SPAD Airframes for trail as future UAV Platforms

Modified my glider Mr MOSS to be suitable for FPV and UAV applications hence I created MOSS Box and also the Big Bird MOSS 4 X . Got myself a FPV Set up with remzibi OSD as well. in the process of setting up the ardu pilot .Here are a few video's of my plane's and an FPV Video on the MOSS 4 X :1) MOSS BOX : Maiden test flight yesterday : had severe wing flex hence a short flight will sort it out this weekend and try her again :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIiJ-Nfwcxk2) MOSS 4 X is a 2.5 meter SPAD Twin Motor Glider flew FPV on its third Sorties this has ailerons as well so I wonder if Ardu Pilot can be used on this huge plane , if not what is the auto pilot I can use for this later when I want to make it autonomous.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKur1X6wtLYGeneral Details of MOSS 4 X as below :1) Wing : Span 8ft +2) Fuse : Aluminum 12 mm Square Tube with 3 Degree angle of incidence to horizontal for the Wing built in3) Motor : RCFORALL DY 2820 1000 KV X 2 ( Same as BP / Suppo Motors )4) Flight Battery : 2 X RCFORALL 11.1V 4200 MAH ( 1 for each Motor ).5) AUW : 3500 Gms6) Props GWS Rotating and Counter rotating 1060.7) Camera PAL CMOS micro camera8) Avionics RC 500 mW Tx on Board9) Remzibi OSD10) 10 dBi Patch Antenna with 2.4 G receiver11 ) Fat Shark Goggles .3) FPV Video on MOSS 4 X with remzibi OSD : this was the 1st time I used the remzibi OSD .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fvpi29baLMEWhile the Ardu Pilot is being assembled I decided to build some SPAD Airframes and try them out using FPV .Venkat

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  • Admin
    Hi Sai, good looking airframe. Gr8 SPAD. In the Moss 4 X , what video TX and camera have you fixed just behind the trailing edge?
  • Her is the instruments box

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  • Sorted out the Wing Flex by running an aluminium Round tube for the entire length as a SPAR instead of a short length as a wing joiner .
    Made the Camera and Equipment Tray as a kind of a reverse aero foil of the wing below it for around 6- 8 inches on either side of the fuse .
    What I mean is a mirror Image of the wings aero foil below the wing for 6 - 8 " on either side around the CG Point which is detachable without removing the wing . So for that portion it will be a symmetrical wing for 6 - 8 " on either side of the fuse .
    Inside this box the down facing camera/ camera's , Batteries for the equipment , OSD etc could be Mounted in such a way that this section can be slid out something like a drawer of a table so the wing does not have to be taken out every time the equipment needs to be accessed .
    Finally was able to test fly the MODS made to the MOSS 4 X and must say the the MODS worked great here is the Video :

    [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j48s57VYS0M[/url]

    The wing flex is sorted out , reverse aerofoiled Instruments Box which makes the Wing Kind of symmetrical in the center .

    Stability is really great and the plane now seems to be a great Low Cost FPV/UAV Platform

    Sai
  • Developer
    @Venkatesh - Love the picture of all the electronics tapes and strapped onto the wind. Hope that is good tape. I see no issue with using ArduPilot on that airframe.
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