Mig 7

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Mig 7

Here's a shot of our first prototype:

Here's video of the above plane flying (11 Mb): Mig7 Flight Video

Design by Dave West (see: http://home.attbi.com/~westaero/)

Download the plans (in Adobe Acrobat format - you will need Winzip or other unzipping tool to unzip this archive).  The plans have complete instructions including a full-size CAD drawing of all the parts as well as 8.5 x 11 printouts of the full size plans (that you could print out and then tape together).

I decided early on to make thin wood templates of all the parts (wing, fuse, tailfeathers, formers, etc.) so that I could easily make more Mig's when the mood struck.  I heartily encourage you to do the same.

Use the links to the left for various steps of the process.  Click photos for larger pics.

Building Materials:

bulletTwo 2' x 4' sheets of 2-mil Coroplast for wing halves with flutes running in the 2' direction.
(online supplier: http://www.harborsales.net/fullsheetlookup.cfm?categoryID=6&subcategoryID=12)
bullet4-mil Coroplast for ailerons
bullet4-mil Coroplast for tailfeathers
bullet4-mil Coroplast for fuselage
bullet2 Yardsticks for wing spar
bulletSelf-tapping screws (5/8")
bulletHot Glue (and hot glue gun with HOT setting)
bullet1/4" wooden dowels (for securing wing to fuse and for pushrods)
bulletBicycle spoke wire or equivalent (for pushrod ends)
bulletZip Ties for securing servos to fuse and pushrod ends to dowel
bulletRectangle block of EPP or Styrofoam for nose cone.  4" x 2 3/8" x 2 3/8"
bulletR/C Radio with receiver, on-board receiver battery, and 2 or 3 servos

Complexity:

We shall see!

Last Updated: 10.09.2006
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The site that started it all: Spadtothebone.com

Most of the designs on this website use a Hinging of Control Surfaces Design Patented by Hobbico U.S. Patent No. 5,398,893