To avoid maiden crashes I install an Aura 5 Lite in most of my planes as it keeps the plane level and once I get to a safe altitude I switch it off to trim the plane. It also has an assisted launch feature for hand launching that gives me enough time to launch the plane myself and then get back to the sticks.
My pops flew these for both EAL and FDX. I’m going to have to build him one to hang in his office and one to fly. Can’t wait for your settings video! Really appreciate what you’re doing for the hobby!
Perhaps you should mention that the servos should be centred before being glued into position, particularly the aileron servos. Most new builders might not remember to do this. Otherwise, I’m really enjoying your videos and looking forward to print the 727. I most likely will enlarge it to accept a 64 mm and light weight retracts.
Ya that is a good point actually to make sure the servo is centered. That will be cool if you enlarge it send me a video if you do that will be cool to see.
Really like the 727. I've never 3D printed a plane and this one might be my first. Would like to scale it up by 50% to slow it down and better visibility.
That was the goal for this plane to inspire people to build it as a first plane. It is small cheap and easy to build to get into the hobby. That is the beauty of this hobby you can definitely try and scale it up in Cura to print it out a bit larger you may have to do some custom fab to get some of the electronics to fit.
Holy cow Troy you have taken this ball and run with it! I bought a P1S about six months ago and started out with Authentikit flight-sim stuff then on to R/C with 3DLab Cub, then Stearman and just started the B-17. Looks like another Boeing for my next project because I am definitely building this puppy. Are you going to design a DC-3 - please, please please...
@@TroyMcMillan Took the Cub for it's maiden flight yesterday, lasted about 14 seconds (ha, ha) but I had already printed out two extra fuselages and a spare wing in anticipation. Problem was the motor mount broke loose.
Very nice aircraft, one main problem that i have with it is that the engine exhaust is a bit too big. Maybe use smaller edfs in the other two engine pods or move it in the no. 2 engine intake. It just really bothers me. Other than that, its an absolutely beautiful model.
It doesn’t matter here. There are intake vents all along the underside of the plane so the EDF is getting plenty of airflow. I also did thrust tests to make sure that the EDF had max performance
He's back! Are they any planes for a video going into how you design for LW PLA in Fusion 360? I'm especially interestedly in how you make panel lines and the internal structures of the wings/fuselage.
I guess I'll have to do a mod to get steering. But compared to all the other 3d printable models these are the cleanest prints I've ever made. Stunning work.
I do enjoy the convenience of re-printing parts over sourcing them locally or online. I too have crashed a 3d printed version on the maiden and it hurt, but pain is learning and I learned a lot. I will take a 3d printed plane/ 3d printed drone over a factory one any day when it is just flying for fun and pushing limits. When I want great video or all the features, I prefer my DJI drone or my micro turbo timber.
Yes exactly that was my. motivation to build the 727. It was not the first jet airliner but it was the first to really change aviation history with access to flying to the masses.
Heres a tip that works for me during handlaunches if you own Spektrum. Use an AR636 receiver with SAFE and if you have the Spektrum programmer use the Eflite 64mm F-15 template when you reprogram the receiver. Myself and a few club members have used this method in a dozen or more handlaunch planes and with SAFE active during launch the plane will not dive into the ground.
I use CC3D boards for stab and an old DX6i and the springs broke on the left stick, so I just added foam instead (making the stick a bit ... sticky) and I can choose whatever the good angle for my plane for launch and no issue
I am a "Airliner Nerd" and bought the files yesterday. In the meantime I printed W1R and W1L and what should I say. Amazing. Thx. offering this files. It gives me also a perfect base for my own ideas like retracts , lights aso. cheers Rudi
Thank you I appreciate this comment. I have seen a lot of Fedex 727 planes around at random airports over the years and definitely wanted to do this scheme.
@@TroyMcMillan Hey it got me thinking, have you lookind into using rc car parts...? Dogbone and similar shft drive parts might be a possability as well.
Ya I can definitely edit all of them out and not show the crashes but it is parts of the hobby and guys crash rc planes all the time including myself. It is not always sun shine and roses. :) Cheers
Thanks Troy, recovering from back surgery so this will keep me busy! Printed out some test sections and test painting etc, detail is awesome, X1 Carbon does a fantastic job (got mine after I emailed you last). I'll send you a pic when im finished!!!
Thank you! Most of the cleanness is due from the design. I designed it to be printed in vase mode so there are no retractions. As long as you have temp and flow you don't need any retraction settings for the entire build.
Definitely getting this. Printed your DC-6 already. Absolutely love it… please consider doing a Concorde with the functioning droop snoop and functional rudder please. We don’t have a single affordable rc Concorde yet, or one that’s not massive. All the small kits of the Concorde are ugly.
Too funny Troy. I haven't seen any videos from you in a while so I looked on your channel because I am contemplating buying a Bambu Lab printer and can't find much info out there about people using them for RC planes. I saw the link on this video to the X1. Would love to see a video about using either the P series or X series Bambu printers for Eclipson, Planeprint, 3DLabPrint, or your own designs.
Ya the x1 works good for printing planes but there are a few setting in the Bambu slicer that were hard to find to make the print work correctly. I will get a video out to show all the settings.
This will be my first larger 3d print, first from you. I have a smaller Ender 3 v3se, but it should work. More than likely just a lawn ornament, but still excited to start printing. I really like your shaft driven aileron idea. I would be interested in a DC-3 and a Cessna 206 on floats.
This is the best model I have ever bought and printed in LW-PLA. I would like to ask if you considered designing a DH MOSQUITO? No one out there makes a good one to print. I have purchased 2 so far and they are, in my opinion, a waste of money. One designed in rhe same process as the 727-200 would be remarkable.
Just bought your files. Amazing Job. One question: A 4900KV EDF/3S will have enough power to fly this airplane with a 3s Battery? The PLA version. Are the wheels really glued or did you make something to make them spin? Thanks in advance.
That power system will work just fine for the PLA version. For the landing gear, the rim is glued to the strut and the tire is designed to be printed using PLA. The tire is not supposed to be glued. It is designed to spin around the rim.
Ya it works pretty well the 50mm EDF produces 950g of thrust on a 4s battery and the LW-PLA plane is only 780g RTF so it has over a 1 to 1 ratio The PLA FedEx build it was 1100g RTF so just less that a 1 to 1 ratio.
Amazing as always! Hoping you will design 3D models of the two coolest planes in history from my wish list, Cessna Sky Master, that’s the one with an engine in the front and another in the rear. A push pull. And from the 1930’s a Beach craft Stagger-wing.
The CRJ is an awesome build also. The key reason I designed this plane is to make something a bit easier to start with but still a cool plane to inspire people to want to build it.
In my opinion we need to reinforce the cylinder of the plane with carbon fiber straws like for the wings and also put a real running gear that can deploy, it could be funny and also add interesting difficulty
The fuselage is very strong as you glue it together you will see it actually is very ridged fuselage. Retractable gear would definitely be awesome butt for this build I decided not to just to save as much as I could on weight.
I almost thought that there will be no new video coming but now I’m happy to see a new one!
Time flies!! I can’t believe it had been that long since my last video.
To avoid maiden crashes I install an Aura 5 Lite in most of my planes as it keeps the plane level and once I get to a safe altitude I switch it off to trim the plane. It also has an assisted launch feature for hand launching that gives me enough time to launch the plane myself and then get back to the sticks.
I saw your post on the forum! I’m checking it out now. Thank you for the heads up!
can you please make A Tutorial how to Model RC Airplanes? :)
Definitely plan to do that someday!
My pops flew these for both EAL and FDX.
I’m going to have to build him one to hang in his office and one to fly.
Can’t wait for your settings video! Really appreciate what you’re doing for the hobby!
Thank you
Perhaps you should mention that the servos should be centred before being glued into position, particularly the aileron servos. Most new builders might not remember to do this. Otherwise, I’m really enjoying your videos and looking forward to print the 727. I most likely will enlarge it to accept a 64 mm and light weight retracts.
Ya that is a good point actually to make sure the servo is centered. That will be cool if you enlarge it send me a video if you do that will be cool to see.
@@TroyMcMillan
Will do 😋👍
Welcome back Troy . Great project looks fantastic in the air .
Thank you! I love this classic airliner, it’s so cool to see it flying
Welcome back man, your videos jave inspired a few of my friends and I to make 3d planes!
Me too
I love to hear I have inspired you guys to build some 3d printed planes!!
Really like the 727. I've never 3D printed a plane and this one might be my first. Would like to scale it up by 50% to slow it down and better visibility.
That was the goal for this plane to inspire people to build it as a first plane. It is small cheap and easy to build to get into the hobby. That is the beauty of this hobby you can definitely try and scale it up in Cura to print it out a bit larger you may have to do some custom fab to get some of the electronics to fit.
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Holy cow Troy you have taken this ball and run with it! I bought a P1S about six months ago and started out with Authentikit flight-sim stuff then on to R/C with 3DLab Cub, then Stearman and just started the B-17. Looks like another Boeing for my next project because I am definitely building this puppy. Are you going to design a DC-3 - please, please please...
Great choices with build order. The DC-3 is high on my list for next builds for sure.
@@TroyMcMillan Took the Cub for it's maiden flight yesterday, lasted about 14 seconds (ha, ha) but I had already printed out two extra fuselages and a spare wing in anticipation. Problem was the motor mount broke loose.
@@pi.actual Dang well good thing you planed ahead a bit the second build always goes much faster. Good luck with the next flight :)
Very nice aircraft, one main problem that i have with it is that the engine exhaust is a bit too big. Maybe use smaller edfs in the other two engine pods or move it in the no. 2 engine intake. It just really bothers me. Other than that, its an absolutely beautiful model.
You should make the Boeing 737 Max 9 with funcional flaps and retractable landing gear, i would buy you.😁
Yes a 737 would be a good build for sure.
@@TroyMcMillan yess
Im looking forward to the BambuLab settings video
Uhh.... look at the documentation. Its all there.
I will get it posted as soon as I can
Great design work again....Perfect weather, sun, no wind.....Ours is terrible 4 months of wind and rain....no letup ..🤔😳🇬🇧
Ya the desert is nice right now but in a few months it will be 110 degrees out and to hot to do anything outside.
@@TroyMcMillan we get 6 months of crappy weather and continuous wind and rain....I have been to Arizona btw, flew in from LA as I recall...😏😀🇬🇧
is the EDF less efficient because there is no direct intake from the front? or it doesn't really matter?
It doesn’t matter here. There are intake vents all along the underside of the plane so the EDF is getting plenty of airflow. I also did thrust tests to make sure that the EDF had max performance
He's back! Are they any planes for a video going into how you design for LW PLA in Fusion 360? I'm especially interestedly in how you make panel lines and the internal structures of the wings/fuselage.
There are a few videos out there you have to search for them and they may not be specific to airplanes but you can use the same concept for airplanes.
I guess I'll have to do a mod to get steering. But compared to all the other 3d printable models these are the cleanest prints I've ever made. Stunning work.
Beautiful!!! You seriously need to do a DC9-31.
That’s such a cool plane
Love your builds , you keep it simple stupid for us older guys
Looking forward to watching the video on how to print using the bambu x1c
Awesome I will get it up soon.
I do enjoy the convenience of re-printing parts over sourcing them locally or online. I too have crashed a 3d printed version on the maiden and it hurt, but pain is learning and I learned a lot. I will take a 3d printed plane/ 3d printed drone over a factory one any day when it is just flying for fun and pushing limits. When I want great video or all the features, I prefer my DJI drone or my micro turbo timber.
Thought you were dead..
Who says that!
@@Mike-kr5dn a pessimist
😆
@@TroyMcMillan your craft is so cool! I’ve just came to your channel and I already know I’m subscribing!
@@ESALOOOOOsame I came to this channel just to see this plane crash and how to fix
This is why I do maiden flights unfinished , and test their flight characteristics before finishing them ..lol don't want to spend too much time
Really enjoyable to watch your creations and flying them . Thank You , Sir .
Thank you!
Definitely gonna give this print/build a try. Thanks Troy for another beautiful aircraft.
Still better built than their commercial airliners
The 727 was designed and built before the McD-D take-over, before accountants supplanted engineers. The 727 is a great airframe.
Totally agree, it’s a classic airframe.
It's 727 200 rc is beautiful🎉❤😊
I've crashed many of planes in my days 45 years of flying and RC cars , trucks etc it comes with it for sure , 3D printers make it nice to fix them ..
Been waiting for a long time for another build.... because of you I gotten into 3D aircraft.... Going to do this one in TWA livery
Yes TWA would be awesome. I love that you got into this hobby from my videos!!
Can yo do DC10?
The Boeing 727 changed short-haul flights, while the Boeing 747 changed the Intercontinental routes.
Yes exactly that was my. motivation to build the 727. It was not the first jet airliner but it was the first to really change aviation history with access to flying to the masses.
Thankyou you are awesome
I wish we could work as a team creating innovative designs
I am a programmer
I appreciate you! designing planes is my hobby so my schedule for working with it can be inconsistent at times
Looking forward to the Bambu X1C settings video
I will get that uploaded soon.
Welcome back!! what a awesome plane, and great design! well done!
Thank you!
Heres a tip that works for me during handlaunches if you own Spektrum. Use an AR636 receiver with SAFE and if you have the Spektrum programmer use the Eflite 64mm F-15 template when you reprogram the receiver. Myself and a few club members have used this method in a dozen or more handlaunch planes and with SAFE active during launch the plane will not dive into the ground.
I use CC3D boards for stab and an old DX6i and the springs broke on the left stick, so I just added foam instead (making the stick a bit ... sticky) and I can choose whatever the good angle for my plane for launch and no issue
This is a great tip. Thank you!
ooooooooh one of my favorite liner 😍😍 bravo Mister, love it !
Yes!! It’s such a classic plane
One of my favorites too!
Awesome video, you inspired me and I built mine!! Thanks!
This is awesome to hear!!
I love your job.
Thank you it is very fun for sure.
I am a "Airliner Nerd" and bought the files yesterday. In the meantime I printed W1R and W1L and what should I say. Amazing. Thx. offering this files. It gives me also a perfect base for my own ideas like retracts , lights aso. cheers Rudi
Thank you! Have fun with the build that is definitely the beauty of building your own plane you can customize it as much as you would like. Cheers
@@TroyMcMillan Thank you very much. Even with my old Ender 3 V2 and the rec. Profile entries I have no stringing. So Cool !
You are an inspiration ✌️ keep doing what you do
Thank you
I work for fedex express and to see a 727fedex is a honor. Good work man.
Thank you I appreciate this comment. I have seen a lot of Fedex 727 planes around at random airports over the years and definitely wanted to do this scheme.
No problem man.
Need Aerosucre livery and fly it skimming the runway like the real one! 😂
Yes that would be a cool livery
Love it .
Thank you!!
Cool internal servo feature..!
Thank you!
@@TroyMcMillan Hey it got me thinking, have you lookind into using rc car parts...? Dogbone and similar shft drive parts might be a possability as well.
ur so good at building ur videos are cool (the crashes are sad)
you should design a really small 3d printed RC plane, I recommend the Hummel Ultracruiser
Thanks for all the advice much appreciated
Good work Troy. And thanks for showing that crashes. It makes me feel better having totalled quite a few new planes in my time!
Ya I can definitely edit all of them out and not show the crashes but it is parts of the hobby and guys crash rc planes all the time including myself. It is not always sun shine and roses. :) Cheers
Thanks Troy, recovering from back surgery so this will keep me busy! Printed out some test sections and test painting etc, detail is awesome, X1 Carbon does a fantastic job (got mine after I emailed you last). I'll send you a pic when im finished!!!
Definitely a good project to pass the time. Hope that you heal up fast. Cheers
I'm mostly impressed with the LW-PLA cleanness. I'm still trying to tune my printer for LW-PLA.
Thank you! Most of the cleanness is due from the design. I designed it to be printed in vase mode so there are no retractions. As long as you have temp and flow you don't need any retraction settings for the entire build.
Bro left for seven months.. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. 😡
Ya definitely has been a bit. Time flies.
Angry kid be like
Time flys
Really nice design and build!
Especially like the aileron servo torque rod implementation.
Thank you!
You are back! Thank you so much! I missed your videos!
Thank you
just discovered your channel . amazing content and editing. I feel the need to fire up my printer
Love the way you did this! I have a couple of 30mm EDFs, and waiting for someone like you to design a 3d printed A-10 Thunderbolt I can put them in.
Ya and A10 with 30mm would be fun. 3dlabprint just finished up there duel 70mm version
Could you please make a Fusion360 Tutorial how to make our own planes?
That is a great idea. I would like also to see the whole project.
yeah. im a new designer of fusion 360 and i dont know to much.
Yes I get this question a lot I will get something together eventually.
Your wife paints them for you!? Time for me to find a new wife...😉
I love this comment!! :)
I noticed the EDF is basically enclosed within the fuselage at 4:50 - where is the air flow inlet?
Wow! Nice Airplane
Definitely getting this. Printed your DC-6 already. Absolutely love it… please consider doing a Concorde with the functioning droop snoop and functional rudder please. We don’t have a single affordable rc Concorde yet, or one that’s not massive. All the small kits of the Concorde are ugly.
Great printing / design, looking to see file and Banbu settings / material used. Great job as always !!
Thank you I will get a video for the Bambu soon.
Too funny Troy. I haven't seen any videos from you in a while so I looked on your channel because I am contemplating buying a Bambu Lab printer and can't find much info out there about people using them for RC planes. I saw the link on this video to the X1. Would love to see a video about using either the P series or X series Bambu printers for Eclipson, Planeprint, 3DLabPrint, or your own designs.
Ya the x1 works good for printing planes but there are a few setting in the Bambu slicer that were hard to find to make the print work correctly. I will get a video out to show all the settings.
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Spike s_512
Make these two bombers and supersonic jets have a really attractive design
That was fancy CAD for sure. Too bad you did not spring for a FEA plugin...
True
This will be my first larger 3d print, first from you. I have a smaller Ender 3 v3se, but it should work. More than likely just a lawn ornament, but still excited to start printing. I really like your shaft driven aileron idea. I would be interested in a DC-3 and a Cessna 206 on floats.
Awesome I love that this will be your first build. A DC3 is definitely in the future for sure.
This is the best model I have ever bought and printed in LW-PLA.
I would like to ask if you considered designing a DH MOSQUITO? No one out there makes a good one to print. I have purchased 2 so far and they are, in my opinion, a waste of money. One designed in rhe same process as the 727-200 would be remarkable.
I bought you the a321 and is so fun to fly
Awesome I love the 321 I still have mine and its is definitely a fun one to take out for sure.
@@TroyMcMillan thats good. Can i put 6s to that plane?
Just bought your files. Amazing Job. One question: A 4900KV EDF/3S will have enough power to fly this airplane with a 3s Battery? The PLA version.
Are the wheels really glued or did you make something to make them spin?
Thanks in advance.
That power system will work just fine for the PLA version.
For the landing gear, the rim is glued to the strut and the tire is designed to be printed using PLA. The tire is not supposed to be glued. It is designed to spin around the rim.
The 727 fedex one when u showed us that it lost a wheel reminded me of aerosucre 9:49
Yes it does
Yoooooooo hiiiiii🤩🤩
10:25
Pan American flight 102
Plane:727
Passengers:20
Deaths:10
Survive:10
This is so true I made it myself
Nice to see you back. Beautiful planes.
Thank you
Btw troy sir, can try to make a Boeing 787-9 or maybe an Airbus A350-900xwb 3D printed aircraft ?(just suggesting)
I am thinking about making one of these as a next build. What size wing would you want?
@@TroyMcMillan maybe like 2 or 2.5 meters ? , btw thanks for replying sir 😀
Amazing work troy sir, btw sorry for the loss of your aircraft 😥
Thank you!!
@@TroyMcMillan Welcome
Printed 4 so far , great plane
I'm amazed that a 50mm EDF can power those planes. Looks like it does alright though.
Ya it works pretty well the 50mm EDF produces 950g of thrust on a 4s battery and the LW-PLA plane is only 780g RTF so it has over a 1 to 1 ratio The PLA FedEx build it was 1100g RTF so just less that a 1 to 1 ratio.
wau excelent,pls constellation 😍👍
Thank you
fabulous! sold! i'm going to make one with PSA markings!
Yes PSA scheme I almost did that for my build with the classic smile. :)
Now get a Cessna 172
Great job! Thanks for sharing!!!!👍👍👍👍
Thank you!
Amazing as always! Hoping you will design 3D models of the two coolest planes in history from my wish list, Cessna Sky Master, that’s the one with an engine in the front and another in the rear. A push pull. And from the 1930’s a Beach craft Stagger-wing.
Dang those are two really awesome planes for sure. Good recommendation
Looks great! Love the 727.
She's a classic
You have some really nice design features incorporated!
Thank you
I was literally about to purchase your STLs for a CRJ700.....now im going to have to reconsider because thats awesome.
The CRJ is an awesome build also. The key reason I designed this plane is to make something a bit easier to start with but still a cool plane to inspire people to want to build it.
Can you do a sub 250g rc plane build again
Where's my Lockheed Constellation? My DC-6 is lonely 😆
Yes I need to build a Constellation for sure. I loved your paint scheme for the DC-6 sorry for the crash that was rough to see.
@@TroyMcMillan It was but like yourself you just go and print another. Looking forward to the 727 build soon. Thanks for all you do!
In my opinion we need to reinforce the cylinder of the plane with carbon fiber straws like for the wings and also put a real running gear that can deploy, it could be funny and also add interesting difficulty
The fuselage is very strong as you glue it together you will see it actually is very ridged fuselage. Retractable gear would definitely be awesome butt for this build I decided not to just to save as much as I could on weight.
Very clever EDF position. :-)
Thank you
I have a P1S printer so yea I'm buying this and making my own!!!
YESSSSSS
Lol nice it's just the APU
Amazing video loved every second of it
For extra toughness, I'd try 2 part expanding foam in the void spaces.
Ya that would add some strength but I don't want to add that much weight.
Nice 727
CL-415 wood be a cool one. Scoop and dump water.
Yes that would be cool
Outstanding
If your wondering, all the parts minus a transmitter and a 3d printer would be around $380 without shipping and tax...
Welcome back I would make a PSA livery and nice 3D printing
Ya I almost went with a PSA paint scheme for this build myself.
Kudos on some spectacular modeling. Well done!
Thank you
Super cool!
Thank you!!
Those are awesome. Man I need a 3d printer
Thank you. Definitely recommend a 3d printer it is endless fun
Cool stuff
Thank you
May want to add flaps to plane with such a severely tapered wing. That way you don't have the wingtips stalling first. Even with light pla.
Ya that is what I designed. They are fixed takeoff flaps that I glue into place that don't have a servo to control them so that it saves on weight.