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Foam Board RC Plane Design Lessons Learned
I designed and flew three foam board RC model airplanes that I call the "Lite Ranger" series. All of the planes are made from 3/16" foam board and are ideal projects for beginners. The planes fly great as well!
A unique design feature is that the wings are flat with no airfoil nor dihedral. This makes building a bit easier. Note that I incorporate a slight amount of positive incidence on the top wing to aid in flight.
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
QCAD plans and YouTube videos for each Lite Ranger follow:
Lite Ranger 1:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SReOZaSqptVoi0FOt0LhxP-oKCi5f3MG?usp=sharing
youtu.be/JoJK9loMWpw
Lite Ranger 2:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IrTD4UaH2zMDOziySLKGl0jerzuF5mGt?usp=sharing
youtu.be/nmZhjTpH8Xg
Lite Ranger 3:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JUTdN0ZhLaqLTDGAJmxw5NcFExS7o4EQ?usp=sharing
youtu.be/fh8texN7WX0
This is a fun experiment to evolve a basic design with variations. The LR 1 is very basic, with a straight fuselage top. The LR 2 has a cabin fuselage with a more narrow profile. The LR 3 is a stagger wing biplane design.
It is very easy for anyone taking on this DIY airplane build to make their own modifications, feel free to give it a try!
For the planes, I used:
Park 250 motor (www.StevensAero.com)
7.5 X 3 prop
2 cell lipo
Spektrum AR620 receiver
10 amp ESC
Three channels of control (throttle, ailerons and elevator)
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Lite Ranger overview
03:00 - Lite Ranger 1
07:02 - Lite Ranger 2
08:30 - Lite Ranger 3
11:10 - Closing thoughts
Foam Board RC Plane Design Lessons Learned
I designed and flew three foam board RC model airplanes that I call the "Lite Ranger" series. All of the planes are made from 3/16" foam board and are ideal projects for beginners. The planes fly great as well!
A unique design feature is that the wings are flat with no airfoil nor dihedral. This makes building a bit easier. Note that I incorporate a slight amount of positive incidence on the top wing to aid in flight.
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
QCAD plans and YouTube videos for each Lite Ranger follow:
Lite Ranger 1:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SReOZaSqptVoi0FOt0LhxP-oKCi5f3MG?usp=sharing
youtu.be/JoJK9loMWpw
Lite Ranger 2:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IrTD4UaH2zMDOziySLKGl0jerzuF5mGt?usp=sharing
youtu.be/nmZhjTpH8Xg
Lite Ranger 3:
drive.google.com/drive/folders/1JUTdN0ZhLaqLTDGAJmxw5NcFExS7o4EQ?usp=sharing
youtu.be/fh8texN7WX0
This is a fun experiment to evolve a basic design with variations. The LR 1 is very basic, with a straight fuselage top. The LR 2 has a cabin fuselage with a more narrow profile. The LR 3 is a stagger wing biplane design.
It is very easy for anyone taking on this DIY airplane build to make their own modifications, feel free to give it a try!
For the planes, I used:
Park 250 motor (www.StevensAero.com)
7.5 X 3 prop
2 cell lipo
Spektrum AR620 receiver
10 amp ESC
Three channels of control (throttle, ailerons and elevator)
Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:27 - Lite Ranger overview
03:00 - Lite Ranger 1
07:02 - Lite Ranger 2
08:30 - Lite Ranger 3
11:10 - Closing thoughts
