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Hello all,

This time i wanted to test the extend i can go with thermacol so initially planned 36Inch WS trainer but then added 3 inch on each side of wing which made it 42Inch WS and more like piper wings so thought of making a piper plane.

> wings from hot wire cut 7inch chord leading and trailing edges covered with fevicol and bond paper ( though it would act as a spar but its not that strong for a >40" WS) Planning to go for a aluminium tube as spar ( no CF available)
> tried designing fuse to fit in servos and battery compartment ... first one wasn't good so redid it. re-enforcing it by 1cm Blue foam
> since no design so to have an estimate of look and size using scrap thermacol for dummy tail.

> not thought of motor yet will depend on final weight ( cant even guess)
> though piper has no dihedral but I plan to induce 2deg... any suggestion on this.

Will update as I move on....

Regds
Saurabh

Piper in Full pic

You are "Bob the builder"! :bow:.....didnt saw this last when I was at your home! Looks awesome and promising!

Great going saurabh...... :thumbsup:

Nice looking built, for me a "beginner" it looks inspiring... :hatsoff:

Looks good rastaman  ;D

Nice build saurabh..  {:)}
What about the electronics ? decided?  :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

not yet....

Servos would be 9grm
motor +prop + battery+ ESC  will be decided once i get the total weight of plane.

find attached the pics for date proof.....did some stiffening of fuse with Bamboo skewers

nice dude!
is that normal store-bought thermocol?

yes ........this one is normal thermacole .......i am doing masters in stiffining thermacole ......
white is normal thermocol sandwiched between  light blue  biofoam a very very high density like thermocol

although i am in first semester still since last one year........ :headscratch:

What is the sudden affection with capital letters ? :)  Please edit the above post.

The will also be included in the sweepstakes.

@Anwar - Done to lower case..... this one 3 times enrty ..... right.

Hello all,

Although the sweepstakes is over !!!! i could resume work on the piper....

Now dats a Master peice Saurabh :salute:.........keep doing great work.

Aree bhai...apni location to change karo...now U r in Noida :giggle:

Looking real good!

From where did you obtain this blue foam,and whats the price of this?

Looks like someone is back to business... Great going Saurabh!

Beautiful build,  {:)}
as always i like the wings most.

Someone I know gave me a valuable tip that I would like to share..

Make a mixture of 50% Fevicol and 50% water...make it liquid..take a normal newspaper, put it in to that and paste that paper on the wings or the entire plane.

When it dries it becomes very hard..

hope this helps..

nice job work  all possible in  india .... {:)} :salute: :thumbsup: :hatsoff:

Nice build :)

very nice, looks lovely  {:)}

Its beautifu man. Keep posting your progress ;)

Nearly  after one year of inception of this scratch built plane piper lookalike and one failure flight due to TX error.

I took it out for Maiden ( for both plane and myself) today i could fly it and land it back on wheels .

Sorry no video but it flew great and could glide well with zero throttle.

AUW Approx. 500-600 grms
Motor - FC 28-22 Brushless Outrunner 1200kv
ESC - HK 20 Amps
Battery - 1300mAh 3S
Prop - 9x6

Saurabh Sir,
so finally you got your hands dirty too...... great plane by the way, how did you achieve those magnificent colors??
airbrush?, or colored tape?

regards
Bilal

Very nice build sir.. {:)} {:)}
Piper fascinates me too. (:|~ Even I am planning to build a piper cub as soon as my exams get over. I'd got a plan from one of Sanjay Sir's post.. but facing few difficulties... :banghead: Why am i writing it here.. :headscratch: :headscratch:
Haaa, I'll PM you all the problems. I hope you wont mind me calling you. Bilal(Abaas Mehdi) gave me your number.

very nicely built   :bow:

Flight Video this time Prop - 10x4.5....

As usual Arvind flying it.

http://www.rcindia.org/rc-locations-and-clubs/rc-bolt/msg174955/#msg174955 (http://www.rcindia.org/rc-locations-and-clubs/rc-bolt/msg174955/#msg174955)

Beautiful build Saurabh!