This video is about 3D Printing, Building and Flying the Pika slope glider from SoarKraft. We have done other Pika builds, but this will use LW-PLA and try to build the lightest Pika without spending too much on fancy light weight parts.

This is Part 1 - the set up

More information available at:
[ Ссылка ]

This is the Pika using the 2 servo RG15 wing and the single servo tail.
Airfoil: RG15
Wingspan: 1.2M (49")
Flying weight ~ 370g (13 oz) with Bambu Aero LW-PLA printed on an X1C

Parts used:
Carbon (pultruded carbon):
qty 1 - 6mm x 1000mm tube or rod spar (used 3K tube)
qty 2 - 2mm x 1000mm rod
qty 3 - 1mm x 4mm x 1000mm (or qty 5 - 1 x 4 x 500mm if 1000mm not available)
optional
qty 1 - 2mm x 1mm x 1000mm tube - for trail push rod sheath
Available from:
Wind Catch RC: [ Ссылка ]
Aloft Hobbies: [ Ссылка ]

qty 3 - 9g servos
qty 2 - 200mm servo extensions
qty 2 - EZ connectors
qty 1 - clevis and brass coupler for .032 wire
qty 1 - .032 music wire x 36" - for elevator
qty 1 - .047 music wire x ~ 8" for aileron pushrod

Printer filament or others below
Bambu Lab Aero PLA - [ Ссылка ]

qty 1 - AAA four cell square battery pack (build one with a plastic carrier)
qty 1 - receiver to match transmitter

This video shows using the Orca Slicer and any 3D printer to print light weight designed airplane parts to build a flyable radio controlled glider. Our designs and our CAD modeling is different from other files available, but the same ideas apply. Use our settings to get good results.

Additional tools Used in this video:
4" file set: [ Ссылка ]
5.5" file set: [ Ссылка ] or [ Ссылка ]
Z-Bender: [ Ссылка ]
Round File for 6mm Spar Hole: [ Ссылка ] then click one of the other options


Find test parts and slicer config files and settings here:
[ Ссылка ]

Thanks for watching - please support the channel by liking / subscribing.
If you really want to help please buy the 3D printing files for these parts.
Or click on the material links below.
I am not sponsored by any of them, but I do get a Amazon Associate link credit if you buy them... however I do have a love / hate of Amazon, and the link is more to show you what the material is and this credit is hardly worth pushing, buy from whoever you want.

Prusa Slicer - [ Ссылка ]
Bambu Studio - [ Ссылка ]
Orca Slicer - [ Ссылка ]
Cura Slicer - [ Ссылка ]
Simplify3D Slicer - [ Ссылка ]

PLA - [ Ссылка ]
eSun Foaming LW-PLA - [ Ссылка ] may be out of stock
ColorFabb LW-PLA - [ Ссылка ]
Bambu Lab Aero PLA - [ Ссылка ]
SainSmart LW-PLA - not available yet????
Polymaker LW-PLA - [ Ссылка ]


00:00 Intro
00:45 The Pika
02:00 Printing Parts
04:00 Parts Needed
08:20 Part 2 is next

#prusaslicer
#3dprinted
#rcairplane
#bambulab
#orca

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