"Mini Buzz" Blended Wing Project

[thenated0g]

1s power and emax 9052 servos came out to 180 g

 

[thenated0g]

Mini buzz got flown probably a dozen times this past weekend. Great little wing. Still need to measure CG. Flew it in 12mph up to 27mph. It loves both.

 

[Wayne]

It was a little ripper!

 

[Yotaman1985]

Im really looking forward to building the cores you made Nate. I way over built the first attempt so the next one will be a much lighter version.

 

[jure]

Mini buzz got flown probably a dozen times this past weekend. Great little wing. Still need to measure CG. Flew it in 12mph up to 27mph. It loves both.
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the mini buzz was ripping ! a fast machine for its size !

 

[thenated0g]

One thing i would like to do is convert this to a 3d printable mold where each half could slide into food sealer vacuum bags. I have had an idea to try where the back side of the molds are hollow so that you could backfill with a fine cement to give it strength. I need to figure out how to use onshape to make molds though.

 

[jure]

One thing i would like to do is convert this to a 3d printable mold where each half could slide into food sealer vacuum bags. I have had an idea to try where the back side of the molds are hollow so that you could backfill with a fine cement to give it strength. I need to figure out how to use onshape to make molds though.

you could make a positive 3D print model.
then, use it to make a negative mold, from where the actual positive models are made.

In onshape you can subtract or remove from a solid another solid without problem ( boolean operation if I recall correctly )

 

[thenated0g]

Yes i think your right. I am guessing i could place two seperate blocks together, slide the model right into that area and subtract it. Im sure someone has some videos on it. I think there is even a mold making function somewhere

 

[thenated0g]

@Yotaman1985 kicking some butt in onshape today

 

[jure]

Nathan , here are a couple of links which may help you :

links1

links2

 

[Yotaman1985]

Been working on the internal rib structure for this project the last couple days. Getting close but not sure how much strength it will need. Planning to use a 4mm carbon tube that will run from tip to tip through all the ribs.

 

[thenated0g]

Gluing up half a mold

 

[thenated0g]

 

[thenated0g]

Moving on to our next project:

Thread 'ECHO Slope Wing'

May 25, 2026

Since Sunset @thenated0g and I have been making progress on what has turned into a new slope wing design. We had originally planned to continue with the Mini Buzz project but after designing the wing in CAD and making some modifications, the decision was made that it had changed enough to warrant a new name.

We decided to name it ECHO and it will be a molded wing instead of foam core. It has a 38" span using an MH45 airfoil and will be hollow molded using 3d printed molds. In keeping with the idea we had for the Mini Buzz, we have designed this wing and molds to fit inside food...

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