Actual Flying Model of the Lunar Module - RC Moon Lander Project 2018

This is a scratch built Lunar Module constructed around a 450 size drone so it can actually fly. It stands 1.5 feet tall and 2 feet wide at the pads. Weighs in at 5 pounds and eats up 4000 mah batteries in 3 minutes. This video contains the story of the build process with before, during and after photos of the lunar lander being constructed. I also have some flight video as that is the big payoff for all the work. I'm old enough to remember the Apollo missions and this ship is as ugly as ever, but still one of the coolest. Watching this model of the lunar module fly helps the imagination picture what the real thing must have looked like. I'm hoping we go back again in my life time with HD cameras rolling. This Lunar Module was made from 4 sheets of white foam board, 6 sticks of hot glue, clear hose, zip ties, kabob skewers, a little paint, foil wrapping paper and about 80 hours of work. I learned many of my construction techniques from building other scratch built RC aircraft designed by the guys over at FliteTest. Big thanks for all the How-To videos and the encouragement to try a design of my own.

Category Science & Technology