Hi to all my fellow modelling enthusiast!
A little background
I felt a huge urge to kick start my new scratch-building project after watching couple of short clips on the actual Airbus 350 from it's initial design stages to it's maiden flight. The A350 will serve as a competitor to Boeing's 787 to compete in this long range,low fuel consumption and composite material build era.
I would like to share this build with all of you,in an attempt to build a RC A350-900 from scratch till it's maiden flight just like how the Airbus team did it but the only draw-back will be, this is going to be a one man team.
You may help me to provide any positive or negative feedbacks in anyway possible that will aid and improve areas such as building techniques, materials,electrical components,painting methods and whatnot. I'll also be happy to answer any questions asked along the way.
History
This will be my 4th Airliner build till date,
1)B777-200 (Year2008)
2)B787-900 (Year2009)
3)B727-200 (Year2012)
4)A350-900 (Year2014) <-- New build
Building Specifications
Scale - 1:40
Estimated Weight- 2000Grams (70.55oz)
Wing Area - 2.47 ft²
WingLoading - 28.47oz/ft²
Cubic WingLoading - 18.08oz/ft³
Thrust - 1300 grams static (45.85oz)
Main wing Airfoil - Clark Y
Vertical and Horizontal Stab Airfoil - NACA0008
Main Components
ESC - 40Amp Turnigy x2
EDF - Changesun 10 blade 70mm x2
Motor - Turnigy L2855-2800 EDF Outrunner x2
Retracts - Turnigy Alloy Servoless Airliner Retracts w/Sprung Oleo Legs - Base Light Version (767)
Retracts Sequencer - ASSAN Adjustable Retract and Door sequencer w/Display
Servos - HXT900 9g / 1.6kg / .12sec Micro Servo x13
Strobe Light Controller - Arduino Nano V3.0 Microcontroller Board
Battery - Any brand 3s 4000mah - 6000mah Range of Lipo
Control Surfaces as per channel on the receiver
I've throw in some other redundant add-on goodies that won't be of much help in a model in this scale, but it will make it look even more realistic! (Items 5,6,7,8)
1 - Ailerons
2 - Elevators
3 - Throttle
4 - Rudder coupled with Nose gear steering
5 - Retracts with Door open and close sequencing
6 - Flaps (Fowler flaps identical to the real A350)
7 - Spoilers
8 - On-Off Navigation lights
Other relevant information
-Model will be build out of Blue Foam and EPS ,after which it will be fully fiberglassed
-Model will be painted with Singapore Airlines livery
-I have also started a duplicate build-thread in Rcgroups to gather inputs from other fellow builders to aid this massive project:
I have set myself a modest dead-line for this project of 1 year as i have other commitments on day to day basis. Started in Early September 2014 this project will end on Early September 2015. Anything earlier will be a bonus!
Enough said, let the scratch-building begin!
A little background
I felt a huge urge to kick start my new scratch-building project after watching couple of short clips on the actual Airbus 350 from it's initial design stages to it's maiden flight. The A350 will serve as a competitor to Boeing's 787 to compete in this long range,low fuel consumption and composite material build era.
I would like to share this build with all of you,in an attempt to build a RC A350-900 from scratch till it's maiden flight just like how the Airbus team did it but the only draw-back will be, this is going to be a one man team.
You may help me to provide any positive or negative feedbacks in anyway possible that will aid and improve areas such as building techniques, materials,electrical components,painting methods and whatnot. I'll also be happy to answer any questions asked along the way.
History
This will be my 4th Airliner build till date,
1)B777-200 (Year2008)
2)B787-900 (Year2009)
3)B727-200 (Year2012)
4)A350-900 (Year2014) <-- New build
Building Specifications
Scale - 1:40
Estimated Weight- 2000Grams (70.55oz)
Wing Area - 2.47 ft²
WingLoading - 28.47oz/ft²
Cubic WingLoading - 18.08oz/ft³
Thrust - 1300 grams static (45.85oz)
Main wing Airfoil - Clark Y
Vertical and Horizontal Stab Airfoil - NACA0008
Main Components
ESC - 40Amp Turnigy x2
EDF - Changesun 10 blade 70mm x2
Motor - Turnigy L2855-2800 EDF Outrunner x2
Retracts - Turnigy Alloy Servoless Airliner Retracts w/Sprung Oleo Legs - Base Light Version (767)
Retracts Sequencer - ASSAN Adjustable Retract and Door sequencer w/Display
Servos - HXT900 9g / 1.6kg / .12sec Micro Servo x13
Strobe Light Controller - Arduino Nano V3.0 Microcontroller Board
Battery - Any brand 3s 4000mah - 6000mah Range of Lipo
Control Surfaces as per channel on the receiver
I've throw in some other redundant add-on goodies that won't be of much help in a model in this scale, but it will make it look even more realistic! (Items 5,6,7,8)
1 - Ailerons
2 - Elevators
3 - Throttle
4 - Rudder coupled with Nose gear steering
5 - Retracts with Door open and close sequencing
6 - Flaps (Fowler flaps identical to the real A350)
7 - Spoilers
8 - On-Off Navigation lights
Other relevant information
-Model will be build out of Blue Foam and EPS ,after which it will be fully fiberglassed
-Model will be painted with Singapore Airlines livery
-I have also started a duplicate build-thread in Rcgroups to gather inputs from other fellow builders to aid this massive project:
I have set myself a modest dead-line for this project of 1 year as i have other commitments on day to day basis. Started in Early September 2014 this project will end on Early September 2015. Anything earlier will be a bonus!
Enough said, let the scratch-building begin!
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