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Hi all! Part of the S-1E development is a complete redesign of the S-1 structure to reduce the parts count and improve the overall structural integrity – there has been some great progress on that front recently and I wanted to share a few screenshots with you. Take a look and more details will be coming very soon!
The S-1E is coming and here is a rendering to prove it! There are a lot of improvements to the basic S-1 wing that will increase the strength of the wing and will ease building even further! Stay tuned for more updates on the upcoming design to be posted on the blog. I intend to post every few days with progress on the design, highlights of new features, and prototype photos when ready. Please get involved, ask questions, make suggestions, and help make the S-1E the best electric on the market.
In the forums and in questions that have been sent directly to me, it seems that there is a growing interest in using CAD for model airplane design. Whether the intent is to make more complex designs possible, or to help visualize the final product, or to develop a kit for CAM production (laser cutting or CNC), CAD is a very versatile and useful tool.
Given the interest, I thought that I would write a few articles on the subject of getting started in CAD, with a focus on application to model airplane design.
In this article, I want to define what is typically meant by the term “CAD” and also give you some links to browse some of the more popular CAD packages.
If the time from box to flying field were the only factor in choosing your next plane, then I would admit that ARF airplanes have scratch or kit built planes beat hands down. That’s a no-brainer. But why choose your next plane based solely on that one factor?
I have compiled a list of 5 reasons why I think that you should build your next plane, whether from a kit or from scratch, and here they are in no particular order:
Despite the numerous similarities, digital servos provide many benefits over traditional analog servos. This article will discuss some of the advantages of choosing digital servos for your next R/C project and address the relatively few drawbacks. A future article will describe the technical differences between the two.
The primary benefits of a digital servo relative to an analog servo are:
Recent discussions with friends and on message boards regarding the common types of plywood used to build R/C airplanes led me to think that a short treatment of the subject would be helpful.
There are three primary types of commercially available plywood common to R/C airplane construction, each with its own benefits and drawbacks. Those three are: aircraft grade birch, interior grade birch, and poplar plywood better known as "lite" plywood.
Rich Gunderson is the President of Gunderson AeroDesign LLC. He holds a BS in Aeronautical Engineering, and has extensive aircraft design experience in both UAVs and R/C aircraft.
