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Techpod 6 cell 10,000 mah test flight

Posted by crystal garris on March 3, 2013 at 10:30pm

Went and flew at 60 acres today. only had time for a 20 minute test flight. the camera was out of focus and it was getting dark. This was flown with a foxtech 370 kv motor , two 5000 mah 6s lipos, APC 12x8, castle ICE 50 ESC, minum OSD and APM2.5 (data logging only for now)

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This is from the logger on the ESC. and full log from ESC from the looks of it I am good for well over 3 hours flight time.

techpods in stock and shipping now. hobbyuav.com

Thanks

wayne

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  • James Small September 2, 2013 at 4:28am

    Using your foxtech and 6S, have you done an hour long (semi) repeatable flight test using an APM for programmed flight, and then compared the battery left over from a single 5000 mah (6S), compared with loading it with two 5000 mah?

    I have a number of vehicles that the 'double the battery storage/weight', actually provided little additional flight time, yet introduced significant issues (higher stall speed, lower climb rate, higher landing speed).  I'm trying to get numerical estimate for the value for adding the extra weight.

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    crystal garris March 22, 2013 at 10:53pm

    12*8 on the foxtech

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    crystal garris March 22, 2013 at 9:54pm

    I would use a hs-82 for the elevator. I flew the foxtech and 2 x 5000 mah set up and it flew well. It will weigh close to 7 lbs when your done. FYI this is an extreme load out and is not recommended for the newb pilot, not that you are. I would balance it with one 5 amper for the maiden flight. also I recommend you ad some lamination film to the bottom of the wings. The spar is plenty strong however the bow creates a lot of unwanted dihedral. pm me if you need some laminate. The stall speed will be pretty high, about 19-20 mph so give your self plenty of room to land and have a buddy give it a real good throw.

  • John C. March 22, 2013 at 9:53pm

    What prop were you swinging on the 370kv?

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    crystal garris March 22, 2013 at 9:34pm

    the G10 wont do 6s. I usedthis motor to do 6s. the G10 will only to 4s max

  • John C. March 21, 2013 at 5:37pm

    Ordered some parts.  On 6s, what prop would you recommend on the G10 810kv?

    Thanks!

    JC

  • John C. March 20, 2013 at 2:55pm

    Hey Wayne, finally had the chance to unbox this beast and start giving it some thought.

    You still think this is the best setup?   foxtech 370 kv motor , two 5000 mah 6s lipos, APC 12x8, castle ICE 50 ESC

    I was going to go with 6 x HS-65MG servos....would those be OK for the elevator as well?

    Thanks!

    JC

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    crystal garris March 7, 2013 at 12:40am
    John, yours is on the way. You should get it by the end of the week.
  • John C. March 6, 2013 at 2:19pm

    Yep, typo....SX260HS...anyone use it?

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    Michael Pursifull March 6, 2013 at 12:18pm
    Do you know of a way to sync it to a subsecond resolution? That seems worthwhile to me. Expensive, yes, but valuable.
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