• The design of the fuselage is complete using Solidworks.
• The main skin for the fuselage was created using the Surfaces feature built within Solidworks
• The elevator and rudder have been completed.
• The entire project is about 85% complete.
• After searching the internet for plans to build the Flying Fool. Two different sets of plans were found. Using a set of plans from 1946, the fuselage was designed and built. Then using plans from 1958, the main and lower wing was designed and built, all using 3d software to create all the parts and surfaces.
• After tracing the parts and using the extrude command in Solidworks. Each part was then used in an assembly to create the plane in 3D space.
As us can seen in the pictures, the lower wing is much smaller that the top. The plane was designed as a stunt plane.
The project is right on schedule and should be done by the end of the week.
Solidworks is one of the most powerful 3D design programs available. I set out on this project to learn more about Surfaces. I have also learned a lot about Scaling, Assemblies, Configurations within the Solidworks environment. Most of the resources I have used come from www.youtube.com and the Solidworks 2010 bible. I have included some videos at the bottom of the page.
