RC Airplane Database - Wing Loading, Aspect Ratio, Motor, prop, battery combo

 

A major problem while designing an RC plane is finding relevant data like wing loading, thrust or power requirements. 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 material. Link to each page from which I got the information is also provided, so that you can know more about a particular plane.

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, which I will link in the description.

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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I hope this helps you in designing and building your own airplane. Thank you for reading!

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