Sure jets are cool…but I always have a soft spot for go-fast prop GA airplanes! A particular class that has always captured my imagination is the Formula 1/Goodyear/V-class racers designed around small 4cyl piston engines. Bare minimum needs to fly with barely any reasonable flying qualities to speak of. Waiknot is a quick design study on how a 21st century F1 racer could be configured utilizing remote vision systems to dramatically lower frontal area over normal F1 racers with the tail stripped down to a Bugatti 100P esq Y-tail… High aspect ratio laminar flow wings and low diameter prop round out the features of this pintsized pylon racer concept. Why not fly it?

This model is roughly a 1/72 scale airplane, 4.4” long, designed around a posable Hogwerks 1” pilot figure and/or other 1” posable figures like from the Jazwares Micro Galaxy line. Waiknot also features a removable canopy To complete you will need: 1> A resin printer, try FDM at your risk 2> CA glue 3> 1mm x 1mm magnets 4> 0.52mm steel piano wire 5> For a clear canopy and sensor window: clear resin + high gloss quick shine floor finish or other high gloss clear coat; the more it can self-level the clearer the finish can be! 6> I recommend wet sanding for all resin printing, less dust and can get real smooth finishes! 7> Misc small modeling hand tools such as xacto knife, sprue cutters, pin drill (hand or powered) 8> Lack of friends 9> A proclivity for airplanes, really an obsession. Probably an obsession for airplanes that encourages your loved ones to wonder if you should be diagnosed with autism, or really already have said neuro divergent tendencies towards flying machines. Aren’t airplanes cool? Seriously. Probably the coolest. You should stop reading this now and just start building one of these! Maybe even 2!