Rahul's RC Aircraft and other designs

A 1m  Thermal flying wing - Plank Dimensions and details :-             Electronics       a.        Motor = 2206 200KV b.        Prop = 7x4 folding c.        Bty = 2S  750/1000 mah d.        ESC = 30A 8.        AUW = 310g,  Wing area = 220000 sq mm, Wing Loading - 4.65 oz/sq ft, Wing cubic loading - 3 The wing is hotwired from EPS (Thermocole). It has a built-up 10mm CF tow spar  and skinned with 32 gsm fiberglass at 45 degree  bias. the wing tips are EPP . The fuselage is only in the front portion to house the ESC, RX, Motor and battery.. The vertical tail is stuck on a 3 mm CF rod and glued to the wing TE. The elevon is 3mm balsa sanded to a thin TE. The elevon is bottom hinged In the final version, the servos were moved inwards and positioned at the...

 This is a build log for a large plank flying wing. I named it "Pelican".. loosely based on the Pelican mentioned in nestofdragons The basic dimensions and calculations are as below..  The airfoil is phoenix The central section and each of the outer section are meter each. The outer sections have a dihedral.   It would has a central elevator and two outboard elevons/ailerons.. synchronized through TX mixing  The wings are hotwired out of EPS (closed cell polystyrene- thermocole) . It has a 1.25 inch top and bottom unidirectional carbon fiber cap spar and a 3 mm ply compression web across the whole wing. The whole wing is laminated one layer of 100 gsm fiber glass (unfortunately that was the lightest FG I could lay my hands on).. with the LE having a extra layer to form a Dbox The  wing is in 3 pieces (each of one meter), The outer panels are joined to the central portion by  rectangular aluminum bars and also locked with 4 x 3mm bolts   All t...