My Remote Controlled Aircraft Page
Before university, I decided to 3D print R. J. Mitchell's famous spitfire design that had been modified with a hole for a camera. Here is the building process.
I discovered that this design of aircraft and this material is not the best for a beginner learning to fly as it is deliberately aerodynamically unstable and it is also incredibly heavy, requiring a high airspeed to even become airborne.
Because of this, I was inspired to not give up, and instead go on to design and build a lightweight high-wing, trainer remote controlled aircraft so I could learn to fly without damaging such an amazing build. I would need to build something easy to fly, easy to repair, and cheap to make.
After doing a bit of research, I found that there is pretty much a standard template for RC trainer designs that everyone uses. Even approximating this works if it looks similar. The only challenge is making the CG roughly coincides with the centre of pressure.
