My Hornet Line is almost complete!

[Long Range RC]

I have spent several years improving my Hornet Line of multi rotors. Here are a few pictures of what I think is going to be my final line.

The version 1, name: H-4 Hornet V1
Single Axis Gimbal for GoPro Hero 3
Noted by the White Stripe on the vents and 12 inch blue blades

The version 2, name: H-4 Hornet V2
This unit has a mounting system on the front that will hold the Tart 2 Gimbal.
Notice by the yellow stripe and the gap in the front for the gimbal arm to go through.
This unit has the grey 12 inch blades.

The version 3, name: H-6 Hornet V3
This unit is not yet completed but it will hold two 8,000 mHa Lipos in the belly
It is my design of this unit that I hope to have a huge mounting space and great flight times.
I designed it by combining two of my H-4's and it will be spinning 15 inch blades for good flight times.

I will be offering them from my site. www.longrangerc.com
Please let me know what you think about the design. One of the cool features not seen on many multi-rotors is that with my Hornet Line there is a channel that runs down the length of the body for all of the electronical wires on both sides of the battery shaft allowing for a much cleaner look.

 

[John Doecliff]

Nice work! so are these quads FAA approved like your other one? And if someone bought one that was FAA approved what exactly would that mean?

 

[Long Range RC]

When Mine get FAA approved any one I build after it, as long as it is identical it is covered under my approval from the FAA. That would mean anyone who buys one wont have to go through the FAA approval for flight readiness.

The other question you ask about my Quads. No, they are not approved yet. It will be some time before that happens. It takes around 10 months to get an approval.

 

[John Doecliff]

But if they were approved how would one benefit from having an FAA approval? I understand the large effort on your part to get that approval but technically you can't have a quadcopter buisness legally (yet).

 

[Long Range RC]

Lets say this. If you are flying any quadcopter in the USA and you are flying it for the Hobby to have fun. What happens when you crash it onto something someone owns like a car or a house and you do some damage. The first thing they do in a law suite is say you were doing something recklessly and if they can convince a jury you were reckless because you were flying a toy that you just thought you can trust over people you will loose big. But if you are flying a unit that has passed all of the FAA regulations and you were flying it as they say to0, it is hard to prove you were acting in a reckless manner. You would owe for the damages but the other moneys for acting reckless would be low or maybe non at all. That is sort of the whole reason police agencies have to have a COA from the FAA. It is just to reduce the liability and show we are using our heads and not putting people in undue risk of injury. I hope that helps a little.

 

[Long Range RC]

I am going through this whole FAA thing so I will be able to hopefully provide people with a good unit they can trust and one that will give them a good mind set that they will have some type of defense if something goes wrong. As of now there are only two small units like mine approved by the FAA and if mine gets approved it will be the third. That would just be cool for me to know I accomplished something like that. I am not rich by any means but to be close to one of the first people to make something and have it approved is just something that would make me feel better about all my hard work and effort into making this hobby more safe.

 

[John Doecliff]

Thanks for clearing that up. I can see if you were using it professionally that it would be in your interest to have an FAA ceritfied craft.