3d Printed Part Sets - Freewing 90mm F-22 Raptor

[Hardway]

Finishing the final little details on the F-22 today... I opened the box on December 8th, and had one little delay after another. And of course Christmas and all that entails, as well as a cold and a gout flare-up! But to top it off, I had an intermittent short in one of the wiring harnesses and finally found it!! Glad it was on the ground and not at 100 mph and 200 ft AGL...:Scared: I didn't add lights to the wings, but I did nav lights and strobes and a beacon on the fuselage. It looks pretty cool! Looking forward to a smooth maiden... A pic or two to follow later today. Happy New Year to everyone, and I hope your Christmas was blessed with joy and love and lots of family and friends!!! Jerry

[Pogo]

And here are the picture files I used for my instrument panel. The first is for the 5 main glass panels, and the second is for the glass panel in the center bottom. I didn't like my painting skills on the top center display for the radio settings, so I sanded down the face and used the third pic to show the detail.

What I did was take these pics and copy them to a Word doc. Then I sized them to fit the panel, printed them out, and glued them on. For the glass panels I first put on a couple layers of Minwax Polycrylic Gloss to give them some shine.

Pat, thanks for posting these images- I'll be using them. :Cool:
Tom

[Radar-Guy]

Try these.

Thanks, Pat!
Printing...

[crxmanpat]

And here are the picture files I used for my instrument panel. The first is for the 5 main glass panels, and the second is for the glass panel in the center bottom. I didn't like my painting skills on the top center display for the radio settings, so I sanded down the face and used the third pic to show the detail.

What I did was take these pics and copy them to a Word doc. Then I sized them to fit the panel, printed them out, and glued them on. For the glass panels I first put on a couple layers of Minwax Polycrylic Gloss to give them some shine.

[crxmanpat]

Try these.

[Radar-Guy]

F-22 Canopy Frame Modified.stl Here are the .stl files I have created to be able to make the opening canopy mod like I did it. Could the parts be improved upon? Absolutely. I was able to make a slight change to the tab on the underside of Alphas canopy frame to make for a stronger attachment with the pivot arm I designed. I am still learning Fusion 360 and had to have some help from a friend who is more skilled at it than me to make the change to the canopy frame and create the missing inlet cover but we both learned a lot in the process. I will try to put together a mod thread with more pictures and videos to help make it easier for anyone who wants to give the opening canopy a go. I have also included the missing Starboard Inlet Cover below. All together, with the 3D printed cockpit parts, stock pilot figure and a 17 gram metal gear servo the mod added just under 4 ozs. total to the stock canopy/cockpit tub. I did have to shift my batteries (8S) back a little more to get it to CG but it did without much effort.

Steve

Steve,
many thanks for publishing those files, but the download is not possible. When clicking on one of the files published by Alpha in post #2, a subwindow opens with the choice to save the respective file. In addition, there is an icon left of each file plus the file size. Your attachments look different. When clicking on one of your files, nothing happens. When using the save option via the right mouse button I'm just getting an error message. Did anyone else succeed in downloading these files?

Frank

[RCjetdude]

Looks great Pat! You are fast!

[crxmanpat]

Good deal Pat. Isn't this stuff cool?

Yes, yes it is! Still painting and detailing, but looks much better now!

Still also working on the cockpit 3DPUP parts, and now printing the opening parts.

[RCjetdude]

Good deal Pat. Isn't this stuff cool?

[crxmanpat]

Thanks for the files Steve, and your work to get these mods done. Printing now!

[RCjetdude]

Has anyone designed a nose gear brace like the one designed for the Avanti? On my 7th take off the set screw right above the wheel came loose and my wheel popped off and the gear plowed into the ground. No real damage, but the mount is loose now. My 3D printed Avanti brace works great, figured a similar design for this jet would be very helpful as the gear doesn’t have the added “softness” of the trailing link.

I only see a receiver shelf for the F-22 at this time on Thingiverse but if there is a need someone will make one soon. I can give it a go once I clear some stuff off my plate.

[Papadave418]

Has anyone designed a nose gear brace like the one designed for the Avanti? On my 7th take off the set screw right above the wheel came loose and my wheel popped off and the gear plowed into the ground. No real damage, but the mount is loose now. My 3D printed Avanti brace works great, figured a similar design for this jet would be very helpful as the gear doesn’t have the added “softness” of the trailing link.

[Elbee]

Pitot tubes and intake FOD covers!

CMP, Nice touches. Bravo Zulu. Best, LB

[RCjetdude]

Here are the .stl files I have created to be able to make the opening canopy mod like I did it. Could the parts be improved upon? Absolutely. I was able to make a slight change to the tab on the underside of Alphas canopy frame to make for a stronger attachment with the pivot arm I designed. I am still learning Fusion 360 and had to have some help from a friend who is more skilled at it than me to make the change to the canopy frame and create the missing inlet cover but we both learned a lot in the process. I will try to put together a mod thread with more pictures and videos to help make it easier for anyone who wants to give the opening canopy a go. I have also included the missing Starboard Inlet Cover below. All together, with the 3D printed cockpit parts, stock pilot figure and a 17 gram metal gear servo the mod added just under 4 ozs. total to the stock canopy/cockpit tub. I did have to shift my batteries (8S) back a little more to get it to CG but it did without much effort.

Steve

F-22 Canopy Arm Plate Right.stl
F-22 Canopy Arm Plate Left.stl
F-22 Canopy Arm Plate Support.stl
F-22 Canopy Arm.stl
F-22 Canopy Servo Mount.stl
F-22 Canopy Frame Modified.stl
F-22 Canopy Pushrod Clevis.stl
F-22 Starboard Inlet Cover.stl

[crxmanpat]

Alpha was able to post them, so I don't see why not. Good on ya Steve for fixing the starboard cover. Looking forward to the files!

[RCjetdude]

I have gotten some help with Fusion360 and now have a starboard inlet cover file as well as the issue resolved that I was needing help on. Will post files up tomorrow. Can .stl files be directly uploaded without any issues? I assume so but never tried it. If it doesn't work I will try to post them to Thingiverse.

[crxmanpat]

That explains why they weren't reversed while the logo was. Thanks also for the explanation on the slime lights.

I'm playing with it in Fusion360. I don't really know how to use it, but maybe I can self-teach. I did that with Qcad pretty much.

[crxmanpat]

Got in a couple flights on mine today at TIA and the canopy stayed closed with no issues. George got video of the second flight where I close the canopy before the take off roll and then open it back up after the flight.

Saw the video on FB. Looked great! You said you used a 90mm F-16 elevator servo for the opening mechanism? I think I have some lying around.

[downwindleg]

I made my own decals for Remove Before Flight, they are not part of the .stl file.

That explains why they weren't reversed while the logo was. Thanks also for the explanation on the slime lights.

[RCjetdude]

Pitot tubes and intake FOD covers!

I really like the looks of that Pat. Very nice!