RC Airplane Wall Mount

This airplane rack system was designed to address the following goals:
• Inexpensive
• Use of “ordinary” building materials
• Infinitely adjustable to address changing needs.

There are actually (2) designs present. The first uses a standard 1x2 dimensional wood strip to mount the brackets to, providing alignment wings to keep things straight. The second design basically removes those wings so I could re-use some storage racks I build years ago that used “fixed position” PVC pipe s.

The following installation instructions are for the brackets that mount to the 1x2 strip. The 2nd design would be similar.
Mount 1/x2 strips to the wall. As you can see in my pics, I’ve mounted mine to the concrete block wall in my garage using concrete screws approx. 12 inches apart. Spacing is up to you, but in my case, I mounted mine 32” apart on center as I have mostly “60” sized planes and larger. If mounting to a wall with wood studs, this works out well too. Although not critical to the design, it’s best if the 1x2s are “plumb” and mounted at the same height. It just looks better!

After printing, mount brackets to the 1x2 strip using any flat head wood screw of at least 2” length. I used 2” decking screws as I had them laying around. I think they are the equivalent of a #7 wood screw, but to be sure, take a bracket to the hardware store to test fit. The screw should fit in with minimal binding.
When mounting the brackets, keep in mind that they don’t have to be level with each other. Depending on what planes you want to mount, you could make one higher than the other so you can maximize your wall space by ing for landing gear or other extensions. You can reposition these brackets many, many times before you actually weaken the 1 x 2.

Use ¾” PVC pipe for the plane s. I’ve standardized on 16” lengths, although I found some planes/wings required slightly longer lengths. Secure the PVC pipe to the bracket using either #6 sheet metal screws, or if you are lazy like me, use the same 2” screws that you used to mount the brackets. I found it much easier to drill a pilot hole in the PVC pipe first, and I’ve provided a drill jig for that purpose. Print up some end caps I’ve provided and gently tap in for a more finished look.

To keep planes from vibrating off and to prevent hangar rash, cut pool noodles to appropriate lengths and place over props and on PVC rods as can be seen in my pics.

All parts are printed in PLA. Feel free to try other materials. Settings aren’t too critical, but don’t go to minimalistic as the brackets may need to a fair amount of weight. For all parts, I set Prusa slicer as follows.
• .25 layer height (.20 1st Layer)
• 4 perimeters
• Minimum shell: .7 top, .5 bottom
• Infill: 40% gyroid
• No s
• 218 1st layer temp, 215 other layers (material dependent)