Design and Fabrication of a Fuselage for a Remote-Controlled Electric-Powered Airborne Imagery Platform

Remote controlled electric powered airplane is a popular sport around the world but still searching to gain its base in Malaysia People playing remote controlled airplane is a rare sight in this country because it is not made available in shops. Basically, remote- ' controlled e_lectric powered airplane consists of wings, fuselage, propeller, motor, transmitter, receiver, regulator, battery, servos and undercarriage. Focus of this project is to make a functional airplane in collaboration with Mechanical engineering and Electrical engineering department. Design and fabrication of fuselage is one of the subcomponents in completing the project. By design, phases of planning, concept design, technical . • drawings, and product drawings are followed and completed. By fabrication, phases of prototyping, nnalprod~ct build-up and testing are followed and completed. Virtual testing for structural analysis is produced to look at effect of certain impacts exerted on the fuselage while test-flight is done to determine the flying characteristics of the airplane. Based on these analyses, recommendations are given for a better project output. Finally, dissertation is produced to compile all the project works in a final report