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Neil Reed

September 16, 2020 18:40

Hello! I am eagerly awaiting the arrival of my Powerup 4 and am wanting to create some designs for 3D printing. what would be a good weight for a plane? I know lighter is better but what would be a good range?

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  Steve Lamdan October 02, 2020 15:29 (Edited October 02, 2020 15:29)

  Great post! The powerUP 4.0 is able to carry extra weight as long as it is under 0.7 ox/20 grams. This would include a total weight of 3D wings, or a camera + battery as another option. 

   

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  Daniel Astudillo September 30, 2020 20:32

  I recommend you to watch this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpxcvXozR8A

  The guy compares the weight of the plane and trims the design until it has a reasonable performance.

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  Simon porter September 30, 2020 20:58

  From what I can gather around 11 grams with a normal amount of lift. But it’s early days so this is very approximate. Would love to see what you design later as well.

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  Simon porter September 30, 2020 21:00

  That’s a good video actually and where I got the weight from as well just couldn’t remember where it was.

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  John October 30, 2020 19:12

  On the same theme, is there 3D model of the unit available to create new designs around?

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  Neil Reed November 08, 2020 18:01

  John I just received my Power up 4 and am completing a model that I will share in step format in a few days. It won't be exact but very close, it will be in several parts.

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  Steve Lamdan November 10, 2020 14:34

  Looking forward to seeing the outcome Neil! 

   

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  Neil Reed November 10, 2020 22:21

  Ok here it is. There are 4 models, Powerup 4 is the complete assembly, the other 3 are the component parts in case your software doesn't let you move the parts separately, Powerup 4 only, Crossbar, and Clip. https://grabcad.com/library/power-up-4-1

   

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  Neil Reed November 12, 2020 17:59

  For those who may not want to register with GrabCad here is a google drive link:

  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Yn9pYegHzOe_I_AdNXUbPBq6HkbFK0WT?usp=sharing

  You may have noticed there is a notch in the main spar on the PU4, this is the estimated CoG with the clip installed.

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  John November 20, 2020 15:27

  This is BRILLIANT Neal!  Thanks!

   

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