RC Plane Database for Designers — Wing Loading, Aspect Ratio, Power System
Are you designing your own RC airplane and looking for reference data to get started? I have compiled several RC planes in this database to make the search a little easier.
I have sorted the planes into categories like gliders, trainers, sport, scale, EDFs, and so on. For each model, I have provided the total weight, span and wing area. Most of the information is obtained from the manufacturer’s or retailer’s website.
For those planes that I could not find wing area for, I manually estimated it using Onshape by importing the top view of the plane. These wing areas are indicated with an asterisk mark.
With the total weight, span, and wing area, the wing loading and wing aspect ratio are determined. It is easy to see the pattern of wing loadings and aspect ratios for the different classes of models.
I have also included the motor, battery and prop combo for each model, so that you can get a reference while choosing a powerplant for your design. Most of the planes are EPO and some are of EPP & EPS material. Link to each page from which I got the information is also provided, so that you can know more about a particular plane.
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With this historical data as reference, you can start designing your own airplane! I have previously made 2 videos on how to do that in a step-by-step manner:
You can access the database via the google sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1MCbX5VylDffaxTd3WbVdg0P6-VTBRQ2mMu1jf4IWMN0/edit?usp=sharing
If you want to edit the sheet, please download it first and then enable editing. Alternately, you can click on make a copy to edit it.
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If you have any suggestions for this database, please let me know in the comments below. I hope this helps you design and build your own RC aircraft. Thank you for reading!
