A Vtail quad for fun

Hi,
Just have some holiday and do a Vtail for friend.
Motors are  planed to used is 2212 from sunnysky 10x47 props .Some pics

 View from side , the landing gear is foldable

 Closer view

 You can see how the landing gears when folded

 Also the arms are fold able too make it smaller when moving around by bike

The Lunar new year come so I will update process after that.

Maiden Fly New fordable Y6 with YS-X4 FC

Today the AFS-Y6 copter has been maidened and I am very happy with performance.
Some Pics to share:
The final kit with 15x55 props, the landing gear is temporary and will change to new one with camera gimbal and also need the canopy.

Closer view of electronic parts: Flight controler YS-X4.ESC is Hobbywing 30A-6S design for multicopter. Motors are new sunnysky 3508 disk type motor.

Looking for sky and ready to maiden

Take of and fly

Take of with once extra battery as the load testing, the second battery is not connect to power.

The flight is perfect, the motor is so quiets. The YS-X4 as the Ys-X6 do an excellence GPS hold.

Some test results:

With one 6S - 5000maH All flight Weight  is 2.5kgs and it can fly for 20 minutes and take 4000maH re-charged.

With one extra battery as the load (0.8kg =  Gimbal and Sony NEX5n) make total weight as 3.3kgs, it can fly for 12 minutes with the same 4000maH charge back after flight.

Short video is on uploading.....

 Next test fly will be extended the telemetry link and do way-point test since my Ys-X4 is navigator version.

Back with Ys-X4 Octo and Foldable Y6

Hi ,
It is rather busy time for last few weeks. Now it is time to get back to my hobby: built multicopter.
This time I start with Ys-X4 since it is new and good price 650USD for full navigator version ( 8 way points unlimited distance).
First it come to my Overlap Mikrokopter Octo as required from my friend. He like to YS-X6 since it is more simple to setup and control by his Android phone. I post to sale the MK electronic for that requirement. However the YS-X4 come so I give it a try with this OCto electronic replace ment and also my new foldable Y6 which also modify my old design frame.
The Ys-X4 Navidation version is good, the case of FC is make from alu (Why???)  so it rather heavy.

I bought 2 of this from Himodel.

I did replcae the Mk electronic with thsi Ys-X4 and give Octo back to my friend, and forgot to take pics. I will update it soon.
( Image need to updated)

The second is build new fordable Y6 copter which is redesign of my old Y6 version
The Configuration is :
FC: Ys-X4 navigation WiFi version
Motors are Sunnysky new disktype 3508 - 380KV motors  running at 6S config with 15x55 carbon props    
The ESC are also Hobbywing Platium Pro 30A -6S Opto for multirotor

Kit when folded

 and Opennning

and full Open

 More to Come .......

Overlaped Octokopter - Gimbal Damper & final kit

Just finish to CNC and assembly the Gimbal Damper for vibration isolated.
The damper used 2 place of fiberglass, (will change to carbon soon ), the topplate used for moutingthe gimbal, the bottom place for hookup to the main frame via 4 m3 screw with 45mm distance as the mk board which is mostly available in difference frame designs.
between 2 places are damping by 8 silicon tubes
How it is assembly (upside down)

 And it is on frame, the gimbal will book up to top place ,via the screw in the midle for the cinestar gimbal 3D or via side holds of top place

The landing gear is assemply but need to do some modify. since the props is overlap with others so 4 of motor will be turn up side down to make 2 layers of props similar as the X8 config.

Some more pics with canopy on :

All kit 

Overlaped Octokopter - part 2

Wow it is so busy time, just finish to assembly the motor and other electronic FC board. Waiting for the landing skid to finish and maiden.

Overlaped Octokopter

Hi,

Almost finish other multicopters assembly. It is time to go back to my mikrokopter project.

Configuration:

• Kit: DIY Octo Copter Overlap config (will take about this)
• FC Mikrokopter FC 2.1 ME, Navy control 1.0 and GPS , MK ESC V2.0
• Motor RCTimer BC-3536 with 12x6 " carbon props (not really good motor but cheap)
• 2 batteries 5200mah - 35C Duratek
• GCS is Ipad 1 with AP220/Xbee linkup, ikopter software from Cydia.

Target used are air video, photograper for advertising and for GIS MAP application

At first time, it is planted to be the Y6 or X8.
After built and fly the X8 and Monster Octo, I change my mind.
The X8 is good for anti Wind, small footage so easy carry around but it lost the power.
The flat Octo is good in load but it is too big to carry anywhere.
Final I mix them together and become my Overlap Octo. The 12' props Octo should be about 850 to 900mm M2M, I resize it to 620mm M2M. The props will be overlap the others, but I place the motor as the X8, mean the CW motor is on top/face up. The CCW is on bottom/face down on it own arm. So I have some thing just  mix between Flat Octo and X8. The props still overlap but do not hit others since it in 2 difference layers. The area that wind flow overlap is much smaller than 100% as X8 config and it has free place for air come to props.
I did it just as the test of how it is efficiency compare with X8 or Octo and also in WIND resistance. Hope that some pics will tell more about what I am plan to do. Any suggestion is welcome.

Center base as the normal Flat Octocopter

 The batteries are on arms

Kit with arm on, the M2M will be 620mm , the front, back, left and right with CW motor will place on top/face up. The other motors CCW will be on bottom of their arm/face down. It helps the props not hit others

The MK FC and navy will be in center 

The FC will be cover with Lotus 580P 's Cover which I bought from Goodluckbuy.

The motor are on wire extended and will be finish on kit by this weekend.

Multicopter all in one fly

I have replace the arms of my 1100mm monster Octo from alu to carbon tail boom. Doing fly test and also do some fly with other Octo X8.
The Octo Flat running with DJI Kwoong, The Octo X8 is running with YS-X6 and  the Hexa is Adrucopter.
Some pics and video to share with you you all.

The Monster with new carbon arms and props

Ready to Fly

 The Octo X8 with YS-X6 FC

Some video from the ground. The video from the X8 will be update soon.

Part 2