KT's Martian Rover 6"

By KaityLynn on Sep 17, 2018

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This is a 6" quad that I am building for longer range flying. The aircraft that I have now are designed for speed and efficiency was really a lower priority.

The first 5 flights were LOS sahakeout flight, but I was impressed that the cells after landing were still at 3.8 volts at 8 to 10 minutes!

My first FPV flight was 8 minutes and the next was 10! I will have to get used to this craft, very glidy! :)

Originally I was planning on having the pack slung under belly, but after a little adjusting the pack fit atop and feels better there.

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Part List

Frame	Realacc Martian IV 6 Inch 250mm Wheelbase 4mm Arm Carbon Fiber FPV Racing Frame Kit (3 builds) Banggood.com	$29.99
Flight Controller	CLRacing F4S V1.6 AIO 30x30 Flight Controller (144 builds) Racedayquads.com	$74.99
ESCs	4 x GearBest USA: BLHeli - S 30A 2 - 6S LiPo Brushless ESC - $5.93 Fast Shipping Us.gearbest.com	$23.72
Motors	4X Racerstar Racing Edition 2205 BR2205 2300KV 2-4S Brushless Motor Pink For 210 X220 280 RC Drone (4 builds) Banggood.com	$31.69
Propellers	HQProp 6x4.5 DP 2CW + 2CCW Propeller PC - Blue (4 pack) (6 builds) Getfpv.com	$2.99
FPV Camera	Foxeer Predator Micro V3 1000TVL 1.8mm FPV Camera (21 builds) Getfpv.com	$36.99
FPV Transmitter	AKK X2 FPV VTX (27 builds) Akktek.com	$16.99
Antenna	Lumenier Pagoda 2 5.8GHz Antenna (LHCP) (6 builds) Getfpv.com	$8.49
Receiver	FrSky R9 Mini 900MHz Long Range Receiver (57 builds) Getfpv.com	$19.99
Batteries	5 x RDQ Series 14.8V 4S 1500mAh 100C LiPo Battery - XT60 (59 builds) Racedayquads.com	$119.95
Radio	RadioMaster TX16S Multi-Protocol RF Module OpenTX 2.4GHz RC Transmitter w/ V3 Hall Gimbals (96 builds) Racedayquads.com	$199.99
Radio	FrSky Taranis Q X7 2.4GHz 16CH Transmitter (White) (263 builds) Getfpv.com	$107.99
Goggles	Skyzone SKY04X V2 OLED Diversity 5.8GHz FPV Goggles - Choose Your Color (47 builds) Racedayquads.com	$529.99
Goggles	Fatshark Attitude V4 FPV Goggles 4:3 Headset DVR 5.8G 32CH OLED RX 18650 Battery Case for RC Drone (20 builds) Banggood.com	$349.00
Misc Parts	3Pcs GY-BMP280-3.3 High Precision Atmospheric Pressure Sensor Module For Arduino Banggood.com	$5.32
Misc Parts	RDQ Micro M8N GLONASS GPS Module (72 builds) Racedayquads.com	$15.99
Video Receiver	Furious True-D V3.5 Diversity Receiver System Firmware 3.8A (FatShark Attitude Version)SKU: FPV-RX-TRUD3.8A (27 builds) Furiousfpv.com	$68.00
Radio Module	FrSky R9M 900MHz Long Range Transmitter Module for FrSky R9 Series (69 builds) Banggood.com	$61.80
Radio Module	TBS Crossfire TX LITE (6 builds) Getfpv.com	$149.99
Battery Charger	ISDT SC-608 150W 8A MINI Smart LCD Battery Balance Charger AU Warehouse (14 builds) Banggood.com	$54.27
Soldering Iron	Weller WLC100 40-Watt Soldering Station Amazon.com	$55.34

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KaityLynn Sep 30, 2018

Pimpmykwad Sep 18, 2018

Hi, did you fly it with bipale or tripale?? And with bipale, does it shake?? i have middle throttle oscillation with the bipale and i can't avoid them!!! Do you have a HD footage to see the flight....I'm really interested because 6" are so hard to tune......

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Pimpmykwad Sep 21, 2018

thx!!! nice footage!!! no jello or throttle oscillations!!! so I have to reconsider my 6" (a lot of MTO !!!) Tripale or bipale??

KaityLynn Sep 21, 2018

I would try both and pick the one you feel is best. I have settled on the HQ 6x4.5 dual blade ones, which seem to stand up to my abuse :) I am going to try some tri-blade ones in 6" and see if they make any difference in efficiency.

What motors are your favorites?

Pimpmykwad Sep 21, 2018

here is the build: https://rotorbuilds.com/build/13550

I use Ummagwad 2150 KV motors in 5 S.

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