VTOL attempt

[CrashRecovery]

After playing with the idea for the stol contest I've come up with a design to try. Not sure how it will work, if I will try to use a multi rotor board or just try it useing the programming on my radio. Here are two rough designs I have done.

 

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Another pic

 

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Fixed

 

[earthsciteach]

I think you will definitely want a controller for this. I'm not sure how you would control it when the motors are vertical, otherwise.

 

[CrashRecovery]

Yea but how do you do the transition

 

[earthsciteach]

That is a good question. I have NO idea. Check out the build log on rc groups of the guy with the Bixler quad. I tried searching for the link, but haven't found it, yet. I think he has some info in it. I'll post if up and message you when I find it.

 

[CrashRecovery]

Ok was looking over the kk2 board info..... What are all of these types
Pre-installed firmware.
Dualcopter
Tricopter
Y6
Quadcopter +
Quadcopter X
Hexcopter +
Hexcopter X
Octocopter +
Octocopter X
X8 +
X8 X
H8
H6
V8
V6
Aero 1S Aileron
Aero 2S Aileron
Flying Wing
Singlecopter 2M 2S
Singlecopter 1M 4S

 

[earthsciteach]

Here is what I can interpret. Hopefully others can fill in the rest. Monkey? Andre?

Ok was looking over the kk2 board info..... What are all of these types
Pre-installed firmware.
Dualcopter- twin blade
Tricopter-what you are building
Y6
Quadcopter + Quad that flies with one motor forward (looks like a +)
Quadcopter X Quad that looks like an X as you look down on it in forward flight
Hexcopter + Same as quads, but with 6 motors
Hexcopter X Ditto
Octocopter + Ditto, but 8
Octocopter X Ditto, again
X8 +
X8 X
H8
H6
V8
V6
Aero 1S Aileron
Aero 2S Aileron
Flying Wing - What's up with this???? Intetesting...
Singlecopter 2M 2S
Singlecopter 1M 4S

 

[CrashRecovery]

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1814667

 

[earthsciteach]

Glad you found it! I had no luck!

 

[Foam Addict]

I actually achieved vertical takeoff with this design:

It's very similar to yours. A word to the wise, use CF tail booms.

 

[FlyingMonkey]

I don't see anything in that list that would allow for this to work.

The main trouble I see, is when you rotate the motors forward, you lose your roll, and it will turn into yaw.

As a tricopter, to roll left, the right motor speeds up, while the left one slows down. The problem comes when you transition to forward flight positions, and you try to apply right roll, the left motor speeds up, creating a yaw, effect, instead of roll.

 

[CrashRecovery]

That made my head hurt

 

[CrashRecovery]

Glad you found it! I had no luck!

Found my post on here and it had the link