Questions tagged [aircraft]
A vehicle capable of sustained flight which uses thrust, and usually lift, to negate the pull of gravity.
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How do I find the current my motor and speed controller will draw?
I am currently building an rc aircraft. I need to achieve approximately 20 minutes of flight time. I'm using a 1600w 320kv motor and a 80A speed controller. For 20 minutes of flight time at 80 draw I ...
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RC Airplane Fuel Tank Issue
I am using a RC Fuel tank which looks like:
Is there anything special about the cap?
The problem is I opened the cap. Should it never be opened?
There are a few drops that leak in intervals when I ...
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UAV classification
Is there a classification for UAVs? And based on the specs below, what type of UAV can that be classed as please?
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Which propeller for these motors for rc airplane
I am new to this hobby and I am looking to make a rc airplane myself but I am confused to buy which propeller for this motor?
Shall i buy CW or CCW propeller
Thanks, Paarth
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How to couple panel method velocities with boundary layer equations to obtain viscous pressure and lift coefficient?
I have calculated CP(pressure coefficient) and CL(Lift coefficient) for a NACA2412 airfoil using the panel method but as it only allows us to calculate the same for inviscid flow, I could not get the ...
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what kind of propellers should I use for my rc b29?
I want to make a remote controlled b 29 super fortress out of balsa wood.
The estimate weight of the aircraft is about 10 pounds.
What are the best propellers to use since I would like to fly at at ...
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How to limit the power of the brushless motor
I need to limit the power of my brushless motor at 700 Watts. How I can do it?
I dont have a fix motor or propeller, for any configuration the max consumed power need to be less or equal 700W.
The max ...
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When flying, how can I identify the orientation of a distant fixed wing model aircraft?
I'm learning to fly fixed wing model aircraft via an RC simulator. I can control the aircraft well in Chase mode, where my viewpoint follows the aircraft. However, in Fixed mode, where my view is ...
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How can I use XFLR5 in Ubuntu 20.04
I'm working on an aircraft project and I need XFLR5 to decide on a suitable airfoil. However, I can see that it is only available in Ubuntu 18.04. I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.
What can I do about this? Is ...
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High pressure RC fuel pump
How many PSI do the best (electric) fuel pumps have? For RC jet turbines I found 12 bar the highest. Are there any better?
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Grinding sound on FPV motor but no apparent damage
I have been testing a new brushless motor for an RC plane. It is a 2200KV motor controlled by a 30A BLDC ESC. I heard a grinding noise coming from my motor, as demonstrated in the following video: ...
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Do aerodynamics scale for model aircraft?
If I wanted to make a scale model plane that looked like a real aircraft, could I just scale down all of the measurements of the actual aircraft to make a model aircraft with similar flight ...
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Is it possible to control an RC plane using reaction wheels?
I recently had an idea involving reaction wheels and a model airplane. Would it be possible to control an RC plane using reaction wheels rather that servos and control surfaces? Would a reaction wheel ...
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What technology offers the longest range for RC controls?
After watching a video demonstrating a jet-powered RC aircraft, I started to wonder about the maximum range available with modern RC equipment.
What is the maximum range currently available, and ...
