Saturday, August 21, 2010

What would need to control a 3 engine R/C aiplane?

i was thinking of making a rc airplane out of scatch,its going to be a hybrid of an MD-11 (3RD eingine) and a 777(everything eles...).... i need help of finding what motors, and what i need to steer the plane... i heard that anyone can control the steering by using the engines....What would need to control a 3 engine R/C aiplane?
First off the best thing to do is to buy a trainer plane and fly with an instructor at a flying field. That way you know how to fly and then you can move onto buiding your plane. You may be way over your head going straight into this one. First off you can fly by varying the motor speed on one side or the other. It's called thrust vector steering. The only problem is that it doesnt' give much control. There are numerous motors out there from actual scale jet engines to propeller driven nitros to ducted fans. Also you would need a radio and reciever with at least 4 channels. You would need the required amount of servos and speed controls if you are going electric. Like i said this is not something someone jumps into. I learned the hard way. I tried to fly my trainer plane without an instructor and ended up crashing beyond repair. But a trainer and fly with an instructor. Look at models on TowerHobbies.com and check out the forums at radiocontrolzone.com and rcuniverse.com. Im on both of these as bte214 if you want to ask more questions.What would need to control a 3 engine R/C aiplane?
Wrong.





To control an airplane, you need three axis control Yaw, Pitch and Roll. Using engines mounted on a wing will give you Yaw, and pitch, but not roll. The first time you try to do a turn, you will not be able to bank and you will stall out one wind and go into a spin. Just build it with three axis controls, use a three axis remote box and stop trying do what even the Wright brothers could not do.
The Estes 4123 uses differential thrust for flight control . . NOT a great flyer.


http://www.google.com/search?hl=en%26amp;q=est鈥?/a>





Start with a simulator.


http://www.slickzero.com/Merchant2/merch鈥?/a>





One of the best beginner RC airplanes.


http://www.hobbypeople.net/gallery/24002鈥?/a>





Acceptable.


http://www.hobby-lobby.com/wingdragon.ht鈥?/a>


http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/di鈥?/a>

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