Pilatus B4
one of the most famous and beautiful aerobatic gliders

Printed Parts – Version 1.3

You don't want to care about printing all parts on your own?

You are impatient to start assembling the plane as soon as possible?

Your printer is still busy with other fancy stuff?

You don’t want to bother with creating decal sheets and transparent canopies?

Or are you simply interested in high quality printed parts?

Whatever reason you may have - here is the solution!

Figure 1: 3D-Printed Pilatus B4 with deep-drawn canopy and applied decals

What you get

The printed parts package includes

·       all relevant printable parts (PLA, TPU) of the Pilatus B4 as listed below including two nose options (glider / tow release, engine), an optional part to mount your individual engine, and a set of holders for servos and battery. You save at least 117 hours of valuable time needed to print 95 parts with a total weight of approximately 1kg.

·       a deep-drawn transparent canopy made of PETG.

·       a set of decal sheets printed on waterslide paper and coated with a layer of transparent acrylic spray.

All parts are printed with optimized settings to obtain high quality print results. 99% of the parts are printed in bio-degradable PLA with minimal waste and no involvement of toxic chemicals. Please note that a certain surface roughness and tiny imperfections are inevitable due to the underlying FDM printing process.

Please note that additional materials are needed to assemble this airplane. A comprehensive list is given below.

Note: This product contains small parts. It is not a toy and not suitable for children under 14 years.

Figure2: Exploded view with labeled print parts

Figure 3: Fresh from the printer - all parts including the deep-drawn PETG for the canopy

Figure 4: All parts in stable double-walled box ready for shipment

Shipping & Refund

To ensure proper delivery and happy customers, this product will be shipped with DHL, which is part of the world's leading logistics company DHL Group.

Refund policy: 30 days return. Buyer pays return shipping.

Packaging dimensions: 30cm x 30cm x 20cm
Packaging weight: 1400g

Delivery is currently available in the following regions:

·       Germany

·       Great Britain and Switzerland

·       All other EU countries

·       Most other countries of Europe

Delivery to other destinations may be possible upon request by e-mail to 3dprcfun@gmx.net.

The shipping costs depend on the delivery destination. For countries other than Germany, you may select between two options:

·       Excluding insurance and tracking. No reimbursement from DHL or the seller if the package gets damaged or lost during delivery.  à less expensive

·       Including insurance and tracking. Reimbursement from DHL if the package gets damaged or lost during delivery. à more expensive

What you additionally need

The following materials and radio control equipment are additionally required to assemble the Pilatus B4. They are not included in the Printed Parts package.

Additionally required materials

Additionally required radio control components

There is a huge variety of products available on the market that fulfills the requirements to provide enough power and precise control for the Pilatus B4”. The following set is what I am currently using and can recommend. The engine-powered version provides a maximum thrust to weight ratio of 1.1 (according to ecalc.ch) and allows for an almost vertical climb rate reaching the visual limit within several seconds.

Glider version

Engine-powered version