RC India

hey,
please help me i m very much  confused ??? , i want to start an official  club for research and development in the fields of uavs but i dont have that back ground i m doing petroleum engineering . so please tell me which type of plane should i start with. my professor wants an anual budget for it. so, please tell me what is the minimum amount of money that is required. and from where should i buy all the things first i want to make a small plane without an auto pilot. i will be very happy if some one helps me to fullfill my dream.
thank you.

a small plane which you can fly yourself? in that case you will require minimum
6k for Transmitter and reciever,
2k for motor and ESC,
3k for charger,
and 1-2k for battery.
Also be ready to spend more if you crash etc.

after you are adept at flying it yourself, you will need to invest in a autopilot system like the ardupilot.

hope this helps
aniket

@aniket
thanks sir for your suggestion.
may you please tell me the money required in its designing and may u please provide me some photographs of making it....means how to make wings body and all. waiting for ur reply.
thanks

The easiest and fastest way to get started is order a plane from Hobbyking under the UAV or FPV models. 

http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__437__191__Planes_Parts-FPV_Models.html

You won't lose time designing and building.  Start economically like with a Bixler.  Get it flying and airworthy then do your UAV plans with it by installing  additional electronics.  You'll want to secure a flying field with the approval of the land owner and local gov't.  The idea of UAVs will attract much attention so be ready to state your good reasons why you are making a UAV Club.  In the flying fields I have visited in other countries, the rule was always line of sight.  UAVs require programmed waypoints and often fly beyond line of sight which you will need full confidence in your equipment.

can any one provide me some information about indian scenario in uavs...means what are the names of colleges and organizations which work for uavs.
and give me some ideas and logics so that my aero club can be approved by director of mu college.

Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain college of engineering in Bangalore hosts Drone Aerospace Systems design center.

Drone Aerospace Systems www.droneaerospace.com

If you haven't flown before, you should start with a trainer plane to learn how to fly, before moving on to uav. The Multiplex EasyStar II and the Hobbyking Bixler are both very good planes to start with.

http://www.rcdhamaka.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=3_46&products_id=906&zenid=9fgrmho7lb202hcot80svu3u97

http://hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__16544__Bixler_v1_1_EPO_1400mm_ARF_.html

thank you very much for ur kind advice and providing me the links.
thanx

btw there's another guy from rae bareli who wants to make a quadcopter... you know him???

http://www.rcindia.org/multirotors/initiation-of-quadcopters/msg150752/#new

yes sir he is in my group

See following are the bare minimum requirements for your startup as far as I think (am operating an aero club at my college too, so this is what we have) :-

1. 6000 or more for TX, we have 2 Turnigy 9X that cost around 10K

2. 5K for an ARF glider like Skysurfer, Bixler etc.

3. 3K for accessories like motors, ESC, servos etc.

4. 2K for batteries

5. Another 1K for charger

lateron you can invest in an autopilot system. Costs can be reduced further by building your own plane, in that case It'll cost you around 500 to 700 to build a trainer (this is what we do at my college).
 
Once you have an aero/ UAV club up and running, an annual budget of 7-10K would be enough, depending what your college grants.

Best of luck

One more thing, If you want to begin with quads, then It'll cost you around 6K for Tx and about 15-20 K for the quad without any GPS or autopilot system

Thanks sir ... thank you very much for this.