Electric PT-19

[PipesCS]

This years project is a electric conversion of a friends .10 gas model. It is a 40 inch sport PT-19. Using an E-Flite 450 outrunner (400 would be enough) 20 amp speed control and a 1650 battery it weighs 23 oz. I was looking for something you could leave in your car to fly on the way home from work.

I produced plans with AutoCAD and had a short kit laser cut by Top Notch Products located in Tennessee.

This is the first prototype setting on the Plans which are on there 7th revision along with the 4th revision and hopefully last revision to the short kit cut ordrer. There are a little over 50 parts provided in the cutting and I have kept the design simple so that the average new modeler can build it with out the need of tools over what is needed for an ARF

Prototype flies with now bad habbits and makes a good tail dragger trainer. Flights to date with the 1650 battery have been in the 10 to 15 minute range as I do not like to pull a li poly all the way down.

Should anyone like a copy of the plans I can PDF them so they could be reproduced at a printer such as kinko

[PipesCS]

The fuselage was traditional Stick and tissue with the forward former being one of the cut part. Of course this generation may not know what that means. It can be built with a knife, razor saw, sandpaper, glue and covering tools.

[PipesCS]

Last photo did not work

Try again here as the first one was too large.

[PipesCS]

I moved the building of this model to Scratch building were I will continue to upload photos of the construction

[PipesCS]

Never saw any interest in this design but must say it continues to sodier on having passed the hundred flight point.

[gregsartz]

Did you have a chance to create a PDF or post a .dxf file for the PT-19?

Thanks!
-Greg

[PipesCS]

Send me an email to charliepipes@bellsouth.net and I will get you a set of pdf plans

[PipesCS]

Ended up with a total redesign that added a half inch to the nose length which helped with the ballance.

Took it from a stick type construction to a laser cut sheet wood concept. It can now

Over all the weight went up about an ounce

[PipesCS]

This is the new tail surfaces and fuselage framing ..:)

You no longer have to laminate up the bows for the tail and wing tips:wave::wave:

Total building time on the fuselage was less than an hour on the new one. I even had John cut the stringers to cut down on what the builder would have to chase down at the hobby shop

[PipesCS]

Here is the new airframe