FlyerInOKC

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No flying or the lake froze over?

hipik634

the lake wouldn't be yet frozen, but I do not intent to go to water again even with that Aichi I wasn't very successfull on the water. So I will go on our airfield as a little snow cover would be present and try it in there. The fuse is already badly battered so no chance on water again. I still didnt finish the CAD for the new printed fuselage and I am not sure how it will be constructable .. so for now this might be the way how to get it up in the sky. At least i could walk to the crash site instead of swimm

FlyerInOKC

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Sounds like a plan! Don't forget there was a land based version of the Aichi if you want to convert it.

hipik634

Aichi shall work on snow ... but there is only few inches now .. would have to be at least 5 ..

FlyerInOKC

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Sounds good I'll watch for a report.

hipik634

Fuselage is dead for now. I have to print a new one, to scale with wings. And well see

FlyerInOKC

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What happened?

hipik634

i think, that due to shortness of the fuselage it is quite uncontrolable. But this was a bad throw sideway to the wind anyway ...

FlyerInOKC

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Look at it this way the next one should fly great you already know what all the challenges are to this design.

hipik634

http://www.mkchlumec.cz/index.php/en/999-maskuv-hydroplan

FlyerInOKC

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Looks like taking off from the top of an electric car and hand launching just du=idn't work out!

hipik634

it was fun anyway meanwhile working on the new fuselage

FlyerInOKC

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At least you crashed it with style!

hipik634

is it clickable ? but still work in progress ..

FlyerInOKC

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Cool stuff! So the next one will be completely 3D printed?

hipik634

I guess so, the only trouble would be with wing attachments and the fact, that the plastic doesn't float very well if full of water

FlyerInOKC

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Maybe you could print a sealed air filled chamber to keep it from sinking?

hipik634

maybe, not sure about watertighness of that box, i have to think it through

FlyerInOKC

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A light covering of .20 oz. fiberglass cloth and resin would provide the necessary waterproofing. Possibly even just a coating of epoxy finishing resin without the cloth would do the same job. You do a printed section, say the nose, close all sides then seal it accordingly. Place it in water weighted down to keep it completely submerged, if it doesn't leak within a few days you know you have th problem solved.

hipik634

well, the resin works, it has been tested on that aichi. The best solution would be probably filling some part with EPS marbles ...
there are suposed to be scale covers that can be used to fill it in

FlyerInOKC

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I'm sure you will find away you are very creative my friend.

hipik634

so far no progress, had to move to another project

FlyerInOKC

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What is your latest project?

hipik634

Supermarine s5

FlyerInOKC

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A very classy ;looking airplane! Are yo using the free plans posted on AeroFred.com?