All Blog Posts Tagged 'kit' (9)

Techpod - Delay!.. ugh.

Sorry everyone but I have to announce the shipping date for techpod has been pushed back to march 15th

I received this in an email from my factory contact at world models 

” The production would be completed and ready to ship by early March. It is longer than expected as our factory will be closed for three weeks starting from early February for the Chinese New Year…

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Added by wayne garris on January 8, 2013 at 4:30am — 11 Comments

Techpod production sample

Hey guys Check out the picture the factory just send me. They are going to send it to me for approval ASAP.

So if all goes well, they will be done manufacturing the batch in about 3-4 weeks.Then they will be shipped to the US for distribution to all my wonderful supporters. I should have them about the second week of February. Go to…

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Added by wayne garris on December 24, 2012 at 2:30am — 6 Comments

Techpod production update

Hey everyone,

 I am happy to announce that aluminum molds for mass producing the techpod are nearly ready to start cranking out airplanes!…

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Added by wayne garris on December 10, 2012 at 1:30am — 13 Comments

The Best radio for DIY pilots just got better... TH9x 1 week sale: $69.95 --Update--

--UPDATE-- We've gotten a great response from the DIY Drones community, THANKS! Due to this, we've decided to do a special 1-week promotion... the TH9x is on sale for $69.95 from now through 7/20!!  Anyone who ordered a radio recently from our site will receive a rebate or credit on a future purchase. Thanks again! --…

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Added by Parke @ ParkeFlyer on July 12, 2012 at 11:17am — 17 Comments

Techpod Prototype Build Blog

 

Hey everyone . the long awaited day has come . the prototype was delivered to my house via UPS .I took a few pics as I unwrapped it . The guys at airborne models tell me the packaging will match the production models so this will give everyone a good idea as to what will show up in the mail when you order one . The airplane came inside of 2 double layer boxes…

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Added by wayne garris on June 29, 2012 at 4:00pm — 4 Comments

Announcing the RTF Arduplane Solution from Event 38

I’m pleased to announce the release of the first major product from Event 38, model E382, a Ready to Fly Photomapping UAS. Based on the APM 2.0, the E382 is designed to make aerial maps quickly and easily for those not interested in cutting, gluing and programming a plane from the basic components. …

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Added by Jeff Taylor on May 2, 2012 at 2:30pm — 10 Comments

Get your own balloon mapping kit

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The same group (http://grassrootsmapping.org) which organized a citizen mapping of the BP oil spill is offering their DIY balloon-mapping kit as a reward in their Kickstarter campaign, which ends on January 30th. Having formed an DIY, open-source environmental science movement called Public…

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Added by Jeffrey Warren on January 19, 2012 at 1:59pm — 8 Comments

New Tricopter Delrin Kit available late August

The new Pro Tricopter Delrin Kit from fpvmanuals. Motor mounting options: Up or Down. Super precise, slop free Yaw mechanism with ball bearings and airplane grade aluminum axle. Foldable boom design. All laser cut parts including Delrin frame and motor mounts, Bamboo camera mount, and acrylic feet and flight controller cover.  Over 142 pieces of hardware included…

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Added by Tim Nilson on August 18, 2011 at 8:53am — 14 Comments

Techpod1.1

here is a shot of the CFD analysis with XFLR5

some shots of the beta model…









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Added by wayne garris on November 12, 2010 at 2:00pm — 10 Comments

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