Devin W.C. Ryan

Hi, I’m Devin Ryan an R/C pilot, software developer, lifelong learner and family man.

Check out my builds and development projects.

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Concorde Bag 8 Bottom

Concorde – Fuselage and Front Landing Gear (5-9)

My building sessions were some sporadic evenings where I would build one bag an evening.  Bag 5 was about building the structure around the landing gear ‘arms’ and starting to get the outside look going with the red striping and building upon the delta wing surrounding the mechanism as you can see in Bag 6
Concorde: Bag 1

Concorde – Delta Wing + Retractable Landing Gear (1-4)

The Concorde is the world’s first commercial supersonic aircraft allowing commercial passenger travel at supersonic speed up to Mach 2 (twice the speed of sound), near the edge of space.  The Concorde was in service from 1976 to 2003.  This means the engineering and design of the aircraft was done prior to 3D design rendering
Concorde Lego Box Back

Entering the World of Adult Lego

I stumbled into a new hobby, as I watched Steph, my wife, complete adult LEGO sets from the botanical collection, some of which I purchased for her for various occasions.  This became a relaxing and enjoyable hobby for her and over the past year my daughter, who just turned 4, has also discovered LEGO.  It
Rudder Push Rod Slot

Building Aero3D Day 70 & 71: Push Rods and Rudder Hinges

Last Sunday Peter came over and we re-orientated ourself to my Aero 3D building project.  It has been a long time since last working on it!  After discovering where we left off we got the elevator push rod slot made and cut down to size (exciting to use my Dremmel).  Took quite a bit of
Me at Beauty Bay Golf Course

Beauty Bay Golf Course, 1st Time

On July 13th, I got out to Beauty Bay for the first time and golfed 18 holes with Jordan. I really enjoyed the course and look forward to golfing there again. The smoke from the forest fires around Northwestern Ontario really rolled in adding a different visibility element to the game. I’m usually one for
Push Rod Hooks Glued

Building Aero 3D Day 69: Push Rod & Elevator Linkage

On Nov. 11th made some more progress. Started with unboxing and getting 3 servos ready. For the two heavy duty control surfaces (elevator & rudder) using HiTech HS-645MG servos and for the throttle that doesn’t undergo the same amount of force a HiTech HS-425BB servo. For putting the control horns on figured out where each

THE HANGAR

Currently building an Aero 3D aerobatic aircraft by Mr. AeroDesign, which has a 68 ⅛” wing span and a length of 61 5/16”

ABOUT DEVIN RYAN

I’m a software developer residing in Keewatin, ON.  I have experience in developing custom solutions for SharePoint, mobile and Windows desktop.  I thrive on solving puzzles whether with software to improve business processes, building R/C airplanes or jigsaws.