themongoose Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 Looking good for sure! What a show you put on. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Omaha....? Because my sons work for a major airline I can get free flights, if there is space available. So I have considered trying to fly in for a day, maybe two. But it would be a last minute decision. If I go it would be empty handed. Not sure that the Vigi will be done. She will be a big bird, hard to fly with. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 First version of the ejection seat. Here is a photo from Fusion 360. I have taken a photo of a side view, scaled it to the correct size, uploaded it to Fusion and drawn on top of that. Lot of details to be added of course, but I usually print out a simple version first to make sure the basic size and shapes are correct. And sitting in the cockpit. Seems to sit a little low, easy enough to fix. Thanks, Dan Starfighter, Fanes, Citadelgrad and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldbaldguy Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Well, if you close the canopies, you will have to make only one seat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Nice progress Dan. Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted April 30, 2022 Author Share Posted April 30, 2022 Seat side detail. Most of it will be hidden by the consoles, but there it is. Kinda fun working on the seat. Lots of improvements still to go. Dan John1, adameliclem, daveculp and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 3, 2022 Author Share Posted May 3, 2022 Seat version 2. A few more details. The blue cushions have painters tape on them to give them a different texture. A few scraps of plastic have been added as well. More details will be added but this is as far as my filament printer can take me. Dan Rockie Yarwood, MikeMaben, Greg W and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 6, 2022 Author Share Posted May 6, 2022 More work on the cockpit. First, since the surfaces of the cockpit are rough I have decided to "skin" everything with thin sheet. Next are 2 mostly complete seats. Here is the Rio's IP. And in situ. Thanks, Dan Greg W, panzerrob, johncrow and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 7, 2022 Author Share Posted May 7, 2022 Some small progress. Side wall details. 3d printed Grey ribs have been glued onto plastic sheet. Front cowling glued to IP. Dan Rockie Yarwood, Sasha As, patricksparks and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 First print of the canopies. Much to be done. And with some soda bottle plastic to see how it might work. Cheers, Dan patricksparks, Scotsman, daveculp and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 So some progress on the canopies. My idea of using clear plastic from soda bottles seems to be working. Here is the front canopy fresh off of the printer and with all supports removed and the clear plastic super glued on. Good news, the CA does not cloud the clear plastic, and so far seems to be a good choice to bond the two items together. Excess plastic removed with a sharp knife. Rear canopy with the window masked off and some primer. Yes there is a gap between the parts but nothing a little putty can't fix. Yippee! Oh, and the first print of the main gear leg. Very crude. Dan Cheetah11, daveculp, themongoose and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyGhost Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Coming along beautifully, Dan ..! -Gregg Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Good progress Dan! Dandiego 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandiego Posted May 16, 2022 Author Share Posted May 16, 2022 Lots of work on the main gear legs. Need to be strong to hold the weight of the model. So I have designed a gear leg that will accommodate a bent nail as a central support. High tech huh! And the assembled gear with wheel and hub, I have had to make a few concessions to accuracy in order to get a strong unit. More details and retraction struts to follow. Dan LSP_Kevin, Lee White, Starfighter and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themongoose Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Cool idea with the nails! Daywalker, Oldbaldguy and Dandiego 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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