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Article #305: How Model Airplanes Fly

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After the successful flight of the wing chord. Balancing it is by placing
man-carrying vehicle made by the Wright your fingers on both sides of the wing,
brothers, interest in aviation spread then relocating the receiver, batteries
rapidly and many models were made. Model and servos until the airplane is
airplane enthusiasts are already existing balanced.
in the early 1900s'. Most of the models You may ask why the center of gravity is
are rubber powered, twining type with located ¼ of the wing chord? It has
double stick fuselages that are common in something to do with aerodynamic center,
Europe. But even in the early days of neutral point that can be explained in
model flying, small petrol and compressed detail with some illustrations by
air engines are already being used. The following the link on the bottom.
materials used in model constructions are When you look at the cross section of the
birch strips, veneer, spruce, piano wire wing, the shape is called an airfoil.
or bamboo and oiled silk covering. Basically the airfoil consist of upper
Then balsa structure and tissue covering and lower camber, leading and trailing
appeared in the United States in the late edge. When the airplane is flying, there
1920s'. So much for the history of model are aerodynamic forces that interact with
aircraft. So you see, even today, the the wings, vertical and horizontal
airplane structure and how it fly is no stabilizers because the airplane is going
different from the one we are flying against the air or commonly called
today. The wings, fuselage, vertical and "relative wind". Then it creates a
horizontal stabilizers, propellers, variance of pressure on the upper versus
engines, landing gears are the same. The the lower camber of the airfoil (or the
airplane, to fly and have control during wing itself) which generates lift. The
flight uses them. The wings are obviously air that passed the lower camber should
responsible why the airplane can stay in have a higher pressure against the upper
the air for a long time. With proper camber to sustain flight. This has
design of the airplane, dimensions, something to do with law of continuity.
weight considerations and aerodynamic The air molecules that separates from the
design characteristics it will fly leading edge, going to the upper and
successfully. The aerodynamic principles lower camber, should meet at the trailing
behind it is what really makes it fly. edge at the same time. Since the upper
But even though it has a good design, camber has a greater curve than the lower
weight and balance plays a major role. camber, the distance on the upper camber
There was a saying that "a feather flies is longer and therefore requires more
better than a brick" which is true velocity to meet the air on the lower
because a very heavy airplane won't fly camber. This creates a lower pressure on
if it cannot be sustained by its power the upper camber based on the Bernoulli's
plant (engine, propeller, and fuel tank). theorem, "as the velocity of air
And with regards to balancing, a increases, pressure decreases"
well-balanced airplane is controllable Hope my brief explanation is
during flight. Usually the fulcrum or understandable.
center of gravity is located ¼ of the






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