Developer Comment by R_Lefebvre on October 15, 2012 at 11:27am

Nice, simple designs.  I like that you provided space for ESC mounting on the hexa.

Comment by Balloon on October 15, 2012 at 12:08pm

ํYeah!!!

Comment by Oliver Sumpton on October 15, 2012 at 3:16pm

Very cool!

Comment by Hasufel on October 15, 2012 at 5:22pm

Great job Jani on the foldable frames. You're missing the APM choice on the jD-Simplex Hexa Rev.A with flight controller kit page, like what you did on the jD-Simplex Quad Multicopter kit with Flight Controller page :)

JDrones Comment by Jani Hirvinen on October 15, 2012 at 5:38pm

@Hasufel, oh really. Thank you for notifying. It has now been fixed.

@R_Lefebvre yes you can mount them on top plate or in arms, it's fully up to users.

There are also several ARM color choices coming. Default is black and red and we are looking to add few more so stay tuned.

Distributor Comment by Dany Thivierge on October 15, 2012 at 7:19pm

As usual full jDrone product line up (almost) is available for north america at www.CanadaDrones.com

So we do have the Quad Simplex and will get the Hexa very soon. 

I've followed the design of these new frames very close and I am very proud and happy of the result that Jani pulled out (as usual)

Talking to Jani a lot and trying to incorporate the very valuable customer feedback we both get he was able to achieve a very affordable frame with a lot of nice design elements. This is a strong frame that will require less repairs than the super light "Original" line-up. 

I plan to get a Simplex Quad up in the air this weekend (if weather permits here in Ontario) and will snap more pictures for you to enjoy. 

Dany

Comment by Philipp P. on October 16, 2012 at 1:31am

400 grams for an empty quad config seems a little on the heavy side... i (finally) removed the top and bottom pieces from the rotor airflow passing section from my self constructed 120g heavy quad frame.

Developer Comment by Randy on October 17, 2012 at 3:22am

The foldability is a really great feature!  In japan I find myself carrying my quad or hexa on the train and it's a bit embarrassing with a really big unfolding frame.

 

JDrones Comment by Jani Hirvinen on October 17, 2012 at 5:55am

@Phillipp yes they are a lot heavier than our original frames which are around 250gr. These frames are on same weight are like what 3DR is making as we have same size arms tubes on these. So you are carrying some extra weight with these but they also can handle harder crashes as original frames. So these are really good frames for people who start playing with multicopters. And then when you want to get more flight time you can change for more lighter frames to minimize dead weight and maximize flying time. 

I will put out some flight comparisons between frames shortly. 

@Randy, yeah it helps a lot when you can fold them. Folding takes only few seconds. You can fold our original frames too but it takes a bit longer. 

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