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T H A N K Y O U Thank you for purchasing the Pilatus PC-6 Porter. These models take many hours of work to make available to you so please don’t share the STL files with others. Send them to www.rc3print.com so they can purchase them at a reasonable price.
P A R T S L I S T R E Q U I R E D Motor - Overlander T2836 or similar - ESC and LIPO - 3S battery minimum 4 - Channel radio kit. 4 x 9g servo + 2 x servo extension 2 x BBQ Skewers + Elastic Bands for wing mounting 8 x servo screws for mounting motor and wing struts 3m of 1.1m diameter piano wire for control rods, landing gear and hinges...
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I N C L U D E D S T L . F I L E S F U S E L A G E W I N G...
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H O R I Z O N T A L S T A B I L I S E R V E R T I C A L S T A B I L I S E R & M I S C...
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S Wing Span 1200mm 1200 Flying Weight (2200mAh 3S): 1000g Wing Loading 53 g/dm2 17.4 oz/sq.ft Wing Cube Loading 12.5 Channels 4 Channel 800.42 Centre of Gravity 1.5-2.5cm behind leading edge.
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P R I N T I N G P R O F I L E S Please save the following profiles in Cura, ready to be used as required for the selected part to be printed. Load a generic PLA profile (or PETG for profile 3) into Cura for your printer, then change the following from the default options Profile 1.
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P L A P R O F I L E 2 - M O U N T 0.4mm Wall Thickness Wall line count Bottom Thickness Lines Top/Bottom Pattern Infill Density Cubic Infill Pattern 215 -230C Printing Temperature 60C (optional) Build Plate Temperature 20% Max Fan Speed Generate Support...
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A S S E M B L Y The animation here shows you the order in which to glue the parts together. I know how excited we all get and like to bound ahead without looking at instructions so here are 3 M U S T R E A D P O I N T S 1.
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• Assemble the other fuselage sections together with CA glue, ensuring a strong join. When gluing the Motor Cowling to the Nose, you may want to put the motor mount screws in place to help hold it. This will also ensure everything is lined up properly. This join is critical to avoid your motor flying off...
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place using some hot glue and fed the servo wires to the centre piece. You will need servo extensions for the aileron servo, you may need to move the plastic sleeve from the extension plug so that it fits in the channel.
C U R A C O M P O N E N T P L A C E M E N T R U D D E R Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim This is to help prevent the part being knock over by the extruder.
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V E R T I C A L S T A B I L I S E R Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim This is to help prevent the part being knocked over by the extruder. V E R T I C A L S T A B I L I S E R T O P Profile 1 Adhesion: Skirt...
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E L E V A T O R ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim This part is tall and thin so requires good print bed adhesion. Is is possible to print in one piece but if you are having trouble you can section it and glue it back together.
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S T A B F E N C E ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 1 Adhesion: skirt H O R I Z O N T A L S T A B I L I S E R ( L E F T &...
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T A I L S E C T I O N Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim or Skirt A F T F U S E L A G E Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim or Skirt...
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C E N T R A L F U S E L A G E Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim recommended If you are having problems with the bridging the integrated servo mounts, increase the infill by a few percentage points. N O S E Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim recommended...
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M O T O R C O W L I N G Profile 2 Adhesion: Skirt W I N G T I P ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Skirt...
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W I N G O U T B O A R D ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim Notice the servo cutout is on top to avoid the need for supports. W I N G I N B O A R D ( L E F T &...
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A I L E R O N ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim W I N G C E N T R E Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim...
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E X H A U S T S A N D C O N T R O L L I N K S Profile 1 Adhesion: Skirt or brim as required M O T O R B A C K P L A T E Profile 3 PETG Adhesion: Skirt You can use a standard metal...
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W I N G S T R U T ( L E F T & R I G H T ) Profile 2 Adhesion: Skirt W I N G C E N T R E S E C T I O N ( W / F L A P S ) Profile 1 Adhesion: brim or skirt...
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W I N G 1 / 2 ( W / F L A P S ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim or Skirt W I N G 2 / 2 ( W / F L A P S ) Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim or skirt Supports: Yes...
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F L A P 1 Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim F L A P 2 Profile 1 Adhesion: Brim...
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