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BOLT: Very small, fast + agile Y6 hexacopter

Posted by W. Thielicke on May 18, 2011 at 11:40pm



Once in a while a need a new copter, this time it had to be a very small Y6 copter. It is meant for FPV flying, and that really works very good! It fits through really small holes, and it flies very precisely. It is my first Y6, and I am pretty much convinced by this concept. Ok, well, flight time is an issue.. I get 6:30 min with 1000mAh, but that is still reasonable for such an aerodynamic disaster.

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Some more pictures can be found here:
http://shrediquette.blogspot.com/p/shrediquette-bolt.html


Some data:
Max. dimension 21cm
Roxxy 1815/25
Airace propellers
"CCD-Killer" CMOS FPV camera
mGUIDE controller
Turnigy Plush 6A ESCs + I²C->PWM micro converters
3S 1000 mAh battery
274g icl. battery & FPV equipment

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  • W. Thielicke May 19, 2011 at 6:03am
    What are the benefits of the 6-motor 'tri copter?'
    Well, you can use smaller props on more motors to get a similar amount of lift. So the overall size decreases, but you still have enough power to carry cameras, sensors etc. And this layout is also redundant, you can still fly when you lost a propeller. That happened to me already twice when I was flying through a forest.
  • Kevin Bouchard May 19, 2011 at 5:53am
    I love the "double-deck" frame! Looks pretty solid and a blast to fly, great work!
  • Jonathan Lussier May 19, 2011 at 5:45am

    Hi William!

    Good work, excellent craftmanship!

    What are the benefits of the 6-motor 'tri copter?'

    I am building a small (very very small) bi-copter based on the Gary Gress 'copters, but I won't be able to fit a camera onto it!

  • a gt May 19, 2011 at 4:42am

     

    Amazing

  • W. Thielicke May 19, 2011 at 4:06am
    That is 0.8mm carbon that a friend cuts for me using a CNC. All 6 motors have their own ESC and are controlled independently, and they spin in a coax configuration.
  • ionut May 19, 2011 at 4:01am
    What material do you use to cut your frames and how do you cut them?

    How do you control the motors.Do they spin in the same direction?It uses the same principles from the tricopter?
  • W. Thielicke May 19, 2011 at 3:46am

    Hi,

    I know that probably it is more hobby to you, but may be it is finally time to put one of these as a kit.

    Well, that would be nice, but I am really too busy with other things... Investing time in a kit would mean that I don't have any time left to build my own copters and to develop new stuff...
    What do you use for flight stabilization?ArduMega?
    I am using my own system, which is basically a arduino pro mini + adxrs 610 + adxl 322. I program my controller in BASCOM basic.
  • ionut May 19, 2011 at 3:25am
    What do you use for flight stabilization?ArduMega?
  • Dimitar Kolev May 19, 2011 at 2:39am
    Very nice William - copter and the video/music! I know that probably it is more hobby to you, but may be it is finally time to put one of these as a kit. I guess Kickstarter or similar is a good starting point - you can get good funding and a even more testers/fans. I already bought a frame from your mini (roughly before half a year) - it still stays on the shelf ...just lack of time and dedication. Instead I am flying some Ar.drones, but they are quite limited in wind and aerobatics.
  • ThomasB May 19, 2011 at 12:41am

    Whow, hätte nicht gedacht das so ein  Format so gut fliegt.

    Echt gewagtes Design. Klasse Umsetzung  :)

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