PLA Toy Plane - Customizable
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Well, it's a 3D printed paper plane ;-) A time ago, I got curious about the possibility to print something like a paper plane... Therefore I tried to print one with as less material as possible, but still flying just great! This is what I found working quite fine so far! It consists of a one layer print regarding main part of its wings, plus a big enough body for good flight properties. You should be able to fly indoor (till now I didn't managed to break something, even if you could push down things accidentally I guess) as well as outdoor. I was flying outside on windy weather as well. Actually it worked better then expected. ### Update 28.05.2020 + In appreciation of upcoming [CREW DEMO-2](https://www.spacex.com/launches/) from NASA and SpaceX, I added the "X" logo to the plane. Have a good and save flight Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley! + Use about 40% infill for this print + .scad file will have the "X" logo enabled by default for now. + Note: You might want to disable "Elephant foot compensation" in slicer settings. In my case it makes tail wing connection working pretty bad. ### Update 20.05.2020: + Created customizable 3D model with [OpenSCAD](https://www.openscad.org/cheatsheet/index.html) + Provide rounded head front as suggested by thingiverse user [SaddamCZ](https://www.thingiverse.com/SaddamCZ/designs) for smoother landings - Thanks for your comment ;-) Note: use 30 - 40% infill for this model to keep center of gravity below main wing. + Reworked tail wing connection to stay in place more reliable. + See yellow pictures for new model. ### Notes: + *Important:* + Please be very careful when removing the model from the printer plate. If symmetry is broken, it will not really fly... The main wings are the critical part here I would say. + Take care to use symmetrical infill to keep balance point of the plain at center of the main wings. + I would recommend to print the "...Original.stl" model first. The other model is kind of a test to get the main wing connection to body more robust. Actually it is still a problem... and flight properties are different with this design. + Please see the picture for details about how to connect the tail wing exactly. + You can use the small elements at tail wing to trim left/right and up/down steering. + Dimension in mm: 180 x 178 x 20 + Print time was about 45 minutes. ### What can be improved: + Main week points are the connections from wings to the body. They break over time. It seams some PLAs are more resistant than others. My "red" flyer is doing a pretty good job so far. Many other color broke much faster over time. Have fun and happy printing!
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