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1. AVIONICS

1.1. MOTOR AND OTHER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT SELECTION

Table 5.1.1 Thrust/Weight variation The thrust required can be determined by

the Thrust-to-Weight ratio.

Type of Aircraft Thrust to WeightAsRatio
the Thrust-to-Weight ratio rises, the

Glider/Trainer 0.35 to 0.55 aircraft's acceleration increases, leading to a

Scale Flight 0.55 to 0.70 higher climb rate. A greater Thrust-to-Weight

Sport and Slow Acrobatic 0.70 to 0.80 ratio results in an elevated climb performance.

Acrobatic Fast 0.80 to 1.00 The Thrust/Weight ratio is estimated from Table

Jets and 3D 1.00 to 2.5 No 5.1.1.

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Using, Thrust/Weight = 0.55

Thrust = 0.55 × Weight

Thrust = 0.55 × (Empty Weight + Estimated Payload)

Thrust = 0.55 × (4+5) = 4.95 kg

The chosen motor for the aircraft is the "SunnySky X4120 III 480KV" based on the required thrust.

When paired with an EOLO 16*8 propeller, it provides max thrust of 6780gf while drawing a current of

80.8A. To sustain this current draw, a Hobbywing Skywalker 100Amps Electronic Speed Controller

(ESC) is selected. The Battery used in this RC Plane is a LiPo Battery of 10000mah 6S 22.2V. The

motor datasheet is mentioned in Appendix A.

Table 5.1.2 Summary of Avionics

Transmitter - FrSky Taranis Q Establishing communication between the pilot and the receiver,
X7
transmitting commands and inputs from the pilot to the plane.
Receiver – FrSky RX8R Pro
Accepting the signal from the transmitter and sending it to the ESC
and servo motors.
Electronic Speed Controller ESC controls the speed of the motor depending on the level of thrust
(ESC) – Hobbywing Skywalker given by the pilot.
100A
Brushless DC Motor (BLDC)- BLDC Motor provides the thrust to the aircraft. Propellers are
SunnySky X4120 III 480KV attached to the BLDC Motor.
Lithium Polymer Battery The complete avionics system is powered by the LiPo Battery.
(LiPo) – 10000mah 6 Cell
22.2 V
Servo Motor – MG 995 The servo motor controls the movement of control surfaces through
control linkages.

1.2. STATIC THRUST

To measure static thrust, a test rig was designed using four mild steel plates welded together to form a

square. Two sides of the square have four holes for motor mounting. The team added 6 kg of weight to

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the test rig and mounted the motor. Then, gradually increased the throttle and noted the weight

reduction. The difference between the initial weight and the final weight is the static thrust of the motor.

Table 5.2.1 Test Rig Result

Throttle 30% 50% 70% 100%

Thrust 1560 gm 2709 gm 3952 gm 5200 gm

Fig 5.2.1 Static Thrust Test Rig

5.3 AVIONICS CONNECTION DIAGRAM

Fig 5.3.1 Avionics Connection Diagram

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2. MATERIAL 12. APPENDIX

A] MOTOR DATA SHEET

Prop Voltage Amps Thrust Watts( Efficiency

RPM
(inch) (V) (A) (gf) W) (g/W)

2.2 500 48.84 10.24 2350

3.4 750 75.48 9.94 2890

4.9 1000 108.78 9.19 3359

6.6 1250 146.52 8.53 3730

8.4 1500 186.48 8.04 4065

10.5 1750 233.1 7.51 4385

12.6 2000 279.72 7.15 4700

EOLO
22.2 14.8 2250 328.56 6.85 4920
16*8
17.15 2500 380.73 6.57 5220

19.6 2750 435.12 6.32 5504

22.4 3000 497.28 6.03 5700

28.2 3500 626.04 5.59 6105

34.5 4000 765.9 5.22 6478

49 5000 1087.8 4.60 7235

80.8 6780 1793.76 3.78 8272

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