Making RC Douglas DC-3 Part 5 and Maiden Flight

This is the final episode of Douglas DC-3 or C-47 RC plane build. It's primary using 3mm and 5mm depron or polyfoam or XPS foam. This last video is covering about making the wing, wing fairing, install landing lights, and other accessories like detail of the engine cowl and battery hatch door. The CG of this model is 12 cm from the leading edge, by using 2X 3S Lipo battery it will ballanced perfectly. You can have 8 minutes of flight time using 2 lipo batteries. This plane is a good flyer, short take off, scale speed, and easy to control using combination of aileron and rudder. The landing is also smooth and slow, no flap needed. Unfortunately the retract landing gear was the only downside, one of the servo is failed.

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You can download the plans on the link below :
A4 Plans : https://paper-replika.com/RCplans/PR_DC-3_Part5_A4.pdf
A0 Plans : https://paper-replika.com/RCplans/PR_DC-3_Part5_A0.pdf
A3 Decal : https://paper-replika.com/RCplans/Garuda_DC3_Decal.pdf

Build instructions :
https://paper-replika.com/index.php/rc-foam-project/douglas-dc-3-part-5-rc-plane

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Playlist :
00:00 Intro
00:31 Wing
14:19 Covering the Wing
20:46 Wing Fairing
27:51 Battery Hatch Door
30:51 Control Surface Linkages
36:02 Maiden Flight
46:28 Review

Specs :
1. Wingspan 2200mm / 87 inches
2. Flying weight : 2550 gram / 89.9 oz
3. Wing loading : 46.2 gram/ 15.1 oz/sq.ft
4. Wing cube loading : 6.2
5. Wing Area : 55.21 dm2 / 856 sq.in
6. CG :12 cm from LE

Electronics
- 2X Turnigy/DYS 2830 1000kv brushless motor
- 2X ESC 40A
- 2X Battery Lipo 3S 2200mah - Li-ion 3S 3300 mah
- 4 plastic gear 9 gram servos
- 5 metal gear 9 gram servos
- 2X Propeller : 9x6x3

Materials :
1. 5mm Depron/ Polyfoam/ XPS foam
2. 3mm Plywood
3. 0.3mm + 0.5mm Mica Plastic
4. hot glue + CA glue + UHU glue
5. laminating film https://amzn.to/3leCsqK
6. packing tape https://amzn.to/3ttYTMp

Tools :
1. Covering iron https://amzn.to/38YZyMh
2. Heat gun https://amzn.to/3A1cvkR
3. Hot glue gun https://amzn.to/38XyrkY