2004 11:41 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1828358

Airfoil and other design aspects for ultra slow flight plane
First of all, hello! I'm back after about a 2 year absence. I'm moving soon and may once again have the room to participate in the hobby. I'm hoping to jump right back in where i left off, i had just completed my first self-designed and scratch built plane (Taco .25) and found that i enjoyed the design/build as much or more than flying. So I want to design another. I'm thinking that i'd like to either build a funky lookin pusher similar to the push-pull cessna (210 is it?) or build a more traditional looking plane, but one that will fly ultra slow. Right now i'm leaning toward a slow flyer, and that's what this thread is about. Were i to go this route, what sort of airfoil shape would be best? The things i'm thinking about are a super fat (wow, i can't even remember the terminology) wing like on a fun-fly plane, which gives a lot of drag (good in this case) and provides a lot of lift (also very good) but a much less symmetrical shape since i'm concerned with providing maximum lift while upright and am not really concerned at all with inverted performance. Keeping weight to a minimum will also pay huge dividends in keeping flight speed low, correct? I'm planning on a stick-frame fuse built for soft flight and not crash survivability. Also, would a lifting-stab design help significantly? I'll probably need fairly large control surfaces to maintain control at very low speeds. I'm planning on using a .25 FP engine and HiTec mini servos. I want a rediculously slow flying plane.
Posted on: 5/19/2004 2:21 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=1827516

Super Dom. 200
what engine is that?
Posted on: 12/2/2002 9:57 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum ""1/2 A" & "1/8 A" airplanes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=393882

anyone fancy a panic bi plane
*sigh* [SIZE=3] :rolleyes: [/SIZE]
Posted on: 12/1/2002 8:49 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=293731

P-38 Maiden Flight
Beautiful plane! nice job
Posted on: 11/24/2002 2:46 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Twin & Multi Engine RC Aircraft"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=370828

What Is The Best CAD Program For Modeling?
Ok, you still didn't mention if you plan on doing 3d modelling. If you do, then i would suggest Autodesk Inventor, i think it may not be quite as advanced as Pro/E, but it's much easier to learn. Those are the only 2 solid modelling programs i have experience with. (I tried messing around with Catia but couldn't even figure out how to create a cube!) If you don't want to do solids then Autocad works pretty well. I used ACAD 2000 to draw up my first design (Taco .25). I haven't used any other cad packages so i can't offer much advise... i like it though. I used the free program Profili to create the airfoil shape and exported it to a dxf which i then imported in acad. As far as making drawings for cabinets, furniture, and floorplans, i think Autocad would definitely be the weapon of choice (as opposed to a solid modelling program). If you're going to buy a legitimate copy of the software that changes things drastically. There's no way i would pay for any of the software i've mentioned. Well that's not true; I would pay for it if i intended to profit through the use of the program. Since i only use them for playing around with there is no way i could justify the costs to myself. If you're not inclined to shell out big bucks then i've heard Turbocad is pretty good. -- Oops, you asked for the input of cad experts, you can ignore what i've said then! lol, i just chimed in cuz i'm sitting here bored. I am really not an advanced user at all, but since no one else had replied i figured i'd throw in my 2 cents :)
Posted on: 11/23/2002 7:09 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=378031

What Is The Best CAD Program For Modeling?
There has been a few threads about this question already, you should run a search or look through the old posts. There's a lot of good info already available. That said, i think a lot of it comes down to personal preference and what you're familiar with. Also, there's a big difference between solid modelling and just drawing plans, so be sure to specify which you intend to do.
Posted on: 11/23/2002 12:06 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=378029

anyone fancy a panic bi plane
Ok, the plans are now available here: [url]http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~tsmith3/Panic/[/url] If you type it yourself, be sure to get it exactly as above -- it IS case sensitive. Biggen, thanks for the plans, and also, you should paste that link into your first post in this thread so that the people who don't read down this far will know about the link instead of emailing you.
Posted on: 11/22/2002 4:34 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=293722

Does anyone know of any free plans for download of the Fantrainer?
Is there a kit for an IC version anywhere? 1/2A maybe?
Posted on: 11/21/2002 8:26 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=171666

anyone fancy a panic bi plane
This would be about 100 times easier for yourself and everyone else if you posted the plans to the internet somewhere and just provided a download link. Maybe you don't want to do that for legal/ethical reasons. Although, since you're sending them out to anyone who asks, for free, i don't see why there would be a problem with simply making them available for download. If you would like to do that but just don't know how, let me know and i'll post them for you and provide a link here... after you send them to me of course :) [email]trizzle@attbi.com[/email] Edit: I just re-read my post and realized it might be interpreted differently than i intended. I hope I don't sound rude, I am simply offering to help. :)
Posted on: 11/17/2002 7:31 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=293718

Advanced CAD Question
i used profili and exported the airfoil to a dxf then imported it in acad
Posted on: 11/7/2002 7:55 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Scratch Building, Aircraft Design, 3D/CAD"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=350722

Built funfly from two wrecked planes, weighs 2.25#s, need engine advise
foamguy's back!
Posted on: 6/11/2002 9:48 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Profile and Fun Flying Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=147575

Good Fun Fly Profile Kit?
is the morris sl edge the same plane as the aces1 edge?
Posted on: 6/7/2002 7:36 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Profile and Fun Flying Planes"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=156423

Leading "EDGE" shape
I believe a more blunt leading edge gives gentler stalls. Definitely all funfly planes that i've seen have very very blunt LE's.
Posted on: 6/7/2002 4:50 AM by Author "MiL" in the forum "Aerodynamics"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=155725

The biggest plane I have seen yet!
Good call on the chute! DKjens, 17,000' in a hang glider? i think that would scare the livin bejeezus outta me!
Posted on: 6/6/2002 6:56 PM by Author "MiL" in the forum "3D Flying!"
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