Home build starter box
Models with combustion engine have their own charm. Everybody knows that an electric engine ist more light weight, does have more power, and that it is easier to use. But combustion engines does have their charm. Should it be the sound, the smell or what ever.
However, a big disatvantage is, that you have to carry a lot of things with you when you want to fly with a nitro engine. And if you are living in a flat and the parking lot is 50 meters away from the flying field, you start to think about how you could transport a lot of things the most efficient way.
My solution was an old plastic shopping basket. This was working but I needed both hands and it was looking awful.
However, a big disatvantage is, that you have to carry a lot of things with you when you want to fly with a nitro engine. And if you are living in a flat and the parking lot is 50 meters away from the flying field, you start to think about how you could transport a lot of things the most efficient way.
My solution was an old plastic shopping basket. This was working but I needed both hands and it was looking awful.
Requirements
The requirements have been found very fast:
There should be place for:
There should be place for:
- Transmitter case
- Fuel tank
- Hand pump
- E- starter
- LiPo battery
- Cleaning agent
- Kitchen roll
- Waste bag
- Small parts (glowing, glow battery, glow plugs, glow plug wrench etc.)
- The box should be transportable with one hand.
- The grip should be transformable to a rack for putting the planes together.
Construction
I've started with the meassurements of all components that should find place and draw them in Solid Edge. In my head I had an idea of how the components should be arangend and so i started to place them like that.
Between the components, I left a space of 10mm, I meassured the components quite close and I want to use plywood with 5mm to have a gap of 2,5mm per side.
Between the components, I left a space of 10mm, I meassured the components quite close and I want to use plywood with 5mm to have a gap of 2,5mm per side.
Then there comes the more difficult part, the design of the single plywood plates. For that, I meassured the single messearues, drawed them and put them together in a new assembly.
When the plates are done, you have to design a manufacturable tongue and groove system and then the basic is finished.
The handle grip will be designed easy and stable, also there is the option to add Y-pieces on top of it to assemble a plane on the field.
The handle grip will be designed easy and stable, also there is the option to add Y-pieces on top of it to assemble a plane on the field.
Building
After finishing the construction you only have to do a drawing of the single plates and find someone who can machine them.
If you have constructed correct and the machining guy did is work also well, there should be no problem when fitting all together.
If you have constructed correct and the machining guy did is work also well, there should be no problem when fitting all together.