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  1. I made a canard using my 3D pen on tissue paper technique. Canards have a small foreplane instead of a tailplane. The main wing is at the far back with a vertical stabilizer at the end. The foreplane is great for trimming the flight. It is a bit easier to trim since the center of mass is between the two wings. A regular wing configuration needs nose weight for a propper flight.
    But I am still experimenting and learning!

    #stemeducation #stem #mint #fediLZ #paperplane #rcplanes #diy #3dprinting

  2. I made another prototype using the 3D-pen + tissue paper technique. The Otto Lilienthal "Normalgleiter" turned out quite good. It does glide OK which is good enough to demonstrate the first flight experiments to kids.

    #fediLZ #3dprint #3dprinting #stemeducation #makerspace #maker #mint #papercraft #rcplanes

  3. 2/2 I went outside trying my biplane setup and realised the single plane seems to perform better. Here is the single plane test flight.

    see comment below for the biplane test flight

    #RCplanes
    #stemeducation
    #3dprint
    #3dprinting
    #diytech
    #diyprojects
    #airplanes

  4. 1/2: My 3D pen wingstructures are really fun to prototype different airplane setups. Here is a quick biplane test. Definitely flies better than the single wing setup. I'd love to try the wright flyer next, using a canard setup and a drone motor + supercap. See 2/2 for a flight test!

    #RCplanes #stemeducation #3dprint #3dprinting #diytech #diyprojects #airplanes

  5. Stayed up late prepping gear to spend the day tomorrow, with my dad, at an event for our lifelong shared hobby (r/c planes). Now I’m wiped out but will still have to get up to actually enjoy the day. 😅😅 (Stayed up late to finish what I hope will be an awesome surprise! 😅😅) #RCplanes

  6. My paper planes made from tissue paper and a 3D-pen structure are improving. Now I can slide nose weight and wing along a balsa wood stick to trimm the plane correctly. For nose weight I use spacers/screws I had left over from a PC dissassembly. They are perfect because they can stack endlessly.
    The 3D printed connectors make it possible to disassemble the plane. That is important to store or carry the planes.

    #RCplanes #stemeducation #paperplanes #mint #3dprinting #makerspace

  7. I am prototyping paper airplanes usinge the idea of 3D-printing directly to thin paper and then cutting the parts for assembly.
    I also tried using a 3D-pen. Both ways work and the planes fly pretty well. Next up: bigger plane + supercap-motor unit.

    The idea is inspired by a recent video of Tom Stanton.

    #paperplanes #diy #stemeducation #mint #FediLZ #3dprint #3dprinting #PaperPlane #engineering #RCplanes

  8. ✈️ Work hard... play hard.

    May 2nd, 2026 - Peeler Park, Nashville, TN, USA

    #rcplanes

  9. WIP

    Missing a few parts, but looking good.

    Maybe I'll fly this weekend.

    #RCPlanes #3dprinting

  10. D and I flew a short combat session at the flying field today,. We had one solid contact, which I won -- he immediately glided his combat wing back to the ground while I was still flying. When I brought mine in for a landing, I saw why he'd come in: half his prop was embedded in the nose of my plane.

    No other damage done -- he replaced the prop and we finished the session later (with no more hits).

  11. RC Airplanes are a wonderful and relaxing (depending on your craft, lol) hobby.
    And it's also quite affordable with ready-to-go starter kits for just over $100.

    But if you want to join an RC club to get access to an actual flying field, you have to shell out $50-$85 per year for the AMA (Academy of Model Aeronautics) membership in the US, and an additional $100 per year for most flying fields.

    I mean, if you're serious about your hobby (any hobby), that might indeed be chump-change to you, but it's really not a trivial amount of money at all.

    #rc #RadioControl #rcPlane #rcPlanes #hobby #uav #uas #drone #drones

  12. 🚁✨ Just discovered that ArduPilot can now handle automatic landings for RC planes using a LiDAR sensor! This is a game-changer for FPV enthusiasts like me. No more post-flight repair sessions after every adventure! 😅 Time to keep my planes in one piece (hopefully)! #ArduPilot #FPV #RCPlanes #LiDAR youtube.com/watch?v=liXaIdFRWj more details on ardupilot.org/plane/docs/autom

  13. it's always fun to see something you built actually fly. Even more fun when it's made from 6 sheets of plain old foam board.

    youtube.com/watch?v=nNCTYUp816

    #RC #rcplanes #FliteTest

  14. Last night I got a few flights in before the lightning moved in. Most beautiful backdrop I've flown against.

    youtube.com/watch?v=t592-WEH1g

    #rcplanes

  15. No better sight than this for a foamie pilot. #rcplanes

  16. It’s that time during the build where it’s early enough that you know you haven’t screwed anything up yet, so there’s still to possibility of a perfect build.

    #rcplane #rcplanes #rcaviation

  17. For #today I plan on taking advantage of the mild Texas weather and getting one of these beauties up in the air.

    #RCPlane #RCPlanes

  18. Hi, this is my introduction on this instance, I have just moved from my own self hosted instance.

    I am a boring DevOps father of two girls by day and Artist/Hobbyist/Space Fan by night.

    In terms of art I do a bit of #Photography and #videography and I am currently learning #Blender3D I work mainly with open source/free tools like #Gimp #Inkscape #DavinciResolve #FreeCAD

    For hobbies I fly #RCPlanes, #Drones and #3DPrinting

    Below video is part of a larger animation I am working on

  19. No planes any more damaged than previously, it's a win, great day for flying! #rcplanes

  20. Two rough field #rcplanes fixed, glorious #Melbourne day, batteries charging, fun day off

  21. This dog enclosure had such a nice folding frame I was loathe to see it wasted when the zippers died, so I have repurposed as a transport frame for my planes, should stop them getting as damaged when going flying. I also need to build a storage frame to get them off the floor and maybe get the car in the garage one day #rcplanes #rcflying #rchobbies