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Conquering flight: Tiberius (Part 5)

Santino G.

Building and testing Augustus taught me many hard lessons, including the importance of the center of gravity’s position, the proper design of a rudder, the consequence of excessive weight, and to name a few. Implementing what I had learned, I set upon constructing another 3-channel RC plane, Tiberius. Lighter, longer and sleeker, its future was promising. This short blog describes the construction process and design decisions I made. For the fuselage, I wanted to avoid the squished square design Augustus had, so while defining each side, I cut lines down the foam board that constitutes the fuselage but made both … Continue reading Conquering flight: Tiberius (Part 5)

Conquering flight: Augustus (Part 3)

Santino G.

With the proof of concept finished, the 3-channel RC plane could then be tackled. I meticulously studied successful designs, learned of all the possible wing configurations, and practiced flying on a simulator. Construction commenced. The materials I used were foam board and hot glue; the electronics were a transmitter and receiver, a motor, ESC, and servos. I should clarify, however, that this blog is not a direct tutorial; it simply describes the general process I followed. The first part of construction was the fuselage. For this, I took my foam board and cut in straight lines so that it could … Continue reading Conquering flight: Augustus (Part 3)