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Tedro commented on Chris Anderson's blog post ArduPilot Mega back in stock!"Get to da choppa! Between this and GoPro... I guess I'll be working more overtime this month. =)"
Tedro commented on Tony H's blog post ArduCopter Beta Frame: Documentation, Thoughts, and Flight Test"I'm looking forward to seeing this in the sky."
Tedro commented on Robero Navoni's blog post HG3 the era of quad variable pitch has begun!"I'm liking the variable pitch idea... nice stable flight in your video... but it needs to be bigger!"
Tedro commented on Ryan's photo
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"Is that a space shuttle? Ridiculously good work... looking forward to the flight vids!"
Robert Palmore commented on Tedro's blog post Unibody Design "Tedrocopter""Very good idea, use what is on hand and easy to work with. I was wondering would it work if you were make arms that have slots in the end to engage horizontal wood at each end? Do you think that would allow for the aerodynamics and strength? Looks…"
Xander commented on Tedro's blog post Unibody Design "Tedrocopter""I like the simplicity. Though it seems to me those arms are going to be weakest along the axis where you'll be seeing the greatest forces (vertical). If you find that to be a problem, 2 layers (possibly even thinner ones) with some standoffs in…"
Tedro commented on Tedro's blog post Unibody Design "Tedrocopter""Weight is less than the PVC + Align tail booms + 7" x 3" project box setup. Keep in mind I still have lots of sanding to do, this is just a rough draft for measurements. This is a trial and error design... if it works I'll try to CNC…"
Greg Fletcher commented on Tedro's blog post Unibody Design "Tedrocopter""That looks cheap and easy to build. It also looks kind of heavy and aerodynamically inefficient. You seem to have a lot of flat plate area under the props reducing your lift thrust. It will work but you could get better flight time and pay load…"
Tedro posted a blog postUnibody Design "Tedrocopter"
Teaser pics of the unibody design "tedrocopter" made of 2'x2' 1/4" thick pine. I have to clean up the edges but you get the basic idea. See More
Tedro commented on Yves Gohy's blog post Foxtech Cyclops v5"The particularly like the videos attached on the foxtechfpv.com site... especially the fireworks and zoom cam
http://exposureroom.com/members/glassfox/2bead43b81b146398b955395441d087b/"
ModeratorBrian commented on Tedro's blog post Tedrocopter Frame
"The first place that comes to mind is www.flyingfoam.com, but there are others (loads) as well."
Morli commented on Tedro's blog post Tedrocopter Frame"Thats gr8 Tedro. But do test it on ground first well and then go fishing :)). Using simple balloons tied to boom would do the initial water testing before you can commit to more expensive option. I think I have seen it some where here."
Jason Kunc commented on Tedro's blog post Tedrocopter Frame"you might also want to try out those pool fun noodle things they come in all sorts of shapes and colors.
...on second thought the plastic sheet thing might mess up the whole flying part.."
Tedro commented on Tedro's blog post Tedrocopter Frame"@morli - i have a river near my house so i'd like to take advantage of the terrain... maybe try fishing.
@brian - any good sites to buy foam blocks?
@jason - the Pearl art store near my house closed shop, which was the only place nearby to…"
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Unibody Design "Tedrocopter"
Posted on June 27, 2010 at 3:17pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
Teaser pics of the unibody design "tedrocopter" made of 2'x2' 1/4" thick pine. I have to clean up the edges but you get the basic idea. …
Tedrocopter Frame
Posted on June 7, 2010 at 6:42pm 13 Comments 0 Likes
As most of you know, the booms/arms are T-Rex 600 tail booms. I've cut the booms to 33cm and connected them to a 4-way 1/2" PVC connector (from Lowes). Screw holes are drilled 7mm from the edge of PVC connector. The body, which will hold the Arduino Duemilanove and Aeroquad 1.7 shield (amongst other things), is a simple 7" x 3" project box from RadioShack. To connect everything, so far I've decided to use 6-32 threads with lock nut washers - each lock nut has a rubber washer after it to help… Continue
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