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Pixhawk 250 Quad

Posted by Tedro on May 8, 2015 at 1:30pm

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Hey guys,

Thought I'd share the latest Pixhawk build. This little guy is a work in progress but so far the results are great. It's surprisingly stable and the battery lasts about 6minutes will full gear.

Even with the enclosed prop frame, FPV gear, Pixhawk + GPS + Telemetry, 2600mah 3S battery, Tmotors, and 12a OPTO this only weights 790grams. I'll share more details, video and the build photos if anyone is interested.

Happy droning, Tedro

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Tedrocopter Frame

Posted by Tedro on June 7, 2010 at 6:42pm
As most of you know, the booms/arms are T-Rex 600 tail booms. I've cut the booms to 33cm and connected them to a 4-way 1/2" PVC connector (from Lowes). Screw holes are drilled 7mm from the edge of PVC connector. The body, which will hold the Arduino Duemilanove and Aeroquad 1.7 shield (amongst other things), is a simple 7" x 3" project box from RadioShack. To connect everything, so far I've decided to use 6-32 threads with lock nut washers - each lock nut has a rubber washer after it to help with vibration. I'm still unsure about the land gear... I'd like the quad to float but I have yet to find anything with sufficient buoyancy.



Pontoon Style (maybe?)



Long legs for aerial photography?



6-32 thread & lock nut to hold PVC to tail booms


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