Bibliography

Flying Pig

This will evolve into a proper bibliography. For now, it is simply a list of information resources, mostly youtube videos.

A hoverbike

http://ultimatemotorcycling.com/2011hover-bike-a-flying-motorcycle-video/

A toy quad-copter

http://hackaday.com/2013/03/19/diy-arduino-pro-mini-quadcopter/

Build a toy model tricopter tutorial

http://youtu.be/8jIfPHFkXHI

Meet Dezsö Molnár and His Flying GyroCycle

http://youtu.be/NNSCGV_x_f0

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make an Alarm Clock"

http://youtu.be/Ay7fgeQC1WI

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make a Cup of Coffee"

http://youtu.be/xU_pi1UxISs

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make 3D Text"

http://youtu.be/QiJfcZ031AY

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make a Fedora Hat"

http://youtu.be/NTdQATTJXyk

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make a Fork"

http://youtu.be/W11bZF9bhb0

Blender 3D Tutorial on "How to Make a Dragon"

http://youtu.be/FFw_cLNnmNs

WIngs 3D Tutorial on "User Interface" basics

http://youtu.be/vRsFAk-M_XI

How to build a motorcycle frame (in the real world...).
http://youtu.be/SlcVJ8q8lik

Aluminum MIG welding learning experience video.

http://youtu.be/6PjJmFiE-78

Fatigue Design (material)

http://youtu.be/2bgN05d2Cj8

Basic Hydraulic Schematics

http://youtu.be/xxoAm3X4iw0

The basics of propellers

http://masterairscrew.com/manualinstructions/Basics_of_Propellers2.pdf

Propeller and Thrust comment by JonasS

http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=143230 I have found plenty of help on remote control sites, since many RC planes use electric motors. There is a commonly used formula by Bob Boucher in his book "The Electric Motor Handbook". It is: Power = k * P * D^4 * N^3 where: Power is in Watts P = prop pitch in feet D = prop diameter in feet N = RPM in thousands The k is a coefficient that depends on the propeller type. There are websites that list tons of numbers for all known RC props. However, I don't know how that would relate to a real prop. I've been looking for that info for a while. You can also use a formula by somebody named Abbott that is: Power = P * D^4 * N^3 * 5.33 * 10^-15 where Power is in Watts P = prop pitch in inches D = prop diameter in inches N = RPM I think the 5.33 and 10^-15 are just conversion factors, but I'm not exactly sure. Hope this helps.

Wikipedia on propellers

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Propeller#Aircraft_propellers_.28airscrews.29

Carbon cloth and epoxy fabrication example

http://youtu.be/l9x2PjozPus

Futaba S-bus

http://youtu.be/SYaATaCe2t4

Melamine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melamine

How to make wooden propellers

http://youtu.be/JvLra7G31cU