Radio Controlled Plane Version 2.0

[Completed on December, 2015]

This is a continuation and improvement of my previous radio-controlled plane project. The aircraft had more than basic control system.

Description:

• Depron foam was used to construct the fuselage, wings and control surface of the plane.
• The electrical system was comprised of a brush-less DC motor, a receiver, five servomotors and a lithium polymer battery.
• A six-channel transmitter was used to control to electrical control system.
• The wings had two ailerons on its trailing edge as the control surface that controlled rolling motion.
• The tail of the aircraft had two horizontal stabilizers and one vertical stabilizer.
• Two elevators were fitted in with each horizontal stabilizer, which was the control surface that governed pitch motion.
• A rudder was incorporated with the vertical stabilizer, which was the control surface that governed yaw motion.

Dimensions and Specifications:

• Estimated Weight: Approximately 900 grams
• Wing Loading: 3.33 kgm-2
• Wing Specifications: Area 2700 sq cm ; Span 90.0 cm ; Chord 30.0 cm
• Aspect Ratio: 3.0
• Taper Ratio: 1.0 (Rectangular wing)
• Vertical Stabilizer: Base 24.0 cm ; Height 31.0 cm (13.8% of the wing area)
• Horizontal Stabilizer: Length 45.0 cm ; Width 19.0 cm (31.7% of the wing area)
• Fuselage: Length 91.0 cm ; Width 8.5 cm ; Height 9.0 cm
• Maximum thrust generation capacity: 2.6 kg (Approximately)

Depictions:

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Radio Controlled Plane Version 1.0

[Completed on February, 2015]

Built a small scale radio-controlled plane with basic and elementary controls.

Description:

• The electrical system was comprised of a brush-less DC motor, a receiver, four servomotors and a lithium polymer battery. A six-channel transmitter was used to control to electrical control system.
• Depron foam was used to construct the fuselage, wings and control surface of the plane.
• The wings had two ailerons on its trailing edge as the control surface.
• The rear end of the aircraft was given a T-tail design, to eliminate the need for both elevator and rudder as control surface. Rather, two elevons were used to give better control amid simplicity.

Depictions: