Designing DTFB Planes

by nerdnic | August 13, 2014 | (19) Posted in How To

I put together a video covering my design process using Photoshop CS6. Let me know what you guys think!

Here are some plans I have been working on using this process - Bucker Bu 180 | Moth Minor | Chipmunk  

I plan to make articles for each of these builds once they are completed.

UPDATE 1 - September 5th 2014
I have received many requests for more detail on my design process. Because of this I will be creating a step by step set of tutorial videos that will cover the design of a plane from start to finish. I will go into all the tools and techniques used. 

I will be submitting part 1 to FT as an article soon, so keep an eye out!

UPDATE 2 - September 7th 2014
I have submitted 2 parts of the series to FT as articles so they should be available soon. 

- Find this article & others like it at www.FliteTest.com -

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COMMENTS

JohnRambozo on September 4, 2014
Congrats on the article. Well-deserved. This video gave me the confidence to start designing my own plans. Very straight forward design strategy and the video is easy to follow.
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Miracle Air on September 1, 2014
This is excellent. It's the most user friendly tutorial on how to put these things together that I've seen. Five stars. Well done.
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nerdnic on September 2, 2014
Awesome, glad you enjoyed it! I am planning a video series that covers each step from start to finish that should be done in the next month or so.
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pintokitkat on September 3, 2014
I love it.

And it translates so well into Sketchup for those who don't own or aren't used to Photoshop.

I'll certainly be giving it a try.
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ultramicrobe on September 2, 2014
Nice, and interesting to see how other people do this. It is weird but I wrote a post to describe how I design planes, but never bothered to finish it. I wonder though if people would like to see different ways to do it? Is there some interest?
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nerdnic on September 2, 2014
Thanks! Yeah you should definitely do that. I am planning a series to cover each step and the tools I use.
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BuckE67 on September 2, 2014
Great video! I use much the same technique in AutoCad.
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nerdnic on September 2, 2014
Oh nice, I've never used AutoCad before. Does this technique create a 3d interactive model in AutoCad?
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norseman1501 on September 3, 2014
Thanks for sharing your knowledge in plan design. A very helpful tool for those of us that wished to create more than what can be easily found on the site. There are a few aircraft I know I would like to see in the air and the ability to create plans is a necessary tool. Great job on the article!
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Yogenh on September 24, 2014
Is this the Photoshop that comes with windows?? Like what you are doing and I guess that I need to try some of this
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Flying Fox on September 4, 2014
NICE WORK Keep up the good job.
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Jaxx on September 1, 2014
NerdNic,
You are the man! Thanks again for this.
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nerdnic on September 2, 2014
No problem, Jaxx!
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LetsFlyRC on September 2, 2014
Awesome video. Great presentation, and tutorial.
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nerdnic on September 3, 2014
Thanks! I'm actually making a step by step tutorial now based on the interest of others. I will be submitting each piece to FT as I complete them.
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