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A time ago, I got curious about the possibility to print something like a paper plane...

Therefore I tried to print one with as less material as possible, but still flying just great!
\nThis is what I found working quite fine so far!

It consists of a one layer print regarding main part of its wings, plus a big enough body for good flight properties.

You should be able to fly indoor (till now I didn't managed to break something, even if you could push down things accidentally I guess) as well as outdoor. I was flying outside on windy weather as well. Actually it worked better then expected.

Print instructions

Update 28.05.2020

In appreciation of upcoming CREW DEMO-2 from NASA and SpaceX, I added the \"X\" logo to the plane.
\nHave a good and save flight Bob Behnken & Doug Hurley!
Use about 40% infill for this print
.scad file will have the \"X\" logo enabled by default for now.
Note: You might want to disable \"Elephant foot compensation\" in slicer settings. In my case it makes tail wing connection working pretty bad.

Update 20.05.2020:

Created customizable 3D model with OpenSCAD
Provide rounded head front as suggested by thingiverse user SaddamCZ for smoother landings ;-) - Thanks for your comment!
\nNote: use 30 - 40% infill for this model to keep center of gravity below main wing.
Reworked tail wing connection to stay in place more reliable.
See yellow pictures for new model.

Notes:

Important:
- Please be very careful when removing the model from the printer plate.
  \nIf symmetry is broken, it will not really fly... The main wings are the critical part here I would say.
- Take care to use symmetrical infill to keep balance point of the plain at center of the main wings.
\n
I would recommend to print the \"...Original.stl\" model first.
\nThe other model is kind of a test to get the main wing connection to body more robust. Actually it is still a problem... and flight properties are different with this design.
Please see the picture for details about how to connect the tail wing exactly.
You can use the small elements at tail wing to trim left/right and up/down steering.
Dimension in mm: 180 x 178 x 20
Print time was about 50 minutes.

What can be improved:

Main week points are the connections from wings to the body. They break over time. It seams some PLAs are more resistant than others. My \"red\" flyer is doing a pretty good job so far. Many other color broke much faster over time.
Create a modular system of the plane. It would be interesting to support separate head, main wing and tail wing parts, magically hold together...
Give the plane a face update. Just for fun it would be nice to put a parametric smiley on the head for example.
Guess there are many parametric funny things possible here... ;-)

Have fun and happy printing ^^

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PLA Toy Plane - Customizable

PLA Toy Plane - Customizable

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