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Hi friends,Can anyone help my to fix this problem regarding strange and unuseful turns on grid mode (just turns on South part) versus the northern that seem to be fine?thank you.The plane ia a TALON with extended wings. L1 NAV 15, dumping 0,80.
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Read more…Hi all,I'm looking for an airframe that will ultimately be aimed at mapping/orthomosaic type projects and the Talon is one we are certainly interested in.I know this has probably been asked 100 times, but does anyone have any information or could point me to links of existing threads that outline a good build and components that work well with the talon.I'm in Australia so pretty sure there won't be much available here in country so will be looking abroad to build the kit.Are the wing…
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Elios,
Foam presents NO obstruction to radio waves, so you can safely have the antenna inside the body....
Tim, info noted, there is a miniTalon lying on the bench :-)
I haven't run a full battery down, but from the tests I've done, I estimate 35-40 minutes. I'm looking to try out the new Multistar batteries, which would permit me to go to a 4S 6600mAh battery for the same weight as the current 4S 5000's... and I expect that should get me an additional 10 minutes (so call it 45 minutes for safety).
@Gustav I am talking about the big Talon.
@Tim: What flight duration are you able to do with the mini with the 5000mAh?
In mine, I will have 1 Mushroom antenna coming out from the frame.
If you're just doing gentle cruising, then 75W/point (or about 150-160W per kg is enough)... having a little margin would mean about 200W per kg is sufficient...
My mini talon comes in at 1.5g with 5000mAh, pixhawk AP, power train, canon ixus camera and a few additions (pitot, gps, telemetry radio). It draws about 4 amps at cruise at 15-16 m/s (about 58 kph).
Are you talking about Talon, or miniTalon ?
I might have too big a motor in it, but that is what I had, and since I hand launch, I wanted the power !
I work from the "100W per pound" rule of thumb might be overkill on my planes, but it gives me a slight edge when things go wrong.
My Talon actually falls under that rule....
Ok, I weighed it, 2.88 Kg
@Gustav
every battery 3S 4000mAh weight 320g, which means it is around 960g with the cable.
Have you any other accessories like Cameras, Autopilot,.....in it?
Some users were saying that the cruise amp should be below 4 Amps, Don't you think the 7-9 is high?
Elie
Elios,
I haven't weighed the plane yet.
I'm using 3 HobbyKing 4000 mAh 3 S packs in parallel, with a 900KV 3548 motor, 12X6 prop.
I can safely do 70 minutes at 60 Km/h.
My Talon draws between 7 and 9 Amps at that speed, 7 in smooth air, up to 9 if it has to fight turbulence.
@Tim: nice joke.
@ Gustav: We will fly at 100m ASL with wing extension. What is your flight weight at take off and what flight duration are you able to make with the 12Ah?
@Elios,
Welcome!
All depends how high above sea level you live.
At 600' ASL my Big Talon, with 12000mAh 3S and GoPro, no wing extensions, flies best @ 60 Km/h.
Previous posts on this forum will give you the param file.
And as Tim said, if you have things like FPV antennas sticking out out, performance change.
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