Group-2

Total weight calculation

S. No.
1

2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Material
NTM Propdrive 28-36
1400kV/560W
Servos (S5003)
Propeller
Battery
Receiver
ESC
I-beam
Landing Gears
Total weight (in gm)

Quantit Wt.
y
(gm)
1
86
4
2
1
1
1
187cm
5

Different Volumes calculated:

(1) Wing: Root: - 1293.6 cm^3
Tip: - 1138.3094 cm^3
(2) Tail: Without empennage: - 328.6237 cm^3
With empennage: - 383.278 cm^3
(3) Fuselage: Cylindrical: - 8262.026 cm^3
Nose: - 643.264 cm^3
(4) Rudder: 972.0228 cm^3

72
40
200
15
20
66
25
524

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Total volume (thermocol) = 13021.1239

cm^3
Density of thermocol = 0.01589gm/cm^3
Weight (thermocol) =206.9056gm.
Total Weight of Aircraft = 731gm.
Payload = 100gm.
Total Weight = 831 gm. (8.152 N)

Lift & Drag calculation

Velocity range = 8-11 m/s;
0.7;
S w=1996.8 cm

CL =
W

k=

2W
2
U SW

1
ARe

Thrust (T )=

= 1.041357
= 0.0301144

W
=
CL
(
)
CD

0.16304 N

AR= 15.1;

e=

CL
=50 ;
CD

1.5*0.16304 = 2.4456 N

T Req=1.5T =

C
( l)2=
C D =C D +k .

0.00727+ 0.030144

CL

CL =

2D

3D

1+

CL

2D

ARe

C
( l)2

1
Lift ( L)=Lw = U 2 S w C l=
2

1
2
Drag( D)= U S w C d
2

8.1519925 N

= 0.16303985 N