Title: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 04:45:52 PM 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. Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: 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. Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 05:25:37 PM 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) Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 05:33:04 PM Build Log
day 3 Nov 1 Tuesday Taping of Fuselage and Stablizers. Attachment of Stablizers to the fuselage. Wire cutting of Wings. Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 05:43:06 PM 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 Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 05:50:59 PM 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 Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 10, 2011, 06:16:18 PM 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 Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: foamybuilder on December 10, 2011, 06:56:06 PM Awesome
Title: Re: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: @k@sh on December 10, 2011, 08:57:32 PM Do you happen to have a plan for this model?? I just love this model and want to build it!!!
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: anwar on December 10, 2011, 11:03:41 PM Very nice :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: samlikespad on December 11, 2011, 12:07:23 AM Wow... nice birdie...well-done! {:)} So tempting ;D
Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: Mooni on December 11, 2011, 12:23:02 AM 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 Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: sanjayrai55 on December 11, 2011, 07:25:35 AM Bloody Brilliant {:)}
Great stuff Mooni. What's next? Sanjay Title: Re: Scratch built 16% scale Extra 300S Post by: sanjayrai55 on December 11, 2011, 07:30:54 AM there is the video of the maiden... Its not god though. 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)Will upload other videos soon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C02AYSlc3lI [Admin Note] Fixed Youtube link. Sanjay |