by rsfuhrer
This is a model of the CF-100 Canuck, which was designed by Avro Canada in the late 1940s and 1950s as an All-Weather Jet Interceptor. After it's first flight in 1950, the Canuck entered service in 1952 with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). Serving with distinction until 1981, 692 planes were built across 5 marks. Of the 5 marks built, 3 types saw operational service.
This model was designed in Fusion 360 based on limited isometric drawings and is intended to represent a CF-100 Mk.4 aircraft. This is a work in progress and will be updated as the model is improved.
Avro's follow-on design for this aircraft was the CF-105 Avro Arrow. The CF-105 program was cancelled before it entered active service.
Printer Brand:
Prusa
Printer:
i3 MK2.5
Rafts:
No
Supports:
Yes
Resolution:
Variable
Infill:
20%
Filament: N/A PLA N/A
Notes:
As the size of the STL is quite small due to the ft => mm conversion, I recommend scaling the plane and stand print up to 500% scale to make a comfortable shelf model (~1:60 scale). However, this will entail rotating and cutting the model to minimize supports and increasing surface quality.
This is a bit of a tough model to crack when it comes to orientation as the wings are very thin and almost, but not quite, flat. Also, there are not really any flat surfaces to conveniently set it on.
I recommend rotating the plane model by 55 degrees to be tail up and cut it into 3 sections lengthwise. I would then glue the pieces together to assemble using CA glue, but your (and my) mileage may vary in this endeavour. haven't printed it yet, but I'll post photos after I try it out.
I designed this model in Fusion 360 for the following reasons:
-I couldn’t find a CF-100 model online
-I had already designed the Avro Arrow model (the Canuck's younger brother) and thought it could use a friend
This modelling experience was the second time I used the Sculpting environment in Fusion360. I based the model on some isometric views I found of the plane, which were imported and scaled into 360 as canvases for reference. To get the contours of the plane, I imported section views of the fuselage and wings into 360, aligning and scaling them using construction planes.
The sculpting essentially involved stretching, pulling, pushing simple cylinders into exceedingly complex shapes to define the wings, fuselage, engine ducting/housing, and the tailplane. I intend to add details for decal-ing, and surface details to show the location of the control surfaces.
As an extra bit of fun, I’ve also included a “Low-Poly” version of the Cf-100 cut from a singular block based on 3 sketches of the outline of the Arrow as per the isometric 3 view. This was my first attempt at modelling the plane and it gave me a great feel for the plane in Fusion 360. If you wish to print this instead, it is conveniently scaled the same as the other model so it should easily fit on the provided bases.
Any great plane deserves to be displayed and I modeled a lovely display stand to go with the model for just this purpose! This was modeled around an SVG version of the Avro logo I found online, and was scaled with a copy the plane model I had designed as a reference. (Glue may be needed). This is a matching stand model to the one for the Arrow, but with text showing "CF-100 Canuck"
This plane was modeled in Fusion360 in feet with a wingtip distance of 57ft. The STL often is imported with a wingtip distance of 57mm. This gives a scale of ~1:305, but feel free to scale it as you want! The STLs are exported in Fusion 360’s highest fidelity so you shouldn’t lose any detail by making it bigger.
