Aero1
An "rc" plane. Essentially a modded foam glider with dual 1020's and esp32 control. Uses esp32 wifi webserver thing for controls.
Created by
shinkensen
Tier 4
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Iamalive 🚀
approved Aero1 ago
Tier approved: 4
Grant approved: $53.00
Hey, your project looks awesome! I'll approve this, but just a word of warning - How are you planning on fitting everything on the rc plane you put in your bom from aliexpress? Because looking at the cad model you made, that plane looks a lot bigger than the one you're buying... Well good luck!
shinkensen
submitted Aero1 for ship review ago
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Made the 3d Model
Spent some time making the 3d model (foam plane itself is not made by me but everything else is). The purpose of making the 3d model is for people in the future to better get an idea of the placement of the parts and how everything will look like irl.
This is some pictures and some images of the making process 
Tanuki ⚡🚀
requested changes for Aero1 ago
Hey! Can u add an assembly of everything in the BOM put together?
shinkensen
submitted Aero1 for ship review ago
Iamalive 🚀
requested changes for Aero1 ago
Looks good, just make sure to update your bom file as well.
shinkensen
submitted Aero1 for ship review ago
Iamalive 🚀
requested changes for Aero1 ago
It looks like your BOM's prices don't match up with the requested funding? You put that the pcb is $19.65, but looking at the two screenshots with the parts, $2.10 and $24.07, that doesn't seem to match up. Please also include the price due to shipping as well!
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Minor change to the pcb
The GND lines were a bit too thin so i made them (for the motor/battery part specifically), a bit bigger up to 1mm. This is to have it not overheat and hinder the performance of the motors, this is what it looks like now. 
shinkensen
submitted Aero1 for ship review ago
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
PCB Image
This specific journal is for the pcb image, but in the last 12 min i also created the readme, did the c++ code for a basic flight control thing and yea planning to submit very soon. 
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Finished PCB
Converted to PCB and did the layout.
Checked the cost for the parts and pcb rn, its $5.22 for the pcb itself 
and $24.29 for the parts.
Update 2:
finished the PCB, did drc and got no errors!
Also did the BOM 
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Finished the schematic
I researched a ton about what i need for this "flight controller" pcb, and also the general things about the charging cuircuit. I think i am done with the schematic, going to move on the pcb itself now. Didnt do the pads for the battery and motors on the schematic bc that would take up a lot of time since i have no clue how to do that, just going to do that on the actual pcb since i have the net labels and all for them anyway
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Did some more ressearch specifically on the battery
As the title states i did some more research on the battery because i need it to be ~20c so that the motors can get a good current draw. I looked for 1s, 20c batteries. When i looked for that, i found a lot of 200-300mah options but i chose not to do that because i want my flight time to be a decent amount. I ended up choosing a 900mah one (a bit heavy), and this ended up being a lot more expensive, at around $11 but it should be fine because battery is one of the main components. Next going to work with the pcb (finally) now that i have finalized my parts. 
I need a normal flight controller set up with accelerometer and stuff as well as a charging circuit for the battery and a esp32 for the controls (for cost reduction, planning maybe an esp-now based system or a mobile based system depending on costs.)
shinkensen
added to the journal ago
Researched parts
Just spent an hour researching parts, here is my current cart
Most likely going to use dual 1020 motors, but strugling greatly to find the propellers for them as the cheap ones are 0.7mm and props only go down to 1mm!
Update (~30 min later):
after a CRAP ton of searching, this is the cheapest set up i can find
This includes the chassis, motors, battery, and props. all for $12. I have servos so I will utilize that. next moving onto the pcb.
shinkensen
started Aero1 ago
12/22/2025 6 PM - Researched parts
Just spent an hour researching parts, here is my current cart
Most likely going to use dual 1020 motors, but strugling greatly to find the propellers for them as the cheap ones are 0.7mm and props only go down to 1mm!
Update (~30 min later):
after a CRAP ton of searching, this is the cheapest set up i can find
This includes the chassis, motors, battery, and props. all for $12. I have servos so I will utilize that. next moving onto the pcb.
12/22/2025 7 PM - Did some more ressearch specifically on the battery
As the title states i did some more research on the battery because i need it to be ~20c so that the motors can get a good current draw. I looked for 1s, 20c batteries. When i looked for that, i found a lot of 200-300mah options but i chose not to do that because i want my flight time to be a decent amount. I ended up choosing a 900mah one (a bit heavy), and this ended up being a lot more expensive, at around $11 but it should be fine because battery is one of the main components. Next going to work with the pcb (finally) now that i have finalized my parts.
I need a normal flight controller set up with accelerometer and stuff as well as a charging circuit for the battery and a esp32 for the controls (for cost reduction, planning maybe an esp-now based system or a mobile based system depending on costs.)
12/22/2025 10 PM - Finished the schematic
I researched a ton about what i need for this "flight controller" pcb, and also the general things about the charging cuircuit. I think i am done with the schematic, going to move on the pcb itself now. Didnt do the pads for the battery and motors on the schematic bc that would take up a lot of time since i have no clue how to do that, just going to do that on the actual pcb since i have the net labels and all for them anyway
12/23/2025 12 AM - Finished PCB
Converted to PCB and did the layout.
Checked the cost for the parts and pcb rn, its $5.22 for the pcb itself
and $24.29 for the parts.
Update 2:
finished the PCB, did drc and got no errors!
Also did the BOM
12/23/2025 1 AM - PCB Image
This specific journal is for the pcb image, but in the last 12 min i also created the readme, did the c++ code for a basic flight control thing and yea planning to submit very soon.
12/23/2025 10 AM - Minor change to the pcb
The GND lines were a bit too thin so i made them (for the motor/battery part specifically), a bit bigger up to 1mm. This is to have it not overheat and hinder the performance of the motors, this is what it looks like now.
12/30/2025 - Made the 3d Model
Spent some time making the 3d model (foam plane itself is not made by me but everything else is). The purpose of making the 3d model is for people in the future to better get an idea of the placement of the parts and how everything will look like irl.
This is some pictures and some images of the making process