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John_NY commented on Chris Anderson's blog post How to mod a Multiplex EasyStar"I extended my ESC-to-Motor wires to make a cable extension for each of the 3 wires. To make each of these 3 extensions, I twisted together 2 pair of 18 AWG wire (harvested from a computer PSU during a conversion to a laboratory power supply)…"
John_NY commented on Chris Anderson's blog post How to mod a Multiplex EasyStar"@AndreB -- I used a 3 blade prop on the advice of Jason Short, because of the sound ("bzzzzzzz" vs…"
John_NY commented on Chris Anderson's blog post How to mod a Multiplex EasyStar"@AndreB - I'm also building an EasyStar drone. According to some suggestions I used a 6x4 3-blade pusher prop (Tower) and a 2200kev motor (HK). As a total newbie I did not know I needed something to mount the prop, but I eventually…"
John_NY left a comment for Kim Halavakoski"Regarding EasyStar vs Twinstar -- do you want ailerons? I have no flight experience yet, but it seems that ailerons and straight wings are likely to give better waypoint navigation, but you will have to figure out how to hook up the twin motors (the…"
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This method worked on the second try."
John_NY commented on John_NY's blog post Multiplex Easy Star UAS Configuration"Skate pic:
Buying this piecemeal was a bit frustrating -- my tail was delayed 2 months! So I purchased another tail set, which came without the rudder/elevator horns. With some Polymorph/ShapeLock experience already under my belt, I decided to make…"
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- About Me:
- I am a 30 year-old engineer from Long Island, New York. I am a full-time engineer and part-time Physics grad student in the Los Angeles area of California, where I plan to stay for the foreseeable future.
- Tell us a bit about your UAV interest
- I'm looking to learn about flying and control systems.
My UAV plan is:
(1) Learn to fly (requires plane, radio, flight club, AMA membership)
(2) Build a sensor/camera payload with a commercial open-source IMU, a data logger, Airwave A/V TX/RX modules, and a NTSC camera. Maybe I'll throw an OSD in there between the camera and the Airwave TX module.
(3) Fly with the payload, and record sensor measurements.
(4) Use sensor measurements to set control algorithm, and try flying with autopilot.
(5) Repair plane and return to step 1.
- Hometown:
- SoCal, USA
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Multiplex Easy Star UAS Configuration
Posted on June 25, 2010 at 3:30pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Introduction
I am acquiring a Multiplex Easy Star to learn to fly, and to work on a UAV build. This blog post highlights my proposed configuration, which is to be incrementally upgradeable
I plan to split up my project into five parts:
I am acquiring a Multiplex Easy Star to learn to fly, and to work on a UAV build. This blog post highlights my proposed configuration, which is to be incrementally upgradeable
I plan to split up my project into five parts:
- Learn to fly,
- Fly with a camera payload (just for fun),
- Fly manually with sensors, a data logger, and maybe a camera,…
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