Hondo76251
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Ive been kicking around the idea of a VTOL build for some time now and I have an idea to run by the quad builder crowd.
Can i build a fixed wing, tri copter platform with a vertical tail as the only yaw control?
My thinking is the front two motors on the wings would be hard mounted in the hover position and would not be used in FWD flight. A larger rear motor would tilt to transition between fwd and hover. Rather than have it on a gimbal to provide yaw i would like to keep the rudder as the yaw control for both flight modes. It seems to me that most fixed wing vtol craft want to wind vane pretty badly anyway, sometimes to the point of instability if the FC is fighting to correct for it. Since i wouldn't be looking for a lot of maneuverability in hover mode anyway i think it could potentially simplify the build.
Anyone know if something like this has been tried?
Can i build a fixed wing, tri copter platform with a vertical tail as the only yaw control?
My thinking is the front two motors on the wings would be hard mounted in the hover position and would not be used in FWD flight. A larger rear motor would tilt to transition between fwd and hover. Rather than have it on a gimbal to provide yaw i would like to keep the rudder as the yaw control for both flight modes. It seems to me that most fixed wing vtol craft want to wind vane pretty badly anyway, sometimes to the point of instability if the FC is fighting to correct for it. Since i wouldn't be looking for a lot of maneuverability in hover mode anyway i think it could potentially simplify the build.
Anyone know if something like this has been tried?