Help in finding DIY simple glider plans for beginners
03-05-2016 | 01:09 PM
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Help in finding DIY simple glider plans for beginners
Hello,
My friend and I are planning a High Altitude Balloon project, and not like many others,
our plans are to send the payload in a form of self guidance glider to land in a specific coordinates (it glides on the way down only, way up is by balloon like all other..)
Our goal in the mission is to have the payload come back to us.
We started listing all the payload's luggage (controllers, servos, batteries, camera etc..) and we came around ~400 grams.
When we started looking for a rc airplane plans, we soon leanred that we know nothing about it at all.
So I know we're noobs and all, but i nned you help guys in finding a plans for a motorised glider that 2 noobs can build with no experience.
We know these facts:
1. We don't mind if those plans are for foam material glider (it has a single trip to achieve).
2. We CAN program controllers (like arduino and such) to navigate and control the engine.
3. It needs to carry around 400 grams of batteries and electronics.
4. It should be very simple, we don't have enough experience for complex aircrafts.
One last thing,
We like very much the form of Delta Wing Glider, but we've read over the internet that it glides badly. is it?
Thanks guys!
My friend and I are planning a High Altitude Balloon project, and not like many others,
our plans are to send the payload in a form of self guidance glider to land in a specific coordinates (it glides on the way down only, way up is by balloon like all other..)
Our goal in the mission is to have the payload come back to us.
We started listing all the payload's luggage (controllers, servos, batteries, camera etc..) and we came around ~400 grams.
When we started looking for a rc airplane plans, we soon leanred that we know nothing about it at all.
So I know we're noobs and all, but i nned you help guys in finding a plans for a motorised glider that 2 noobs can build with no experience.
We know these facts:
1. We don't mind if those plans are for foam material glider (it has a single trip to achieve).
2. We CAN program controllers (like arduino and such) to navigate and control the engine.
3. It needs to carry around 400 grams of batteries and electronics.
4. It should be very simple, we don't have enough experience for complex aircrafts.
One last thing,
We like very much the form of Delta Wing Glider, but we've read over the internet that it glides badly. is it?
Thanks guys!
03-06-2016 | 08:19 AM
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Simple, what is simple to me maybe be impossible to others?
Have a look here http://outerzone.co.uk/index.asp
This one is very simple. Will handle the weight. You did not say how BIG of a glider you were looking for?
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4100
The Bigger brother
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6201
You will need to build something to see how well it handles the weight. All depends on what type of glide rate you want. A brick with 12 inch wings has a glide rate, not a good one, but it does glide.
Of course it has to be mentioned, for all of the internet peeps, depending on where you are on the planet, will determine if you can do this.
Buzz.
Have a look here http://outerzone.co.uk/index.asp
This one is very simple. Will handle the weight. You did not say how BIG of a glider you were looking for?
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=4100
The Bigger brother
http://outerzone.co.uk/plan_details.asp?ID=6201
You will need to build something to see how well it handles the weight. All depends on what type of glide rate you want. A brick with 12 inch wings has a glide rate, not a good one, but it does glide.
Of course it has to be mentioned, for all of the internet peeps, depending on where you are on the planet, will determine if you can do this.
Buzz.
03-06-2016 | 10:52 AM
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I am not sure that you want a glider. A typical model glider will fly slowly and may not be able to penetrate the winds at altitude so will not make it back to the designated landing area.
You might be better off with something like a typical IC powered trainer sans prop and UC. This will give you something that will be steerable but stable and fly a bit faster on the glide. A bit of foam around the payload should safeguard it.
You might be better off with something like a typical IC powered trainer sans prop and UC. This will give you something that will be steerable but stable and fly a bit faster on the glide. A bit of foam around the payload should safeguard it.
