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APM2.5 on Tricopter

 

Short video of my Tricopter with APM2.5 setup for FPV.

 

Added by Ed Kirk on October 12, 2012 at 5:00pm — No Comments

My new Y6 camera platform



My new camera platform, Y6 with 3 coaxial counter rotating motor/prop setup.  Great flier if you are willing to deal with mounting the motors and props.  The DJI Wookong is supurb.

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Added by Ed Kirk on May 13, 2012 at 1:00pm — 11 Comments

Ducted Fan Quadcopter

Testing ducted fan quad, flies great.  My intention was to build a tricopter but just had to see how a quad would fly with 90mm EDF's.  Also tested as a "V-Tail" in the quad configeration, it flies with a 15 degree rear facing angle and is more sensitive to inputs. 

Added by Ed Kirk on May 8, 2012 at 5:00pm — 23 Comments

Camera Gimbal

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Added by Ed Kirk on February 14, 2012 at 10:30am — 5 Comments

Ducted Fan Tricopter

I have been experimenting with a ducted fan tricopter.  It flys much better then I thought it would, flying time is about 5 minutes on a 4 cell 3300mah battery.  It is a blast to…

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Added by Ed Kirk on February 8, 2012 at 6:00pm — 25 Comments

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Contests

Season Two of the Trust Time Trial (T3) Contest has now begun. The fourth round is an accuracy round for multicopters, which requires contestants to fly a cube. The deadline is April 14th.

A list of all T3 contests is here

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