Quanum Trifecta (the complicated)

By KM|fpv on Oct 26, 2020

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first ever seen MultiWii powered "drone" was a tricopter on the project page. this one got me into the hobby. but it took about two - almost three - years to get my hands on this frame. first i've seen this frame on the flyingfolk website/shop, than i added it to my "wishlist" at hobbyking.
i than found it on eBay for sale by hobbyking and ordered one. i also ordered some motors and fitted the CC3D to this frame. than i had my gopro in front with a vtx attached to it, and was happy flying it LOS. i experimented with some props, one combination was two 5" front and a 6" for the tail.
i couldn't say if this was a thing or any good, because i never had it flying fpv. all the gopro footage i have tells nothing useful.
i tried openpilot, librepilot, cleanflight, betaflight, triflight on CC3D and naze32rev6, but nothing was working really good as dRonin! in dRonin you can have autotune for pid setup, and this is working amazing!
i'm trying to get the trifecta back in the air, this time with an AIO fpv system. only thing i need to fix is to get some osd.

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Part List

Frame

Quanum Trifecta Mini faltbare Tricopter Frame (KIT) (4 builds)
Hobbyking.com
See Site

Flight Controller

Original Brain Flight Controller - brainfpv
Brainfpv.com
See Site

ESCs

4X Racerstar RS30A V2 30A Blheli_S ESC OPTO 2-4S Support Oneshot42 Multishot 16.5 Dshot600 for RC Drone (89 builds)
Banggood.com
$53.57

Motors

EMAX MT1806 KV2280 Brushless Motor For RC 250 Racing Quad QAV250 2CW + 2CCW
Amazon.com
$60.99

Propellers

HQProp 6x4.5 CCW Bullnose Propeller - (Black Carbon Composite) - (Set of 2)
Getfpv.com
$3.09

Propellers

Gemfan 5045 5x4.5 GFN Glass-Fiber-Nylon Bullnose Propeller - Grün (2xCW, 2xCCW) kaufen | FPV24.com
Fpv24.com
See Site

Receiver

Flysky X6B
Rotorama.de
See Site

Radio

Jumper T-Lite 16CH Hall Sensor Gimbals CC2500/JP4IN1 Multi-protocol RF System OpenTX Mode2 Transmitter Support Jumper 915 R900/C (23 builds)
Banggood.com
$69.99

Radio

Flysky FS-NV14 2.4G 14CH Nirvana Transmitter with iA8X Receiver 3.5 Inch Display Open Source (19 builds)
Banggood.com
$179.00

Radio

[US$83.99~93.99] JumperRC T-Lite V2 2.4GHz 16CH Hall Sensor Gimbals 150mW Built-in ELRS/ JP4IN1 Multi-protocol OpenTX Remote Con
See Site

Goggles

ORQA FPV.One OLED FPV Goggles + Free Bonus (FPV.PRO Antenna Set, FPV.Connect, FPV.Battery) (4 builds)
Getfpv.com
$649.99

Goggles

FatShark Dominator V1 Headset System Goggles Video Glasses 640 X 480 VGA
Goodluckbuy.com
$270.49

HD Camera

RunCam Thumb Pro W (7 builds)
Shop.runcam.com
$89.99

HD Camera

Hawkeye FIREFLY Q6 Airsoft 1080P HD Multifunktions-Sportkamera für FPV
Banggood.com
$60.59

HD Camera

RunCam Thumb
Shop.runcam.com
$49.99

HD Camera

Insta 360 Go AI Auto Editing Hands-free Smallest Splashprooof FlowState Stabilized Sport Camera (8 builds)
Banggood.com
$203.90

HD Camera

[CA$109.65 5% OFF] Mobius Full HD Sport Kamera 1080P 30FPS 720P 60FPS Für Multirotor rc teile from Spielzeug Hobbys und Roboter
See Site

Video Receiver

Eachine PRO58 RX Diversity 40CH 5.8G OLED SCAN VRX FPV Receiver for FatShark Goggles (37 builds)
Banggood.com
$31.50

Video Receiver

ImmersionRC rapidFIRE w/ Analog PLUS Goggle Receiver Module (179 builds)
Getfpv.com
$159.99

Radio Module

JUMPER AION ELRS – avion à haute fréquence 2.4G TX NANO, avec aile fixe, avec télécommande
Fr.aliexpress.com
$35.47

Radio Module

ImmersionRC Ghost Lite Next Gen 2.4GHz RC Transmitter Module
Getfpv.com
See Site

Battery Charger

Toolkit M4 Pocket Schnellladegerät für 1-4 LiPo DC 80W 5A XT30 XT60 Eingang USB-C Eingang/Ausgang
Engelmt.de
See Site

Battery Charger

Online-Shop Ultra Power UP-S6 6x4,35 watt DC 1 s Balance Ladegerät Entlader Lade Hub 6-in-1 ladegerät für RC Micro MX MCPX Li
De.aliexpress.com
See Site

Battery Charger

Online-Shop Ursprüngliche SKYRC IMAX B6 MINI Balance RC Ladegerät/Entlader Für RC Hubschrauber Wieder spitze NIMH/NICD Flugze (6 builds)
De.aliexpress.com
See Site

Battery Charger

US $66.99 |HTRC T240 DUO AC 150W DC 240W 10A Touchscreen Dual Kanal Batterie Balance Ladegerät Entlader Für RC spielzeug Freie
De.aliexpress.com
See Site

Soldering Iron

MINI TS100 Digital OLED Programable Interface DC5525 Soldering Iron Station Built-in STM32 Chip (264 builds)
Banggood.com
$49.99

Soldering Iron

QUECOO Electric Soldering Iron Kit T85 96W Repair Tool Welding Solder Rework Station Heat Pencil Smart Portable Solder Iron Tips
Quecoo.com
$23.99

Tools

Pro'sKit 900-015 Helping Hands Soldering Aid (2 builds)
Amazon.com
$10.00

Backpack

Realacc X-lite Sender Edition FPV RC Drone Umhängetasche Handtasche für FrSky X-lite / X-lite S / X-lite Pro
Banggood.com
$25.99

Accessories

Radio master ag01 mini cnc halle gimbal für tx12/zorro funksender fernbedienung
De.aliexpress.com
$84.00

Accessories

Orqa FPV.Connect (2 builds)
Shop.orqafpv.com
$68.95

Accessories

Happymodel Moxon 2.4GHz antenna for ExpressLRS TX module SMA plug for ES24TX Series For DIY FPV Racing Drone
Xt-xinte.com
$3.63

Accessories

FatShark Face Plate Frontplatte V2 mit Lüfter für die Fatshark Dominator kaufen | FPV24.com
Fpv24.com
See Site

Accessories

TATTU 2500mAh 2S1P 7.4V LiPo Battery DC3.5mm With LED Indicator Button For Fatsahrk Aomway Skyzone Eachine Goggles (7 builds)
Banggood.com
$24.95

Accessories

ESP8285 ESP-M3 integr. 8Mbit Flash WiFi WLAN Serial Modul +25 dbm Low Power 20µA
Amazon.de
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Accessories

Androegg ESP8285 ESP-M1 integr. 8Mbit Flash WiFi WLAN Serial Modul +25 dbm Low Power 20µA
Amazon.de
See Site

Misc Supplies

AchilleΣ Plus for Eachine PRO58 / RealAcc RX5808 Pro Plus OSD
Achillesfpv.eu
See Site
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Discussion

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IronMew   Nov 04, 2020  
1

Check this out: https://www.flitetest.com/articles/inverted-tail-tricopter
I have yet to build a tri, but I know of a few people who did what that page says and they all reported MUCH easier tuning and better performance.

Kstone   Oct 27, 2020  
1

I've built a dozen tricopters of various sizes over the last few years. From that experience i can say that Betaflight with RPM filtering is the best thing going for a Tricopter. Specifically, it pretty much eliminates prop wash, making the copter super easy to tune.

dRonin is ok mind you, except when you need to tweak the autotune or play with the gyro filters. Cant say that my experience with that was successful because i ended up returning to BF just as motor filtering came out.

Sasquads   Oct 27, 2020  
1

My first build....

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