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Page 1: ...www 3daeroventures com Micro SportCam 3D Printed R C Aircraft Build Guide Wingspan 695mm 27 4 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 ...
Page 2: ...hemandhelping tomaintainandgrowthiswonderfulhobby Nowontothetechnicalstuff IrecommendprintingtheMicroSportCaminColorFabbLW PLA Thereducedweightofthismaterialimprovesitsflightperformancesignificantly particularly givingitgentlerflightcharacteristicsonlanding ThebiggestcomplaintIhearaboutLW PLA isthatitisexpensiveatabout 50for750g Atfirstglancethisdoessoundexpensive butyou mustrealizethatLW PLAisprinteda...
Page 3: ...enterofGravityLocation 33mmbehindtheWing sLeadingEdge WeightofPrintedParts LW PLA 110g 3 88oz WeightofPrintedParts PLA 195g 6 88oz FlyingWeight 2S650mAh 210g LW PLA to300g StandardPLA 7 4 10 58oz RecommendedMaxFlyingWeight 320g 11 29oz No ofChannels 4 Throttle Aileron Elevator Rudder Flaperonsoptional 33mm CGLocation33mmbehind theWing sLeadingEdge NOTE Allpartweightsshowninthemanualareforpartsprin...
Page 4: ...3S450 650mAh Radio 5ChannelReciever EMAXES9251ii 2 5g DigitalServoorequivalent18 02x7 91x16 8mmsizeservo x4 YHarnessforaileronservos optional Alternativeley werecommendusinga5channelreceivertomixaileronservos HardwareNeeded 5mmO Dx3mmThickRareEarthMagnetsforRemovableCanopy 3mmO D x190mmLongCarbonFiberTubes orRodforfuselage 3mmO D or1 8 O D x10mmLongDowelPins cutfromleftovercarbontube rod 1mmO D Ca...
Page 5: ...yourslicer open theincludedFactoryFilesandeditthepresetprofiles foryourprinter materialtoensureniceoutersurfaces excellentlayerbonding andgoodabondbetweenthe outerskinandtheinternalstructures YourOptionsforPrintingtheParts Option3 STL YourPreferredSlicer Ifyouprefertouseanotherslicerorcreateyourownprofiles inSimplify3D usetheincludedSTLfilesandthestarterCura orPrusaSlicerprofilesasastartingpoint Thisw...
Page 6: ...atively affectinglayerbonding Experimentwithfanspeedsset between0 20 ColorFabbLW PLA ColorFabbLW PLAisaninterestingmaterialthatusesfoaming technologytoachievelightweight lowdensityPLAparts This materialisprintedatahighertemperature whichcausesit toexpand andamuchlowerextrusionmultiplierthanstandard PLA Inordertodeterminethepropernozzletemperatureand extrusionmultiplerforyourparticularprinteryoucan...
Page 7: ...htweightstructures Strategicareasaresetupwithslightlythickerwallswiththe restofthestructureusingthe AllowSingleExtrusionWalls optionselected Elephant sFoot Trytoavoidthefirstfewlayersofeachprintfrom squishingtoofaroutsidethedesignedwalldimensions alsoknownas elephant sfoot Thiscanbecausedby yournozzlebeingtooclosetotheprintbedorfirstlayer widthsettoohighinyourslicer Asmallamountof elephant sfootis...
Page 8: ... Fuselage Stabilizers Assembly ToolsandMaterialsNeeded MediumBodiedCA SuperGlue AcceleratorforCA Sandpaperand orSmallFiles NeedleNosePliersforbendingnosegearwire Step by StepBuildGuide cont d PrintedPartsNeeded TailDraggerOption HardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg4 5mmO Dx3mmThickRareEarthMagnetsforRemovableCanopy M3x0 5mmThreadx15mmLongScrewsforWheels nylonpreferred 3mmO D x400mmLongCar...
Page 9: ...nosegearwire Heatgunforheatshrinktube Step by StepBuildGuide cont d AdditionalPrintedPartsNeeded TricycleGearOption AdditionalHardwareNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg4 1 1 2mmdiametersteelwirefornosegear Heatshrinktubeorsmallwheelcollartoholdnosegearinplace ForeasiertakeoffsandlandingsyouhavetheoptiontosetuptheMicroSportCam inatricyclegearconfiguration Inadditiontothematerials tools andprintedp...
Page 10: ...ciallyinareaswherepartswillmate You willfindmostofthestringingcomesoffquiteeasily Step2 2 CutorSandAwayAnyStringing www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d Usingarotarytool Dremel mitersaw orhandsaw cutyour3mmcarbonfiber fuselagetubesanddowelpinstotheproperlengths Youwillneed Qty 2 190mmlong ...
Page 11: ...eofthe3mmdiameterx190mmlongcarbonfibertubesandthe two3mmdiameterx10mmlongdowelpinsintoFuse1 Insertthesecond 3mmdiameterx190mmlongcarbonfibertubeintoFuse3 Step2 3 GlueFuselagePartsTogether ASSEMBLYTIP Werecommendsandingallmatingfaceswitheither220gritsandpaperorasmall flatfiletoensureaflatsurfaceandtogivetheCAgluesome grit toadhereto Thisprovidesa verystrongbond ...
Page 12: ... 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 2 3 2 GluepartsFuse1 Fuse3togetherusingCAglue Sprayacceleratoronthe jointtospeedcuringoftheCAglue Thebuiltinalingmenttabswillkeep allpartswellaligned NOTE BecauseofthestringingofLW PLAyoumay needtocleanupthealignmettabsandalignmentholeswithahobbyknife ...
Page 13: ...crificial supportlocatedinthefrontofthe fuselage 2 3 5 GluepartsVertStab HorizStabR andHorizStabLusingCAglue Ensure theVertStabisasclosetoverticalaspossible andtheHorizStabisas perpendicularaspossiblebeforesprayingthejointswithaccelerator HorizStabL 2g VertStab 2g HorizStabR 2g 2 3 4 PriortogluingtheStabpartsonthefuselageyoumaywanttodrillout theholesforthehingerod Weuseda1mmhingerodsowedrilledout ...
Page 14: ...netrecessintheCanopypartandpop inyourmagnet Thematingmagnetscanthenbegluedintothemagnet recessesinpartFuse1 BEEXTRACAREFULTOGLUETHESEMAGNETSIN THEPROPERORIENTATIONSOASTOATTRACTANDNOTREPELLTHE MATINGMAGNET 2 3 7 AseperateServoTraypartisrequiredto stiffenuptheservomountingarea Glue theServoTrayintotherecessdesigned intotheservoareaofthefuselage BEEXTRACAREFULTOALIGNTHE SERVOCUTOUTSONTHETRAYWITH THES...
Page 15: ...daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 Fuse1 11g Tire TPE TotalMainLandingGearWeight12g MainGearTireHub1 PLA MainGearTireHub2 PLA Fuse2 15g Fuse3 7g HorizStabL 2g VertStab 2g Canopy 5g ServoTray 2g HorizStabR 2g MainGearStrut PLA ABS orPETG YouhavetheoptiontosetuptheMicroSportCaminataildraggerconfigurationor atricyclegearconfig...
Page 16: ...eGearTireHub1into onesideoftheTPETire applyasmallamountofCAgluetothematingfaceof thehubandinsertNoseGearTireHub2intotheothersideoftheTPETire Setthelandinggearaside itwillbeattachedtothemodelinalater stepduringfinalassembly 2 4 5 SlidetheNoseGearTireassemblyonto thenosegearwireandholditinplace withasmallwheelcollar oruseaheat guntoshrinkasmallpieceofheatshrink tubingonthetipofthewire www 3daerovent...
Page 17: ...www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 1 FrontView NoseGear 1mm 1 2mmDiameterWire Scale1 1 SideView ...
Page 18: ...switha smalldrillbit GluepartsWingR1andWingR2togetherusingCAglue Spray acceleratoronthejointtospeedcuringoftheCAglue Thebuiltinalingmenttabs willkeepallpartswellaligned Step3 1 GlueTheWingPartsTogether WingL1 8g WingR1 8g AileronServoTray PLA x2 AileronR1 2g MotorPodLid PLA PETG ABS MotorPod PLA PETG ABS AileronR2 2g AileronL2 2g AileronL1 2g WingL2 7g WingR2 7g 5gTotal HardwareNeeded linkstorecom...
Page 19: ...erodisfully inserted Ensuretheaileronmoves freely 3 1 2 PriortogluingpartsAileronR1andAileronR2together usethe1mm O D carbonfiberrodorsteelrodtomakesureitslidesfreelyinthe hingehole Thengluethetwoaileronpartstogetherusingthecarbon fiberrodandthebuiltinalignmentaidtokeepthetwopartsaligned Layingthepartsupsidedownonaflatsurfacewhilegluinghelpskeep themalignedaswell BEVERYCARFEULNOTTOGLUETHE1mmO D CA...
Page 20: ...rtsWingL1 WingL2 AileronL1 AileronL2 andanotherAileronServoTray 3 1 6 Nowthatbothaileronsareinstalled gluetheRightWingandLeftWing togetherwithCAglue usingthe3mmdiameterx10mmlongdowelpins toalignthewings 3 1 4 Useasharphobbyknifetoclearoutanystringingordebrifromtheservo openingandgluethePLAAileronServoTrayinplacewithCAglue Youmay wanttodrillouttheservomountingholeswitha1 2mmdrillbitpriorto gluing ...
Page 21: ...lephant sfoot Thiswillensureasmoothsurfaceforgluingthemotorpodtothewing GluetheMotorPodontothewingassembly DONOTGLUETHEMOTORPOD LIDINPLACE THELIDISDESIGNEDTOSNAPINTOPLACEANDISREMOVABLE ToolsandMaterialsNeeded MediumBodiedCA SuperGlue AcceleratorforCA Sandpaperand orSmallFiles PrintedPartsNeeded HardwareNeeded 1mmO D CarbonfiberrodorSteelWireforTailWheel Rudder 2g TailWheel TPE TailWheelBracket PLA ...
Page 22: ...gpartsElevR ElevControlHorn andElevLtogether usethe1mm O D carbonfiberrodorsteelrodtomakesureitslidesfreelyinthehingeholes Thengluethetheeelevatorpartstogether Thepartswillself align butlaying thepartsupsidedownonaflatsurfacewhilegluinghelpskeepthemaligned YoumayneedtosandorfilethePLAElevControlHornpartabittoensureitfully seatsintothetwoElevparts Insertascrappieceof1mmO D carbonfiberorsteelrodasth...
Page 23: ...er smooththeparts 5 1 2 Lightlywipedownallpartswithisopropylalcoholtoremoveanyresidual dustfromsanding Step5 Painting FinishingLW PLA Optional ToolsandMaterialsNeeded 220Gritand400GritSandpaper IsopropylAlcohol RubbingAlcohol Oil basedorWater basedPolyurethaneSpray SprayPaintColorsofyourchoice weloveTamiyaspraypaints oruseanairbrushsystem Pinstripetape maskingtape andplasticwrap formaskingoffparts ...
Page 24: ...ticktothepartsbetter anditslightlystiffenstheLW PLAparts 5 2 2 Letthepartsdryperthepolyurethanemanufacturer sinstructions Step5 3 Masking Painting FinalClearcoat Usedifferenttypesoftapetolayoutthepaintdesignandblockthepaint fromgettingintheundesiredareas 5 3 1 Maskthefinedetailparts suchasthewindowareas andanycurvedareas withaflexiblepinstripetape Weused3mmor1 8 widepinstripetape 5 3 2 Maskofflarg...
Page 25: ...rossyourpartwiththenozzle8 10inches awayfromthepart Spraymultiplelightcoatsuntilyouacheivefull coverage Avoidoversprayingtominimizetheriskofgettingrunnypaint 5 3 5 Afterapplyingyourcolorsprayyoucan applycustomdecalsorpinstriping In mycase Iusedthesamebluepinstriping tapetogivethedesigncleanlinesand anotherpopofcolor Afterapplyingdecals givethemodela finallightclearcoatwithaclearspray paintoryoucan...
Page 26: ...ntrolrods Step6 1 InstallLandingGear 6 1 1 YouwillseetwosetsofslotsinthebottomofthefuselagefortheMain LandingGearassembly Theforwardslotsareforthetaildragger configurationandtherearslotsareforthetricyclegearconfiguration GluetheMainLandingGearAssemblyinyourpreferredlocationusing CAglueandaccelerator www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w ...
Page 27: ... o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 2 Step by StepBuildGuide cont d 6 1 2 Ifyouhavechosenthetricyclegearconfiguration inserttheNoseGear assemblyintotheslotinthenoseofthefuselage Ensurethewirefully seatsintotheslotbeforeapplyingCAintotheslottogluetheNose gearinplace ...
Page 28: ...ttachmentareaonthetopoffuselageand gluethemainwingintoplace Therearebuiltinalignmentaidstokeep thepartsalignedbutyoumaystillhaveabitofwiggleroom Ensureyour wingismountedparalleltothehorizontalstabilizer 6 2 2 Gluethe1mmO D x240mmLongCarbonFiberRodsinthewingstrut areas Youmayneedtoclearoutthewingstrutholeswithadrillbit priortogluing Thewingstrutsdostiffenthewingssignificantlysoit isadvisedtonotskipth...
Page 29: ...talledwiththecontrolrodsinplace PutaZ bendinoneendofeachcontrolrod 6 3 3 Attachtheelevatorcontrolrodz bendintothe elevatorcontrolhorn holdtheElevatorin placeontheHorizontalStabandpermanently attachtheElevatorwiththe1mmO D x230mm longcarbonfiberrod 6 3 4 Repeatthepreviousstepsforthe rudder usinga1mmO D x100mm longcarbonfiberrodforthehinge 6 3 2 RoutetheElevator controlrodthrough theroutingtubein ther...
Page 30: ...ontrolrodsusingthe controlrodconnectors Step7 FinalRadioandMotorInstallation ToolsandMaterialsNeeded Screwdriverforservomountingscrewsandservocontrolhorn Allenwrenchforcontrolrodconnectors Needlenosepliers Velcrostripswithadhesivebacking Hardware ElectronicsNeeded linkstorecommendedhardwareonpg4 0 8mm 1 2mmsteelwireforaileronservocontrolrods Servocontrolrodconnectors x2 Motor EMAXMT1806 2280KV ESC...
Page 31: ...amewiththemotor 7 2 2 InstalltheESC Usevelcrowith adhesivebackingtoattachtheESC toeithertheinsidewallofthe fuselageortotheceilingofthe canopy 7 1 4 CuttheaileroncontrolrodstotheproperlengthandbendaZ bendinto eachend Installthecontrolrodsintotheservocontrolarmsandthe aileroncontrolhorns 7 1 3 Usingthemountingscrewsthatcamewithyourservos mountthe aileronservosintheaileronservotrays Note Itisrecommen...
Page 32: ...adioforsettingyourdriveratesandexponential RecommendedRatesandExponential www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 3 7 2 3 Installthereceiver Usevelcro withadhesivebackingtoattach thereceivertoeithertheinside wallofthefuselageortothe floorofthefuselage justin frontoftheservos 5mm 5mm 10mm 10mm ...
Page 33: ...mendedRatesandExponential Rudder LowRate Exponential 20 Exponential 40 HighRate 5mm 5mm 10mm 10mm Step by StepBuildGuide cont d www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 3 6mm 6mm 10mm 10mm ...
Page 34: ... 3 7 2 5 Thisaircraftcanalsobenefitfromotherradiomixes suchasFlaperonmixing IfyourradioiscapableofFlaperonmixing playwith5 10mmofflaperon deflection ThisaddsanotherlevelofslowflightperformancetotheMicro SportCam Youcanalsoexperimentwithmixingincoordinatedrudder Startwith50 coordinatedrudderandadjustfromthere Flaperons 5mm 9mm HalfFlap FullFlap ...
Page 35: ...ng s LeadingEdge 7 2 6 Finally installyourpropeller attachthecanopy andinstall abatterysize thatwillproperlybalancetheaircraft Oneoftherecommendedbatteries shouldworkwell BalancetheaircraftalongtherecommendedCenterof Gravityposition TheCenterofGravitypositionfortheaircraftislocated 33mmbehindtheleadingedgeofthewing asshownintheimagebelow Remembertoerronthesideofslightlynoseheavy ...
Page 36: ...eriesarefullycharged 4 Itisrecommendedtotestyourradiofromlongrange 30 ormorepacesawayfromtheaircraft toensureyour radiosignalisstrongandyoudon texperienceservoflutter 5 Doublecheckallcontrolsaremovingtheproperdirection Weather DuetothesmallsizeandlightwingloadingoftheMicro SportCam itisrecommendedtoflyonverycalmdays with windsbetween0 5mph Withmicrosizeplanes always ensureyouaretakingoffandlandingint...
Page 37: ...dtheshapeofthehorizontal stabilizeraredesignedtominimizethisaffect butthatisonlyoncetheaircraft haspickedupsufficiantairspeed Ontakeoff advancethethrottleslowlywhile holdingslightupelevatortokeepthetaildown Astheaicraftpicksupspeed ease offoftheupelevatoruntiltheaircraft stailnaturallyrises thenpullup elevatorslowlyuntiltheaircaftisairborne 2 Landingthetaildraggerconfigurationcanbeabittrickierthanthetri...
Page 38: ...orizStabR 5g MainGearStrut PLA ABS orPETG www 3daeroventures com 3DAeroventures N v rS o E p o i g N v rS o Q e t o i g N v rS o P a i g w w 3 A r v n u e o 3 PLAPrintedPartWeights Thetargetweightsshownonallpreviouspagesareforthepartsprinted inLW PLA unlessotherwisenoted Ifyouchoosetoprintthepartsin standardPLAinstead thetargetweightsarelistedbelow ...
Page 39: ...A r v n u e o 3 PLAPrintedPartWeights cont d WingL1 21g WingR1 21g AileronServoTray PLA x2 AileronR1 3g MotorPodLid PLA PETG ABS MotorPod PLA PETG ABS AileronR2 4g AileronL2 4g AileronL1 3g WingL2 19g WingR2 19g 5gTotal Rudder 3g TailWheel TPE TailWheelBracket PLA ElevL 3g ElevR 3g ElevControlHorn PLA ...
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