At first you must set your goal from the aircraft industry (and we will call it from now on), do you want to fly for fun? Do you want to carry a camera for aerial photography? Do you want to carry large speakers to address high numbers of high altitude, for example? What you need to think about is that the more your aircraft work, the more equipment you will carry, which means heavier weight, so you will need stronger engines.
There are many different models of airplanes, some of which resemble traditional planes and some like what we see in science fiction movies.
There are many types of prefabricated structures that you can use to design your aircraft. These structures are not for warplanes or even commercial ones. These are the smallest models and have only three arms. Their performance is usually simple and usually flies for short periods.
The so-called Quadcopter, the most popular of the amateur, is fairly powerful, with four engines and four arms, slightly less powerful than its predecessors but much stronger than its basic faults.
A six-speed, six-engine and six-engine engine requires two batteries to operate and carries heavier loads. If a motor stops working, it does not mean the plane is down to the point of losing its ability to steer it. .
Finally, there is an octopter, the "big brother" of those drones, and usually can fly longer times and farther distances, which is the most expensive in terms of construction as well.
There are a number of basic components you will need to build a dron, including the following materials:
- airframe, can be manufactured or purchased.
- Aircraft engines, you can choose between multiple types.
- Wires and Transport.
- Batteries, usually batteries can be found that can last for 40 minutes, or an hour in some cases.
- Transmitter and receiver to control aircraft.
- Mind plane, a microprocessor main processing unit.
Example
These components were used by a British amateur to build a helicopter
- Number 1 ArduPilot Mega, a system on which the aircraft is programmed, costs from $ 75 to $ 200.
- Number 1 power distribution panel, you can manufacture one will cost about $ 10.
- The number of 4 10x4.7 slo-flyer propellers is special, and the "blades" of motors cost from $ 5 to $ 15.
The number of 4 small engines cost from $ 5 to $ 15. - 4 speed controllers Electronic speed controls.
- 1 transmitter and receiver cost from 50 to 300 dollars.
- Number 1 special battery, cost of 10-20 dollars.
- Wire at $ 5.
Of course you will need a camera if the objective is imaging, GPS and GPS if you will use them at long distances.
The design of the aircraft and the installation of components is something that needs to follow the exact steps that you can find online at sites like this, this, and this
You may also need some programming experience to build your aircraft control model: