Peasant_Pilot

Have been burning through getting some renders done to see what looks good and so on, if you have any colour or pattern requests let me know and ill do one up and see how it looks

Iv been looking at doing a taildragger version too

currently working on the lower intake and landing gear for retracts and fixed. you can see in one of the pics iv incorporated landing gear

Thought I'd do a little update. Started from scratch on this project for the 3rd time now, as I have learnt and progressed in CAD and requirements over time I completely redesigned it. its getting pretty much into its final stages for the exterior, really happy with how it looks. Widened Fuselage, Changed the Airfoil and wingspan, complete tail redesign, canopy and cockpit space and cowel assembly, its slightly longer, looks similar to the original design which i wanted but was a complete redo. Still have a long way to go, and going to have a new name/designation for it

Got the foxcon up on its legs, new front undercarriage and bigger tyres looks good....very happy with it

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Yeah the bike addiction goes way back, i have a container full of old bikes....then planes got in the way

Seems like it never ends, finishing up all the little annoying jobs before paint, the window surrounds need a little more love yet video_20240327_193222.mp4 video_20240413_201614.mp4

I think it's an interesting idea. Wether it will suit for this purpose but I like the idea. I'll have a look at the Grumman and see how they have done it

thinking of building a new wing, the foxcon wing is pretty damn heavy compared to a wood, fabric wing. I have been toying with the idea of a simplifies wing, keeping all the moving components and bell cranks out of the wing all together. this is just an idea at this point. the flap runs a larger torque tube setup through the body of the flap, the aileron torque tube runs through the flap torque tube with sealed bearing keeping them concentric. both run on the same axis but move independently of each other. Again....this is just testing the theory at this point, actual load and torsional tests will be run on the torque tubes and the bellcranks themselves to see if its feasible. bandicam 2024-04-28 13-12-57-866.mp4

Have you got a photo of the front gear leg? @GolfWhiskeyHotel Cheers Rob

Updated Version, little bit beefier around the axle mount and more meat top side, aft of the main gear leg mount hole. 3d printed a prototype out of ABS and test fitted excellent. the mission was to gain a little more prop clearance and to be able to fit the bigger Tyres

Thanks Nev

Haven't forgotten about the Foxcon, have had a few things going on in the background, this is the new nose wheel fork I designed to accommodate the bigger Tyre and get a bit more clearance for the prop over the original one, attached are some renders and also a 3d printed prototype I knocked out through the night, fits the original front leg spot on and has nice clean clearance and should help with avoiding prop strikes. bandicam 2024-04-14 07-20-55-855.mp4 bandicam 2024-04-14 07-22-49-788.mp4