Fitting ailerons is not exactly new to the EasyStar so here is my rendition.
Using 1" masking tape I laid out a strip across the entir… Continue

Having heard the EasyStar puzzle fit wings come loose (but not fall out or anything wierd) being the cause for magnet help I figured getting it done now would be easier. The same technique for the chassis was used to fit the magnets in each wing.
10mm drill bit pushed into foam
Scapel cut along marked line
Poke out foam inside line
CA glue magnet in place
NOTE.. CA glue is fast drying so make sure you get your magnets the right way round before glueing otherwise you will be s… Continue

Here is documentation that I made for the ArduCopter Beta Frame as well as thoughts and a short flight test vi… Continue

Coming from a JP Zagi I wanted dual channel ailerons (achieved via elevons) but I wanted to still be able to remove my wings easily. Having seen lots of aileron mods I decided I knew where the leads would come out on mine and began my grooving. Grooved for the wires soon revealed the connector to be 3x thicker than the wire so a bigger groove was fashioned for the side for a snug fit. Now although pushing in a connector meant it did not move (snug groove cutting) pulling the connector out meant… Continue

Now the major bodgery has been done I added the propeller (7x4 from previous) and noticed I was 5mm to big for the plane but as it has work my me so well in the passed I though I'd just mod it in. Using the poke and trim method I created a groove for the blade to fit through. Tolerance is pretty high in lateral movement but only 1mm to the bottom of the groove (so if it grows it will catch :D)

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The R617FS receiver is for the 2.4GHz Futaba 6EX transmitter and so "requires" a 90° position to function. So with the elevator channel being used for elevons (in the wings) the servo hole on the side of the chassis is redundant, that hole shall take my receiver. After holding it up to the chassis I realised the only sensible way to sit it was upside down, allowing the servo leads to go straight into the chassis body and one antenna to run along the elevator rod groove. I trimmed out the servo h… Continue

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Having previous kit I want to use the EasyStar in standard trim was not gonna cut it so modifications were needed. I will docum… Continue

The cool Robot Operating System from Willow Garage is now running on coax helis and quads

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Since initially deciding on using a netduino for a tricopter, one of the first concerns I had was over performance with it running on the .Net micro framework with regards to sensor reads, since it was mentioned by others that similar boards were slow to read. So now I've got my hands on one I decided to run an actual test on it. Although no sensors were actually connected the values read were actual reads (just the floating voltage of the pins from background noise), so no real difference from… Continue

Dear Friends
One
of the problems in achieving the autopilot as Multipilot

Arduimu or is to be able to debug the more advanced features such as

stabilization, navigation waypoints and return to home without losing or

damaging the aircraft that are used to perform experiments respecting the law .

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new design i am working on . built around sony FCB-EX11D 10x optical zoom block camera

this camera can be controlled through rs-232 com and has many cool features including built -

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SPECS:

cruise speed - 27knots

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Here's a copy of our Deliverable 2 video that we presented for entry into the 2010 UAV Outback Challenge.

We are using a Penguin-B UAV airframe from UAVFactory(.com) its a very stable platform and as seen in the video it is flying at an AUW of 15kg (~30lb) and tootling along at 1/3rd throttle.

Thought some of you might find it interesting....enjoy.

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The current T3 competition (egg drop round) c… Continue