ElGuano said:OI Photography said:
And if it's Aimdroix arms, it's time to unsolder
These are just stock black 450/550 arms.
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These are just stock black 450/550 arms.
I am getting ready for its first flight. It came in weighing 820 grams without a battery. 1184 grams with a 5100 3S 35C battery.
ElGuano said:
That's what I guessed, and it looks like he (they?) could even get away with a 6600mAh in that config.
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OI Photography said:
Sure, the props shouldn't overlap the frame at all, so you could easily run 10k+mah (I paralleled my 5200s and 5400s on mine) or even larger if you put a big battery on its side. Weight wise though, that's probably not the best thing for that config
ElGuano said:Sure, the props shouldn't overlap the frame at all, so you could easily run 10k+mah (I paralleled my 5200s and 5400s on mine) or even larger if you put a big battery on its side. Weight wise though, that's probably not the best thing for that config
lol I was trying to keep it to under 1300g, mr big dreamer
ElGuano said:Jim, let it not be said that you do not work fastBest of luck with the test flight!
1200g with the 1038 props should give you 18-20 minutes with the 5100mah.
Once I get my mind set and a Tanqueray and Tonic I can get stuff done! I have a very slow upload speed and a couple of videos are on their way to Vimeo right now. It flew great, I will have to adjust some gains a bit but I was comfortable with it. I am flying it close to the ground in GPS mode in close quarters where I live. The winds are a bit squarely coming thru all the little nooks and crannies between the trailer home here. I had about 14 minutes on it with 28% left when I landed.
Videos to follow.
OI Photography said:
With 2 of my 3S 5100 35C it weighs 1546g, with my 1 4s 6600 35C it weighs 1545g.
Here is the link to my first flight with the new build, I have one more coming. https://vimeo.com/104150931
One more iPhone video of the first flight. https://vimeo.com/104156589
One more iPhone video of the first flight. https://vimeo.com/104156589
I got board and took the Helistorm landing gear off of my 550 and put it on my 450. It flew well, I could not feel much of a difference with the added weight.
I finished the LED installation today. I went with all white. I can always change it. I will have red and green strobes for orientation.
