My new AQ-HEXA 800 class, cheap yet hi-performance

[afernan]

@Christoff:
Its exactly like that already. Thank you.
I'll attach some images of the real hardware (already done).

In deployed position it reacts very well the landing forces without transmiting it to the servo. They go directly in the servo axis direction.

Thanks for your comments.
Angel

[chschmid]

Wow, that was quick. Looks very nice.

Cheers

Christof

[afernan]

See thing moving:


Angel

[LPR]

Angel

Nice carbon machining work. The only way to perhaps make in a little lighter and better would be to use a smaller servo that can rotate 180 degrees.

Larry

[afernan]

Atached some images and 3D models of my new AQ HEXA with retractable landing systems (view this post)

To view the 3D xml models, I hardly encorage you to use this incredible free software from CATIA developers:
http://www.3ds.com/products-services/3dvia/3d-xml/1/

With the viewer you have the whole tree, hide and reframe-on elemental parts. Attached imaged are hardcopies of the screen (you can move rotate like that)

Enjoy

[afernan]

New flight time record!

26min hovering in PH mode with 5000mA, 4S battery (even with hards wind!)

this combination of motors, propeller, hw and fw is awesom!

Angel

[teramax]

[afernan]

1.5 Kg empty + 500g battery so 2kg total. Performance of this motors-propellers combination is the Best i've tryed. That was discoverd by Bill

[hollow]

Nice bird mate, but 26 min with 5000mAh? Any idea what was left in that pack out of the 5000mAh. Best I did with simluar setup what 'bout 21min.

Good job!

John

[afernan]

Hi John:

there are a number of factors to get that long flight times, for sure. I can tell you someones:
- MAIN overall: combination of these especific motor/propellers
- the lightwigth of this Hexa (1.5Kg dry) and the big size (more stable, less control needed)
- the calibration of the FC (less control actions required)
- The batery itself. A lot of difference between batteries, even from the same manufacturer. I use to discharge before charging allways to know the energy loaded in each case.
- etc

Angel