SSgt Duramax
Junior Member
Ok, so I have been wanting to learn to design for quite a while, and I figure I need to start something, so this is it, here we go.
First, things to know:
There is no timeline for this, I am not in any hurry.
I am going to try and make plans everyone can use.
I will be learning fusion 360 as I go, so we shall see how this turns out. I am sure there will be revisions.
Ok, so I want to make some sort of UAV typish plane. When I was buying my wing, I saw this plane called the reptile dragon V2, it basically runs off 2 F pack motors, has a high loiter time, huge amounts of battery room, and is easy enough to fly.
Ok, so I don't quite want to pay 200 for a plane, and I kind of feel like this would be simple enough to make out of DTFB, so I am going to give it a stab. My goals for this is to run off something relatively efficient and cheap. I have a couple of F pack motors that I can use some 6045 props on. This single F pack set up gives me over 20 minutes of flight time on my wing, so I am hoping with a 4500 MAH battery (I have 2 of those that were meant for my rustler, but don't fit) that I could possibly achieve that or more.
Wing span will be 50-60 inches, smooth airfoil. I cant tell from the pics if the wings on this are swept forward, but I may just do that for giggles.
The body will be wide enough to house whatever junk you want, and hopefully tough enough handle a forced landing. Obviously the original plane is EPP, and it won't be that tough, but hopefully it won't shatter on impact either. I think I will elongate the nose for more CG control too and give folks room to be creative too... bomb drop or payload delivery?
Anyways, I think I am nearly done with the fuselage. I think I am going to do a V tail, because coolness, right?
First, things to know:
There is no timeline for this, I am not in any hurry.
I am going to try and make plans everyone can use.
I will be learning fusion 360 as I go, so we shall see how this turns out. I am sure there will be revisions.
Ok, so I want to make some sort of UAV typish plane. When I was buying my wing, I saw this plane called the reptile dragon V2, it basically runs off 2 F pack motors, has a high loiter time, huge amounts of battery room, and is easy enough to fly.
Ok, so I don't quite want to pay 200 for a plane, and I kind of feel like this would be simple enough to make out of DTFB, so I am going to give it a stab. My goals for this is to run off something relatively efficient and cheap. I have a couple of F pack motors that I can use some 6045 props on. This single F pack set up gives me over 20 minutes of flight time on my wing, so I am hoping with a 4500 MAH battery (I have 2 of those that were meant for my rustler, but don't fit) that I could possibly achieve that or more.
Wing span will be 50-60 inches, smooth airfoil. I cant tell from the pics if the wings on this are swept forward, but I may just do that for giggles.
The body will be wide enough to house whatever junk you want, and hopefully tough enough handle a forced landing. Obviously the original plane is EPP, and it won't be that tough, but hopefully it won't shatter on impact either. I think I will elongate the nose for more CG control too and give folks room to be creative too... bomb drop or payload delivery?
Anyways, I think I am nearly done with the fuselage. I think I am going to do a V tail, because coolness, right?
