SU-26 and 3D Printer

 

We made an early run to Longview this morning to finish up our Christmas shopping.  After we got home I was on Facebook and Drew's in Toutle put a picture of the pies they had in for Christmas.  The Chocolate, Caramel, Pecan Turtle pie and the Cinnamon Whiskey Walnut pie caught my eye and it wasn't long before we were making a run to Drew's.

The last couple of days I have been working on the SU-26 and got the fuselage almost done.  I still have to install the receiver and some wiring.  The motor is good for 2000 watts but I will only be running about 1500 watts.  One horsepower equals 746 watts so I will be running two horsepower

It is a fairly large plane, the fuselage is six feet long and the wing span is over six feet.  The wings are the next thing I will tackle.  One of these days I should finish the vee tailed glider in the background, it has been in lots of pictures taken in the shop.

Yesterday the parts for the 3D printer came and I got it put back together.  Today I tried it out by printing a control horn for my planes.  My first attempt is on the right and after an adjustment the second is on the left.  I still have lots to learn about it but I am really enjoying the challenge.  A funny thing, the instructions say the 3D printer is not suitable for children under 14 or adults over 60!