Ok, I have for a while wanted to try my hand at designing a 3D printed plane.
I've always been frustrated with the CAD part, I tried multiple CAD programs after deciding that Fusion was too clunky and hard to use, but I went back to fusion because I haven't found anything as capable that is free.
I have had a couple of things rattling around in my head for a while, several iterations of different jets, and a slick VTOL I want to try as well. Nothing ever turned out right. I have been watching several videos and reading articles learning up on how to do this.
This guy has a great series on designing them. It was really nice of him to make these videos, especially considering that he sells .stls too. Makes me want to buy from him, so I will be supporting him in the future.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLI...pxNBarxto9vXAg
There are also some other good videos out there.... this has been a ton of homework, trial and error, and some frustration to boot.
I've taken a couple of shots, and I have some half done fuselages and such littering the archives of my computer. Eclipsons new jet came out which pushed me in this direction (I am actually printing that as we speak) and I saw a F-20 for sale in the classifieds, and thought, hmm, I've always liked these jets, let's do it.
The sleek F-5 with a big ole engine, nice minimalist design and big power! Obviously, to make this plane more "RC friendly" and easier to fly, I have taken some liberties much like others so it isn't scale per say. I scaled the wings up a little and am also using a MH60 airfoil, as well as scaling the inlets up for the 64mm EDF so hopefully... no cheater holes. Should be about a 900mm long plane with 650mm wingspan.
Now that I have the 3D model completed, I just need to hack it apart and start adding the structure in there. Wish me luck, I'll need it.