Repurpose an old hard disk drive (HDD) to create a powerful motor for your RC airplane. This DIY project shows how to extract and modify components from an old HDD, turning them into a functional ...

For [Daniel Riley] AKA [rctestflight] that project is a solar powered RC plane which ... longer 9.83 ft / 3 m wing, which allowed for more solar cells. Solar Plane V3 was upgraded to use a single ...

[Matthew Heiskell] blew these numbers out of the water with a 10 hour 45 minute flight with an RC plane on battery power ... with a weight of 2.85 kg (6.3 lbs). The airframe is a Phoenix 2400 ...