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Posted by Andreas on April 28, 2013 at 2:00pm

See what happens if two APM powered quads get too close to each other.

The innocent ArcticCoper was in loiter, the TBS Discovery was in stabilized trying to get close up. Slow motion footage shows how one motor of the AcrticCopter completely stops after hitting the TBS Discovery quad. The damaged propeller then drags one arm down of the TBS Discovery, you can even see the propeller bend.

Both quads survived, only damage was a clipped prop on the ArctiCopter.

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Andreas June 17, 2013 at 9:04am

@Graham, the PID values are vastly different between AC versions and Motor/Frame/Prop/Battery combinations. In the video there are two copters, the one crashing runs pretty much on default values. The TBS frame needs LOW P values because of the oversized motors.
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Mark Harrison June 17, 2013 at 12:25am

@Graham, wiffle balls. I like them coz they don't get stuck in the grass. I've got the smaller ones on this quad, but you can use the larger ones to get more battery clearance.
Graham Pollock June 16, 2013 at 10:24pm

I'm going to the state park to fly soon.
Graham Pollock June 16, 2013 at 10:23pm

What kind of landing gear is that ? Ping pong balls?
Graham Pollock June 16, 2013 at 10:07pm

What are your pitch and roll values in the apm mission planner
Ian Bashir April 30, 2013 at 2:38pm

Next on Discovery channel, when dones attack...
Andreas April 29, 2013 at 2:05pm

The prop hit the bell of the opposing quad and came to a complete stop. From the video it look like the motor remained stalled for the next few seconds.

Video could use some of that screaming sound all planes make in WWII movies as they fall from the sky ;)
John April 29, 2013 at 1:55pm

What caused the motor to stop spinning? Was a wire clipped by the adversary prop?
Tad Pole April 29, 2013 at 5:08am

That is so cool. Sort of like the TV show "Battle Bots", but with quads? I'd love to try this with some friends, but I'm not entirely sure I could afford this sort of hobby.
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Mark Harrison April 28, 2013 at 5:22pm

One day they'll be installing those picnic tables in the Smithsonian Air & Space!

Here's the damage sustained. We were flying this for the Korean Broadcasting people, so changing the prop gave them some nice B-roll.