XR-220
By QuadStar Drones on Sep 17, 2017
The Idea:
Basically a beefed up version of the XR-210.
Not many pics yet... The main plan was to come up with a fun flyer that is strong, light (thrust to weight is 14:1), and with a low cross section. A Runcam Split was used to help with a couple of the objectives. You can't tell in the videos, but a nice by product of the design is that it's relatively quiet. Obviously with the motor choice (not much of a choice since I'm hooked on these) I wasn't super concerned with weight. Although the frame is only 50g, AUW is about 455g (considering it doesn't need a gopro strapped to it for HD video, the weight isn't too bad).
DO NOT BUY A CLONE PIKO BLX They have solder quality issues. If you do happen to have one and it starts acting up, chuck it in the oven at 425° for 20 minutes to re-flow the solder. Mine seems to work now, but I have not tested it yet.
Changes:
Arms
I settled on a combo of 8mm and 6mm carbon fiber tubes (slid into each other) for the arms. I will be shocked if these arms break. However, I am rather rough on crashes...
Motor Mounting
The front motors are now inverted. This not only helps with CG/CT alignment, it also takes the props out of the video.
Protection
Everything is enclosed in the body, with the exception of the Vtx, but it is not in a very vulnerable spot (so I think)...
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