Tim McKay | Build Fly Crash 1908 Antoinette Foam Board RC Plane @TimMcKay56 | Uploaded 2 years ago | Updated 16 minutes ago
Build Fly Crash 1908 Antoinette Foam Board RC Plane
Watch this video to learn how to build a 1908 Antoinette foam board RC plane from free plans you can download here:
The build of the Antionette is quite easy using 3/16" foam board, hot glue and some epoxy. I used a factor of 5, so whatever dimension I took off the plan (say, 0.5") I multiplied by 5 and drew out as 2.5" on the foam board.
The 1908 Antoinette was a popular French monoplane at the time. Several variants were constructed. This RC plane build video is an RC airplane that you can make at home. Foam board is a good example of the RC hobby for a low cost model for a DIY RC airplane.
Unfortunately I decided to retain the gap between the two wing panels for the model, and with the added weight needed to balance the RC airplane at the center of gravity combined with the higher airspeed caused the wings to fold during flight.
No matter, this is all part of rapid prototypes with RC foam board models. The fix is simple, just add rods to the two wing panels for greater strength. Or better yet glue the wing panels together and reinforce with ply doublers.
I did use an airfoil shape to the foam board wings using foam ribs and this worked well. The landing gear used thinner wire to save weight and the model is planned for hand launches.
The RC foam board Antionette did crash in its maiden flight due to the wings folding. I discuss this and show the video at half speed, so we can all learn from this design error.
Best of luck with your build of the 1908 Antionette RC model airplane! Here is a link to the plans folder:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LNi2cFLP6RxzVYhNkt1cHNktMsaqNHYu?usp=sharing
Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/c/TimMcKay56
Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim
Motor: Park 250 or equivalent
8x6 prop
Castle Talon 25 ESC
3 cell ThunderPower 1350 lipo
Spektrum AR620 receiver
2 HS40 and one HS55 servos
Total weight: 1 lb 5 ounces
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Project overview
06:48 - Fuselage construction
07:50 - Tail surfaces
08:18 - Wings
09:32 - Landing gear
11:16 - Join the wing
14:52 - Completed airplane
18:45 - Test flight
20:10 - Conclusions
Build Fly Crash 1908 Antoinette Foam Board RC Plane
Watch this video to learn how to build a 1908 Antoinette foam board RC plane from free plans you can download here:
The build of the Antionette is quite easy using 3/16" foam board, hot glue and some epoxy. I used a factor of 5, so whatever dimension I took off the plan (say, 0.5") I multiplied by 5 and drew out as 2.5" on the foam board.
The 1908 Antoinette was a popular French monoplane at the time. Several variants were constructed. This RC plane build video is an RC airplane that you can make at home. Foam board is a good example of the RC hobby for a low cost model for a DIY RC airplane.
Unfortunately I decided to retain the gap between the two wing panels for the model, and with the added weight needed to balance the RC airplane at the center of gravity combined with the higher airspeed caused the wings to fold during flight.
No matter, this is all part of rapid prototypes with RC foam board models. The fix is simple, just add rods to the two wing panels for greater strength. Or better yet glue the wing panels together and reinforce with ply doublers.
I did use an airfoil shape to the foam board wings using foam ribs and this worked well. The landing gear used thinner wire to save weight and the model is planned for hand launches.
The RC foam board Antionette did crash in its maiden flight due to the wings folding. I discuss this and show the video at half speed, so we can all learn from this design error.
Best of luck with your build of the 1908 Antionette RC model airplane! Here is a link to the plans folder:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LNi2cFLP6RxzVYhNkt1cHNktMsaqNHYu?usp=sharing
Here is a link to my YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/c/TimMcKay56
Many thanks in advance for a post of this video on Facebook, it truly helps the channel a lot!
Regards,
Tim
Motor: Park 250 or equivalent
8x6 prop
Castle Talon 25 ESC
3 cell ThunderPower 1350 lipo
Spektrum AR620 receiver
2 HS40 and one HS55 servos
Total weight: 1 lb 5 ounces
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Project overview
06:48 - Fuselage construction
07:50 - Tail surfaces
08:18 - Wings
09:32 - Landing gear
11:16 - Join the wing
14:52 - Completed airplane
18:45 - Test flight
20:10 - Conclusions
