Arduino Autopilot RC Plane — From Fusion 360 to First Flight

I’m a 16-year-old maker from Madrid, Spain, building a scratch-built RC plane entirely from scratch. The plane will feature an Arduino-based autopilot system, GPS telemetry, and an FPV camera — so it’s not just a regular RC plane, it’s a flying computer.

I’m designing all the parts myself in Fusion 360, building the frame from foam board, and programming the autopilot in Arduino. This is my first big hardware project and I’ll be documenting every step here.

Current stage: Designing the fuselage in Fusion 360.
Next steps: Frame construction → Electronics → Arduino autopilot → First flight! 🛩️