Homeslice 11 build (AS 33 wannabe)

[@pascalfust1035]

Another awesome build - happy that you're back with your airplane projects :-) Now, it's just about waiting for the maiden

[@Endelin]

Laser cut wood for jigs seems so handy. Thanks for sharing another build.

[@rjung_ch]

I really enjoy your builds, they are well thought out and they fly really nicely once completed. Now having a glider, especially where you live, surely will be a lot of fun to fly. All the best, enjoy your get together over the next week. Cheers 👍💪✌

[@AndrewNewton]

Ooh nice. Bring on the thermally new year.

[@ockeojoj]

Merry Christmas. Very nice build video, looking forward to seeing it fly!

[@davidlondon3111]

An amazing model. Love your work

[@planckstudios]

watching those foam wing segments get cut and perfectly match the wood guides. beautiful

[@PiefacePete46]

I intended to make this comment on one of your earlier builds... About fifty years ago (Jeez I'm getting old, that was probably before you were born!) I lost a canopy in flight; we never found it. No such thing as Neodymium magnets; I used spring clips. From that time on, I added a 100mm length of fishing line from the fuselage to the front of the canopy, "Just in case". 😜

[@FarmerFpv]

I couldn't stop laughing cause you sounded like Alvin the Chipmunk when it was time lapsing. Lol. It's an awesome build.

[@markgreco1962]

We are super cold. Happy summer to you Chris

[@senorjp21]

Looks amazing. Can't wait to see how it flies

[@PiefacePete46]

Welll... that was an unexpected Christmas present! Have a good break, you've (we've) got something to look forward to!

[@avejst]

Great to see you again 👍😀

[@stofffpv3128]

I was just thinking the other day how i miss your plane builds

[@aliberk3112]

Always great to see another homeslice peoject

[@mickgibson370]

I did pink foam in 1986. I had a cutoff wire that do 4 feet (1219 mm) per wing. I build gliders. I build the wings so that they would fly directly off the assembly. No RC, no nothing! I build tailless and triangler airplanes, big! Triangler 8 feet wide and 4 feet long with the 4 feet tail. Then tailless was 8 feet wide, 2 feet long at the middle, and 1 1/2 feet long at the ends. Each one had -8 instended at the end of the wing!

[@H.J.B]

With the knauf foam no longer being sold the main substitutes that I have been able to find are the blue xps at place makers and goldfoam from compositenz but both are like double the price that knauf used to be.

[@AlJay0032]

I love watching your videos, but why did you go back from CNC to hot wire cutting the wings?

[@iforce2d]

CNC is a lot of work to set up and run, and I had never tried laser cut airfoil templates.

[@glenn5077]

Can't wait have a great Christmas safe break let's see it fly

[@GOAFPilotChannel]

the little dip in the nose and tail does help with streamlining but it doesn't need to be as big of a cross sectional area as you mentioned because no passenger.

[@alphaadhito]

9:17 The sound is straight from Tom and Jerry music lol

[@Steveme1973]

Yes!!! Planes are back!

[@Elnufo]

such a nice build, i hope it flies as well as it looks.

[@GNARGNARHEAD]

looks good 👍

[@Xailow]

The fuselage drooping down is also to better match the flow around the wing.

[@senorjp21]

Gorilla glue is moisture-catalyzed. The problem isn't that it "dries out" it's that it absorbs humidity and cures. Inside a bag with a dessicant is probably helpful

[@jvdmeulen]

what a cliffhanger ............. happy days

[@barrycole8378]

Good to see you back on aviation again. What wing section are you using??

[@iforce2d]

I think it would be called NACA3314. In OpenVSP, set the airfoil type to FOUR_SERIES and set: T/C: 0.14 Camber: 0.033 CamberLoc: 0.33 There is no great calculation here, it's only slightly different from a ClarkY and is basically the same as I've used for all my other planes, just a bit thicker due to being so long. Usually I would use a 11-13% thickness/chord ratio. iforce2d.net/tmp/Selection_360.png

[@marc_frank]

this is awesome do you want to move to molds for your next projects?

[@iforce2d]

It seems like the natural progression, but too expensive for me.

[@sapphiresphone7144]

Would you be willing to share the design files?

[@iforce2d]

I added at the bottom here: www.iforce2d.net/sketches/stackedSlices/ Keep in mind it hasn't flown yet. This method of shaping the fuselage was quite some work, not sure if I would do it that way again. Some of the lasercut part files are not up yet, I'll do that when I reboot this computer into windows, check again in a day or two.

[@tenns]

For the servos on lighter builds I always buy the expensive emax ES9052MD (or similar), in any other case I'll buy El cheapo 9g or or cheapest 9g metal equivalent. But if you are going to spend time glassing in stuff that might strip the gears, it will make you regret that decision.

[@petittoto7433]

Nice !

[@thenatedog]

nice

[@billcodey1430]

How did you go from donuts to sculpted fuselage? Manual carving or something else?

[@iforce2d]

Just a whole lot of sanding

[@Koto-Sama]

do you have Christmas in summer? I never thought about that. why do we have the same months around the world.

[@brucebaxter6923]

I have had a few plays at using the open aircraft design software that you used to use. Could I pay you to do a simple aircraft design for me?

[@iforce2d]

If you mean setting up an airframe in OpenVSP that will probably fly ok without any consideration for how it might be built, that wouldn't be too hard. But the CAD design of actual parts that can be produced and assembled is another story altogether.

[@brucebaxter6923]

@@iforce2d Yes please. Just an stl shell, from there I can deal with it. Either mini mill or filament printer. Sorry, my brain still hasn’t recovered from stroke damage.

[@rjung_ch]

@@brucebaxter6923 get well, that sounds like a hard reset on life. Best wishes to you.

[@brucebaxter6923]

@ Thanks. I’m doing pretty good so far. Mr hey taught me to walk, to stand up and working on breathing properly. I’m still trying to learn to ride a bike again. I’m not too bad with the cad cam stuff, but only what I used to know I can remember some basic stuff but can’t Learn. I’m still struggling with reading and writing. Much beyond Facebook comments are just impossible.

[@rjung_ch]

@@brucebaxter6923 I hope that time will be on your side and you can recuperate to who you were before. My cousin had a similar experience and he was a healthy guy, sports and all, no smoking or much alcohol, it just happened. Take care, peace to you 🙏

[@sullytrny]

🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶🤶

[@markgreco1962]

Oh yeah, I still have my motor glider

[@frederikveeneman8136]

I love the build! Just maybe do away with the rear magnet ?,and glue a tiny lip or dowel under the rear of the canopy that slides inside the fuselage. That way you only need the front magnets?

[@md.rifatuddin8147]

Can you please guide me through how to set up mission planner and its parameters for a glider (no motors, only elevons) . Thanks a lot 🥲

[@iforce2d]

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