Maker Hangar is a 15-part video series by Lucas Weakley.
In Episode 5 of Maker Hangar, Lucas Weakley teaches us about servos, these are the little motors that move the control surfaces on RC planes. We learn about the different parts of a servo, and what each of them do. We see how to classify servos by their sizes, weights, and strength. Lucas also goes over the different types of linkages and the techniques on hooking up control surfaces.
MAKE andย Lucas Weakleyย have teamed up to bring youย Maker Hangar, a 15-episode tutorial series that will teach you everything you need to know to build and fly this custom RC plane, the Maker Trainer.
New installments will air every Tuesday and Thursday through August. Also, be sure to join us on theย Maker Hangar Google+ Community pageย to share your ideas, comments, photos and video and details for your own RC plane project builds.
Lucas Weakley is a 17-year-old Eagle Scout who will be a senior next year in the Engineering and Manufacturing Institute for Technology (EMIT) at Forest High School in Ocala, Fla. Lucas became interested in flight and got his first RC plane for his ninth birthday. Recently heโs been designing and building his own planes and hosts an R/C aircraft YouTube show calledย BusyBee TV. Lucas also has his own aerial videography company called TopView Aerials.
For more information about the series, as well as archived videos, head to theย Maker Hangarย page.
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