Recent content by Alyssa_fr

Ok. But a 1000 KV motor would require quite large props, around 8-10" depending on its power, right? So that would lead me to a "large" frame? Or am I missing something?

Thanks. I can find 2213 at 980 KV but not 1000. Are they still available ?

OK, lets shrink everything down. Maybe having larger props requires bigger frame and heavier motors and I am just carrying dead weight. Would you have a motor / prop / battery combination to set me on track ?

Actually, yes... and no... I want to build a FPV drone that can also be used to record nice videos (so I will eventually add a gimbal). The total weight should be less than 800 g (hard limit), expected hover time around 15 min. I do not need acrobatics but it should still be responsive (not a...

On the hexacopter, arms are 19.35 cm long each and 1.15 cm large (there is 2.4 cm between opposite arms in the center). Motors are located 1.5 cm from the edge. The schematic respects all proportions. The green rectangle is the 2700 mAh battery. Props are 6". The wooden discs are 6.5 cm in...

One slow flying pig ? Oh no... I have been trying so hard to get a Trust/weight ratio of 2... The most efficient setups (the one that gave me 18 min hover time instead of 14-15 min) had 2.6-3.2 trust/weight ratio and I thought that was too much for the quad to be stable (a small change in prop...

Thank you all for your replies. Yes, indeed, the motors can handle the 1045 props. But that gives me a lift that is close to 3 times the weight of the copter. And I can't go over 800 g all included (law will change in my country within 12 months). This is the same reason why I can't go hexa or...

Thanks for you reply. The ESC I selected are 18 A, 30 A in bursts and ecalc tells me that I won't go over 11 A in bursts. But I have no experience. I had a very hard time finding those extra light ESC. I would replace them if I were to find some equivalents (up to 50 % heavier) for 20-30A. But I...

Dear All, I am aiming at building a sturdy, stable, FPV quadcopter that weight less than 800g including everything. I am not really interested in acrobatics, but rather in video quality and stability as well as in ease of flight. I can handle electronics, programming, PID setup, but I am not a...

I believe I now have all the parts required to build my first quad. I will post the design.

Thanks !!

Dear All, I am currently investigating different frame design and battery / motor / ESC / propellers combinations based on known builds. However, when looking on hobbyking, they have different weights for the parts. For instance, the motor turnigy D2830-11 (1000 kv version) has 83g (next to...