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MDC F-14 plans and pics
Here's a new design I did for a simple profile F-14 with swing wings. The idea was to come up with a relatively simple swing-wing design that looked as close to scale as possible without the need for sanding or laser-cut wood parts. Everything is made from 6mm Depron except for a few pieces of 1/16 ply which are used for the control horns and motor mount and a few pieces of .035x.236 carbon strip for the spars. I cut and built mine in one evening and was flying the next day. I have attached pics and plans for anyone who wants to give it a go. Controls are elevons, throttle and sweep (4 ch).
BUILD LOG STARTS ON PAGE 7 OF THIS THREAD. My setup is as follows: Motor - Little Screamers Purple Peril (AXI 2208/26 would also be a good choice) Prop - APC 7x4 ESC - CC 18 Batt - TP1320 3s Servos - two HS-55 and one HS-65HB or similar for the sweep
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Nov 08, 2007, 10:36 PM
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I glued everything with foam-safe CA. The wing pivots are Depron discs that are glued in place. I covered the wing roots and pivot holes with Scotch tape which acts as a bushing surface for the pivot. The sweep control rods are 1/16 steel wire with Z-bends to allow for alignment. The Elevon control rods are 3/32 carbon rods with nylon clevises glued on both ends. Flies great (doesn't everyone say that about their own designs?) CG is right at the Carbon center section stiffener. There is room for almost any size battery and CG is easy to adjust. Note the air inlet at the nose. All materials were purchased from RCfoam.com
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Nov 08, 2007, 11:25 PM
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Nov 09, 2007, 02:40 AM
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Just one more flight...
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THAT is top notch design and building at its best right there! Subscribed.
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Nov 09, 2007, 05:06 AM
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-+- PhlatBoyz -+-
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Wow! that looks great! do you have the dxf file for this plan?
Thanks Mark |
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Nov 09, 2007, 07:03 AM
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How about a flight report or some video??
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Nov 09, 2007, 03:35 PM
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that is amazing.
Definately on my build list! Any video? Terry |
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:09 PM
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medium-sized Lewbowski
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MDC F-14 flight video
As requested, here is a quick video from this afternoon. Sorry for the low-light conditions but it gets dark early now that we're off DST.
Note the roll rate at full sweep - it literally rolls in the blink of an eye (-3:05 you'll see three sets of rolls). It's much slower with wings at half-sweep (-2:08). Also note the high-alpha - rock solid with the wings at half or no sweep. Hope you enjoy.
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:12 PM
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Forgot the link??
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:28 PM
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There's no place like foam...
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Spectacular! Great speed range!
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:36 PM
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Awesome! I'm building this weekend!
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:39 PM
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Here's a high-res version of the same vid http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...76#post8521884 m Last edited by Maybz; Nov 09, 2007 at 08:51 PM. |
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Nov 09, 2007, 08:52 PM
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Wow......... just Wow.
So nice to see work like this now and again. This is how my ideas of plans always look in my head but they never seen to turn out that way.  Will be building one of these. One question. How possible(easy) would it be to fit all the parts on a 18 in. wide pdf? I have a printer/cutter but it only goes 24/ in wide. If this is to much of a pain don't sweat it as I can print the tiled one and tape them together. Edited due to paper size. Last edited by LOGICAL_PSYCHO; Nov 09, 2007 at 09:00 PM. |
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Nov 09, 2007, 09:11 PM
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Cheers, Bill Segraves [Edit: I could have sworn you originally asked for 22" width. You must have edited the request as I was producing the tiles. Here's the result for 18" paper, as well.] Last edited by segraves; Nov 09, 2007 at 09:22 PM. |
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Nov 09, 2007, 09:14 PM
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Sweet!
I have no excuse not to build this one now.
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