we developed interest for this hobby called ' aero modeling ’. We never stopped making Those Origami planes . Instead , we tried many more methods to make and fly different types of planes . The interest for Flying Machines was getting deeper and deeper as we were growing up . Slowly , we left using paper for making planes ; instead we started using scrap material for construction .
Materials like bamboo sticks , cello tape , thread , polythene sheets , old Clothes etc . were used to be our raw materials for making glider models . Proceeding further , we started making different types of flying models like Chuck Gliders , Rubber Powered Planes , Catapult Gliders , and Tow line Gliders . We continued this hobby with these easy models . But as the time passed , we got bored with these models . We wanted to be more advanced . When I was twelve year old , I heard about Radio Controlled airplanes for the first time . Now we wanted to make them as soon as possible .
But money was the main problem . These models are quit costly , and our parents were not able to afford them . So , we started taking tuition classes for the collection of money . Then in 2009 we purchased materials for making our first RC Plane . We were having Blueprints for the models we wanted to make . Vijay is a fantastic sketcher , so he makes all the blueprints and designs of the RC Airplanes we make .
When the materials arrived , we started making our first RC model . Mr . Umanand Sharma , currently working as an Engineer at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited , Bangalore , helped us for purchasing materials . We used basic scrap materials , and tools for making our first RC model . Though we were pre planned , we faced a lot of problems in construction , as it was our first time . But we accepted all the challenges . First of all , we constructed wing using Styrofoam . It was 6 feet in length . Then we constructed Fuselage or body of the Airplane followed by other parts like Horizontal stabilizer and vertical fin which provides stability to an Airplane .
When the whole structure of the airplane was completed , the next challenge was to mount motor , battery and servo motors for the control surfaces . It took 2 days to complete the whole plane . Next day we planned the test flight . In morning at 6 am , we were ready to go to the playground for the first test flight . It was a day with clouds and strong winds . So we waited till evening . We neither ate food nor drank water , as we were curious a lot for the flight . In evening about 5 pm , winds became calm and we started the motor . When we were prepared , we performed a pre flight check , wind direction . I was holding the Remote . As Vijay and Deepak said One , Two Three go ..... I increased throttle , the plane rolled on the ground for several feet ' s and took off !! That was the most amazing moment when it left the ground . It was going up and up , and we were staring at the plane with glorious eyes . Then I took a turn and flown it over head and after 15 minutes and then I landed it . It was the First flight of our first plane . We named it " UMA-122 ". Then it became our daily routine to work on RC planes . Every day we used to do something new . We then made a lot of different types of RC planes . And still the Hobby is Continue . Our Parents helped us a lot . Our Father purchased a 2.5 cc engine for us to make more advance RC planes . Now , our next aim is to make Drones , and we are working on it .
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