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Basic RC Model Design Parameters

This document provides basic design parameters for radio controlled model airplanes, including recommended engine sizes, wing areas, dihedral angles, aileron and stabilizer sizes, aspect ratios, vertical fin and rudder sizes, wing and stabilizer incidence angles, engine thrust angles, landing gear configurations, center of gravity positions, and considerations for airfoil selection.

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Basic RC Model Design Parameters

This document provides basic design parameters for radio controlled model airplanes, including recommended engine sizes, wing areas, dihedral angles, aileron and stabilizer sizes, aspect ratios, vertical fin and rudder sizes, wing and stabilizer incidence angles, engine thrust angles, landing gear configurations, center of gravity positions, and considerations for airfoil selection.

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BASIC R/C MODEL DESIGN PARAMETERS

DATA BY ROMEY BUKOLT

ENGINE
.049 .10 .15 .25 .40 .60

WING AREA
200 - 250 Sq. In. 250 - 350 Sq. In. 300 - 450 Sq. In. 400 - 500 Sq. In. 500 - 700 Sq. In. 600 - 850 Sq. In. 1- 1/2 X Chord

DIHEDRAL
W/AIL 0-3 / PANEL(EA TIP) WO/AIL 3-5 /PANEL RUDDER ONLY 4-6 / PANEL LO WING 2 X HI WING DIHEDRAL

AILERON
AREA = 12% (1/8) WING AREA Strip Aileron Conventional Aileron

ASPECT RATIO A/R = SPAN CHORD


1/8 Chord

STABILIZER
AREA= 20-22% WING AREA ELEV AREA = 20% STAB STAB A/R =3:1 1/4 Chord X 1/4 Span

WING A/R = 5-7:1 (GLIDERS) 10 - 16:1

VERTICAL FIN
AREA 1/3 STAB AREA RUDDER AREA = 1/3 - 1/2 TOTAL FIN AREA 2-2.4 x Chord

WING INCIDENCE
0 - 1 MULTI 3 - 5 RUDDER ONLY

ENGINE THRUST
0 - 3 DOWN 0 - 3 RIGHT 3 - 5 RUDDER ONLY

STAB INCIDENCE
0 TO 1 RUDDER ONLY 0 MULTI

LANDING GEAR
TRIKE GEAR MAIN 1-1/2" BACK OF C.G. TAIL DRAGGER MAINS AT LEADING EDGE SPREAD 1/4 WING SPAN

30% FUSELAGE LENGTH

C.G. = 25 - 30% CHORD LENGHT

60% FUSELAGE LENGHT

AIRFOIL SELECTION
FLAT BOTTOM - TRAINER, SLOW, DOCILE, POOR INVERTED FLIGHT SEMI-SYMMETRICAL - GOOD LIFT, PENETRATION, AEROBATIC, INVERTED FLIGHT SYMMETRICAL - PATTERN AEROBATIC MAX THICKNESS = 15 - 18% @30 -40% BACK FROM LEADING EDGE BLUNT LEADING EDGE - GOOD STALL CHARACTERISTICS SHARP LEADING EDGE - GOOD HI SPEED PENETRATION

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