Here it is, the last thing we had to do before production.
Crash testing from Simon Jardine on Vimeo.
The model you see in the video is actually made of fibre glass and without a bottom plate. (it's not complete)
The end product will be made of Carbon Fibre.
Tests have shown the ring is more aerodynamic, has less vibration and overall feels more responsive and as you can see from the video its near indestructible ;-)
So far we have tested DJI, APM2.5, Multiwii,Mikrokopter,KK and the Naza all systems fit the frame and work well.
System specs:
Frame weight 200grams
Flight times of 10+ minutes
1240kv motors
8inch props
16.8volts LiPo 2700mah
Designed to carry the GoPro series Camera.
Production goes ahead 2013 January.
Comments
Pictures of the machine flying after the demolition are here.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.457748350938455.100864.10...
For the disbelievers ;-)
Damn Dave, thats a secret, and price is yet to be released, we are trying to keep it as low as possible.
@ Dennis No trick, the machine was run over then flown again 2hours later, all motors and props were destroyed, the electronics survived :-)
It's a really fast machine, you can see this video in the earlier days of testing.
https://vimeo.com/47007373
Simon
Looks great! Suggested pricing?
That's a great design!
Nice one