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3 days ago — I have no idea why, but I had a random urge to build a rideable helicopter as small as I could. Looking at online designs, it seems as though no one else ...
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DocumentDocumentinstructables Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference) by Witheredboi I have no idea why, but I had a random urge to build a rideable helicopter as small as I could. Looking at online designs, it seems as though no one else has tried this, which I nd kinda weird. Anyway, I settled on the Mosquito XEL, which is an ultralight aircraft designed to be constructed from kits that can be basically shipped to your doorstep and then ied without license (not sponsored lol). Also, you can leave the windscreen o if you like, since the Mosquito Air, a similar aircraft with no berglass shell, also exists. The cover image is my main point of reference. Supplies: Whatever you can get a hold of. This thing is TINY, especially compared to the o cial Lego Technic ultralight copter. On top of that, it can in fact hold a single gure inside. That goes for a majority of Lego projects. If you don't have a speci c piece, try a substitute. 1 1. These images are mostly for comparison. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 1 2 1 1. A poor attempt at "better" background lol 2. Also note the terrible editing Step 1: The Legs These are just there to hold it up. Step 2: The Fuselage/cockpit This was the base of the entire build, and I managed to nail this part rst try when assembling, a miracle considering I Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 2 had to repeatedly modify the tail and rotor/prop. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 3 Step 3: The Tail This was, oddly, the hardest part to get right, mostly because its length was always o . I xed it by laying the copter on top of the schematic side view of the copter (Yeh i went full tryhard on this one lol). You can add a tail rotor if you want to. Guess without it it would be more of an XER (XE Rotorless). Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 4 Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 5 Step 4: Continuing the Cockpit/body Pod This continues until the 'motor' is added. It makes the tail more solid and adds a spine to the body. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 6 Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 7 Step 5: The Main Rotor The rotor was simpler in design than the tail, but still hard to eyeball, so I solved that problem in a similar fashion to the tail. I also smoothed out the motor unit. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 8 Step 6: Finishing Things Off Add the windshield, if desired, by folding up the rotor and clipping it in. Seating may also be added as shown. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 9 Step 7: Optional Here is another possible cockpit design, but it makes the model more backheavy and the joystick/lever is hard for the mini g to actually hold. While it is, indeed, possible to make a smaler one, the windshield piece (Which I inexplicably couldn't bear to separate from this particular project) would be useless, and in general the model would look less polished. Post your model in the I Made It! section if you have, especially if you manage to make it smaller! I would also like to mention that there have been smaller helicopters produced by Lego, but they tend to have custom pieces, and are often not porportional. Lego Mosquito XEL (image for Reference): Page 10