TaigaCam, ROBUST plane for aerial photography
Don't do this at home with other planes! ;-)
In the first episode motor, rudder and tail servos are not yet installed.
Plane is home made, there is no ready kit available.
- Wingspan 150 cm
- Length 120 cm
- Empty weight without batteries 1.3 kg
- Maximum load with batteries is about 1.2 kg
- Maximum takeoff weight is about 2.5 kg
- Flight speed is about 50 km/h, maximum about 80 km/h
- Flight travel with one 2100 mAh battery is about 7 km, flight time is approximately 8 minutes.
- In plane there is space for 4 batteries, so flight time is more than 30 minutes
- Space for autopilot, batteries and payload is about 30 x 7 x 5 cm.
- Wing is made from EPP foam, it is made with CNC hot wire cutter
- Fuselage is made from EPP foam and PVC pipe or fishing rod
- Price of the plane frame without servos and motor is less than 100 euros
- Price of the plane with good servos, motor and wires, but without batteries and remote control is about 395 euros in Finland, in other countries much, much less...
- The building time is about 8 hours
Plane homepage in Finnish: http://sites.google.com/site/taigacam/
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Distributor Comment by RC Tech.se on May 17, 2011 at 7:47am -
Sisu!! 8-D
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Comment by Dimitar Kolev on May 17, 2011 at 7:47am -
Real DIY, very nice video! Can you put some dimensions/drawings if you not intend to sell it as kit, of course.
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Comment by Dimitar Kolev on May 17, 2011 at 7:53am
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my fault - everything seems to be on the website, and very well detailed. Finnish will be Google translate problem :-)
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Comment by ken on May 17, 2011 at 7:57am
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Really great video. In fact I have loved all of you videos.
Thanks
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Comment by Tom Hastie on May 17, 2011 at 8:05am -
You, sir, have anger issues.
:)
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Comment by Guntars on May 17, 2011 at 8:33am
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Is it also fireproof :)
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Comment by Ita G on May 17, 2011 at 9:30am -
Amazing! :-)
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Comment by Dano on May 17, 2011 at 9:51am
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Nice therapy ;)
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Comment by Alpo Hassinen on May 17, 2011 at 10:10am
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Fireproof? Not very... I have tested also that ;-)
Shortcut in the motor controller...
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Comment by Kirill on May 17, 2011 at 10:28am -
That's very cruel video... The most cruel I ever watched.
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