How To Slice Lightweight Aircraft Parts For 3D Printing
Historically, remote control aircraft were produced much like their early full-sized counterparts. Wooden structures were covered with adhesives and taut fabric membranes. Other techniques later came...
View ArticleVTOL Tailsitter Flies With Quadcopter Control Software
Quadcopters are great for maneuverability and slow, stable flight, but it comes at the cost of efficiency. [Peter Ryseck]’s Mini QBIT quadrotor biplane brings in some of the efficiency of fixed-wing...
View ArticleHackaday Prize 2023: Tiny RC Aircraft Built Using Foam and ESP12
Once upon a time, a radio controlled plane was a hefty and complex thing. They required small nitro engines, support equipment, and relatively heavy RC electronics. Times have changed since then, as...
View ArticleBuilding a Rad Super Capacitor RC Plane
[Tom Stanton] is a fan of things like rubber band planes, and has built many of his own air-powered models over the years. Now, he’s built a model powered by a supercapacitor for a thoroughly modern...
View ArticleCardboard R/C Plane Actually Flies
Many makers start by building mock-ups from cardboard, but [Alex-08] has managed to build an R/C plane that actually flies, out of cardboard. If you’ve been thinking of building an R/C plane from...
View ArticleBuild A Super Cheap RC Trainer Plane With Foam
Once upon a time, RC planes were expensive models that took months to build and big money to equip with electronics. Since the 20th century though, powerful batteries have become cheap, as have servos...
View ArticleShould You Run Servo Horns Or Direct Couplings In Your RC Planes?
Whenever you buy a servo, it usually comes with a little baggie full of various plastic horns. Most of us pick our favorite and use it in our projects. Some of us hack them up, glue them back together,...
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