Previous work on Solar UAVs
This is something I probably should’ve done from the get-go. Here, I review previous work done on Solar UAVs and how they can help me get this up in the air ...
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Do not use Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
Learned this one the hard way — never use EPS foam for building a model plane body.
Intial wing design parameters
The purpose of this step is to come up with some sort of initial design for the aircraft wing. This would include span, chord and airfoil shape — as well as ...
General guidelines for wing design
We’ve already decided we’re going to be using a fixed-wing body. Now, before proceeding with desigining an efficient plane structure, I was able to do some r...
Aircraft forms
Before we try finding the optimum design parameters for a plane, we need to decide on a lift vehicle form. The most popular is the fixed wing “aeroplane” des...
Motor Efficiency
In this post, we discuss what things you need to consider when picking a motor for your efficient aircraft.