[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":142},["ShallowReactive",2],{"5Ir7q6TCZ5rpxVoB5ViNIePNsZlwue1ul-PC0v-ksZU":3,"article_double-the-fun-with-the-twin-super-chipmunk-r-c-aircraft-design_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":140,"_apollo:identified":141},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","double-the-fun-with-the-twin-super-chipmunk-r-c-aircraft-design","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":139},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":30,"content":31,"date":32,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":33,"masterings":45,"globalTags":59,"products":96,"disciplines":107,"seo":128,"__typename":138},"cG9zdDoyNjA2MQ==","Double The Fun with the Twin Super Chipmunk R\u002FC Aircraft Design","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fdouble-the-fun-with-the-twin-super-chipmunk-r-c-aircraft-design","\u003Cp>Watch as SOLIDWORKS Champion Eric Haddad, whose YouTube channel (3DAeroventures) was featured…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":29},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":25,"thumbnail":26,"srcSet":27,"sizes":28},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-768x432.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-150x150.jpg.webp","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-1536x863.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20cover20image-01-scaled-1-2048x1151.jpg.webp 2048w","(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>Last year, I designed and built a 3D printable R\u002FC version of a scale aerobatic airplane called the Super Chipmunk. You may recognize it if you attended \u003Cstrong>3D\u003C\u002Fstrong>EXPERIENCE World 2020 as it totally upstaged me on the main stage during Wednesday’s general session.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk-1024x682.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26063\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk-1024x682.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk-300x200.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk-768x511.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk-1536x1022.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper-chipmunk.jpg.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>This airplane holds a special place in my heart. One of the first wooden built-up kits my dad and I ever built was a Super Chipmunk manufactured by a company called Carl Goldberg Products. I’ve always wished there were more R\u002FC versions of this aircraft available on the market, so I decided to design a 3D-printable version so I can build and fly one whenever I want! That project ended up helping my connect with some warm moments in my past, while at the same time exciting me about the future of 3D printing aircraft of a larger size and with a higher performance level.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-1024x570.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26064\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-1024x570.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-300x167.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-768x428.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-1536x855.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20printed20parts-scaled-1-2048x1140.jpg.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>The success of that project got me questioning: would double the Chipmunks equal double the fun? By that, I mean can I successfully develop a 3D-printed, twin-engine version of the Super Chipmunk, with two fuselages bridged together with a center wing and horizontal stabilizer? My hypothesis was “yes,” so I set out to prove it. But building a twin version of the Super Chipmunk wasn’t as simple as just 3D printing two of each part and gluing them all together. There were several new design elements and engineering problems I needed to research and figure out in SOLIDWORKS before printing any parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot-1024x576.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26065\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot-1024x576.jpg.webp 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot-300x169.jpg.webp 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot-768x432.jpg.webp 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot-1536x864.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Ftwin20super20chipmunk20solidworks20screenshot.jpg.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>\u003Cem>All the tools Eric shows in his video, like SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD design tools, 3D Creator, and 3D Sculptor, can be accessed for $99USD\u002Fyr. for maker and hobbyist projects like this one. \u003Ca>Check out 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers today\u003C\u002Fa>!\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This twin fuselage concept isn’t the first of its kind. One of the most famous twin fuselage designs dates back to late World War II. The North American Aviation company developed a twin version of their famous fighter aircraft, the P-51 Mustang. The P-82 Twin Mustang was developed for a bunch of different roles. It was a fighter, a long-range bomber escort, a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, a night fighter, and attack bomber, a rocket fighter and an interceptor. Researching about the Twin Mustang design greatly helped influence several of my design decisions for the Twin Chipmunk. It helped me understand how much to space out the two fuselages, where to re-locate the landing gear, and which direction I should setup the electric motors to rotate.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-1024x545.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26066\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-1024x545.jpeg 1024w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-300x160.jpeg 300w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-768x409.jpeg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-1536x818.jpeg 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002Fsuper20chipmunk_twin20super20chipmunk-scaled-1-2048x1090.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I also needed to address some strength concerns. This is a large model, with a long, 82” wingspan. I could have designed the center wing and center horizontal stab to be removable for better portability of the model, but I was much more concerned about strength than portability. So, I designed the center wing and center horizontal stabilizer to be permanently glued in place using a 2-part epoxy. This, paired with light, but strong carbon fiber tubes that run through the wings and tail surfaces made for a very strong model.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"ds-video\">\u003Ca data-3ds-videoplayer=\"modal\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=UaxzWrWlvKM\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cspan class=\"ImageCover Border Block\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\u002F\u002Fimg.youtube.com\u002Fvi\u002FUaxzWrWlvKM\u002Fhqdefault.jpg); width:100%; height: 100%;\">\u003Cspan class=\"Btn--circle isCenter\">\u003Ci class=\"Icon Icon--playBig\">\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cspan>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\u003Cdiv class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cp>Check out this video to learn more about the design, build, and test flight process of this unique Twin Super Chipmunk design. Thanks for watching, and, as always, I encourage you to \u003Cem>Never Stop Exploring. 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