So I have been waiting to fly this geobat plane I built for over a month now. I have previously been too nervice with all my unseccessful RC flights with numerous just RC planes...But today was different, I walked out side, notices little to no wind and thought... TODAY'S THE DAY!
I have both an onboard camera, and a ground camera to see everything thats happening!
Please Enjoy!
The Maiden flight of the Beeler UAV Part 10 "IFO"is above!
I am nearing the completion of my UAV build code named "The Predecessor".
This is the drone I will be presenting in front of a panel of judges for 50% of my English grade for the year.
This is a year long research project, where I learned the principles of flight, how drones fly/work, how to design on CAD, building, and flying my original drone.
In this video I will show off my drone as it is today (90% complete!)
I have received a few messages asking for a more complete blog post about my drone I've designed and am building for my High School senior project!
It took me 3 months to learn CAD, and finish designing everything about this drone, the only part I left out was the skin.. You have to fit the skin your self. I used 1mm depron foam, and over covered the whole wing, then trimmed off the excesses after pinning it to the wings, ext.
I have covered this whole plane in clear packing tape giving the whole plane a nice gloss, and very strong!! Also the carbon fiber rods for the tail booms, and the wing rods are a peice of art all on their own. I used segments of 5mm carbon fiber tubes, using 2-3mm carbon fiber rods to link the rods together.
The main wing section is permanently attached to the fuselage, how ever the wing tips pull off, allowing it to fit in your car.
In case the video dosnt load here's a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nulS86MtEIU
Material List for drone as shown:
(2) 9mm depron sheets [wings]
(3) 6mm depron sheets [fuselage, wing ribs, formers]
(6-7) 1mm depron sheets [skin]
(4) 5mm carbon fiber round tubes
(1-2) 2mm or 3mm carbon fiber rods
(1) 6mm balsa wood square stick [engine mount, and frame re-enforcement]
(4) Gorilla Glue [dries white 2x faster, perfect glue!]
(3-4) Clear packing tape [overall re-enforcement, also used to mount skin to wings!]
(1) spray can of tacky glue [glue cad plans to foam for accurate cuts]
Predecessor plans zip 1 Should contain all files, please message me if there are any problems!
I have been designing my drone from scratch on CAD for around 3 months now, and shes ready to be flown around the world! =D
The Predecessor (pusher-twin boom design)
Wingspan: 80" (3 peice, semi-solid wing)
Length : 40" (nose to tail)
For any more info please ask!
This is my first flight with my prototype!
Only in Rc mode/Stabilize!
This video is not very exciting, but documents a working model!
This is the death of my beloved proto-type! =[
The crash was completly pilot error.. I wanted to test how goo the stabilize was by performing an aerobatic manuver, and turning on the stabilize mid trick..
Sadly while planning to do a loop, I turned off the stabilize mode, and a cross wing picked up the wing... (Alt. 50ft, Velocity 40mph?)... not a great idea.. haha
Great news is almost all of the electronics lived!
I am only out a Ublox GPS, 1800mah lipo, and an airframe...
What I've learned out of this crash:
This is a design I made my self on CAD.
This design has taken me about 3 months of drawing, and editing to get this awesome design!
I have a few more edits to make to the design before I will share it, mostly just to make asembly easier, nothing major.
This is my school project as a Senior in high school, I am designing, building, and flying my own UAV.
I will record short videos to document my project, the following videos:
