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Columbiaville, MI
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We are building a UAV with a camera mounted for business use. It will be mostly RC with a return to home enabled but Im sure we will be using more auto pilot features eventually.
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Columbiaville
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"Looks like I have a little more work to do. I went to fly it the other day and it barely was able to get off the ground. Too heavy for the tri-copter setup. I'm thinking either a Y-6 or much bigger motors and props..."
I am finally about finished with my Steampunk Tricopter. I have been working on this design since last December on and off. After crashing last fall I decided to completely rebuild as a steampunk airship. I looked extensively on line to get some…
"Here is a couple of views of the yaw control arm. The whole arm rotates. The servo is built into the main body and there is a solid shaft running through 4 bearings. They are very rigid and there is very little stress on the servo. Its an experiment…"
"Here are some views of the FPV gimbal. This is set up with the APM so that it is stabilized to stay level when moving forward and backwards. I didn't like looking at the ground when I was flying forward at low altitudes.…"
"Here are some views of the ESC cover.IMG_3279.JPGIMG_3281.JPGIMG_3282.JPG"
"Here are some views of the battery compartment...
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Ok, I have been working on this on and off since December.My tricopter that I had before was a frame kit motors and esc's from Hobby King and flight controller is APM 2.6. Last fall I was flying it FPV at around 150 feet when my tail prop broke.…
"The balsa wood frame is covered with about three layers of tissue paper. There is a thin coat of wood filler sanded down smooth then a couple of coats of primer. Then the finished paint. The tissue paper is the same kind of tissue paper used for…"
I finally finished the body for the ArduCopter. You can check my previous posts for the details but here are the pictures. balsawood frameSkinned frame with tissue paper, a little filler and primer.Final paint and detailing. Just need a coat of…
"Here is the progression pictures from primer to final paint and detailing.
Enjoy... The paint was tougher than I figured it would be. Its been so hot here that the yellow paint was "melting" under the second (3rd and 4th) coat. It was a pain in the…"
Enjoy... The paint was tougher than I figured it would be. Its been so hot here that the yellow paint was "melting" under the second (3rd and 4th) coat. It was a pain in the…"
"Well, when I was putting on the tissue paper I had to put on at least 3 layers to make it strong enough. Still, 3 layers of tissue paper is still pretty thin. Also, I didn't get it as smooth as I was hoping. It had a bit of a "paper mache" look. I…"
"well, the monocoat didn't work out. Its too round and the coating got a bit tricky. So, I went old school and did the tissue paper coating method. Its a bit more work but I think its going to get the look I want. I will put up some pics when I get…"
"Thanks, Im still working on the exact method of attachment. Its between rubber bands and velcro. I will probably go with the velcro but Im still thinking about that. "
"I did the test fit last night and it fit almost perfect. Just a little adjustments but over all it fits great. Now, The tricky part of putting the skin on..."
"@Ruwan, I use a xacto blade for fine work but most of the cutting is done on a scroll saw. It makes it nice because I can cut up to 10 pieces in one cut. Thats nice when there is more than one piece that is the same size but most of the pieces are…"
