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Having a ball with my AP and my new airframe...

Posted by diego colonnello on June 25, 2011 at 10:44pm

These are pics of our team learning to fly FPV, playing with ardupilot....

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ArduPilot autopilot.

ArduIMU

Ardushield.

HappyKillmore GCS.

Xbee Telemetry. 900 mHz

RangeVideo TX and RX 1,3 Ghz

Homemade Pan tilt camera.

0.40 glow O.S. fp engine

Big nitro tank to fly 50 minutes.....

2.4 Ghz 1 watt amplifier.

Futaba 9z radio TX

Assan 2.4 TX and RX modules.

RangeVideo V dipole antenna.

 

 

 

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  • Kevin December 29, 2011 at 5:44am

    Diego,

    Do you do anything to dampen vibrations, and have you noticed any effects on the Arduplane from vibrations? 

  • Edwin Ward December 22, 2011 at 12:29pm

    Does the CG change as you burn gas? Did you strategically place the gas tank? Awesome setup.

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    Graham Dyer June 27, 2011 at 11:02am
    Are you using a separate GPS for Remzibi OSD or have you connected it to the ArduPilot board with Remzibi's ArduPilot  firmware?
  • Kirill June 27, 2011 at 1:03am
    Diego, very nice plane! This scheme is the most suitable for autopilot and FPV usage. It's very good, that it can fly for around one hour. What cruising speed it flies? I wonder to estimate the range of flight.
  • diego colonnello June 26, 2011 at 3:47pm

    Paul, if you fly the original trainer and this UAV side to side, you will notice no changes at all, this one does as good as it was when i took it out of the hangar 9 box....!!!!! also, makes rolls and loops and inverted.......

    A difference is the really BIG space on the fuselage to install almost everything you may dream of installing on a UAV......... also have been thinking of a parachute!!!!!!    another difference is that the fuel tank is very big and goes in the center of gravity, so, empty or full, i almost can´t see any change on the C.G....

     

    I have estimated something like 55 to 60 minute fly time in this configuration, (there is space for a bigger tank or a second one to gain 25 minutes extra......)

     

    Taking of and landing is very easy, i will make a video of the live video feed from the plane so you can see how stable it is on the air.....

     

    The tail booms are ALIGN helicopter tails..................

     

    Take a new or old trainer, make the mods and i am sure you will enjoy it....

     

     

  • Paul Mather June 26, 2011 at 8:07am
    I've always wondered with a twin boom like that, do you have to do anything special to get the lateral CG right or does it not matter so much? I assume you're not going to be doing loops and rolls with this plane...
  • diego colonnello June 26, 2011 at 7:46am
    Thanks Paul, it is a big thing for me that you say that.
  • Paul Mather June 26, 2011 at 7:26am
    Diego, you make some fantastic planes!
  • diego colonnello June 26, 2011 at 6:12am
    Teejay, i use ardupilot because mi APM is on the quad! But let me tell you, the ardupilot behaves really good.... next week will be ordering a pair of APM kits...
  • diego colonnello June 26, 2011 at 6:08am
    Osd is a remzibi one. This airframe is a.modified hangar 9 solo trainer the fuselage was redesigned to ease the equipment install.
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