VTOL

[guytranspo]

Are there plans to sell the VTOL engine pods, designed by Peter, that we see on the Explorer video?
If so, is there a timeline?
I have everything that I need to build Peter's vtol Bronco but the pods.
Thanks

 

[Craftydan]

Yes.

Maybe, but if so I wouldn't trust it to not change. It's one of many projects waiting for idle time to clean-up, and while it's had a lot of attention from Peter, it's still hard to gauge it's maturity.

Honestly, the VTOL pods aren't that complicated a mechanism, if you're willing to cut wood yourself. Think a boxy A-shaped structure (like on a 8-segment display, with the top fitted into the pod) with a C-shaped motor mount fit into the bottom of the A. Straight wire for a hinge pin, and a screw that rides in a quarter-circular groove to attach a servo linkage to. Might take an iteration or two to get it figured out something that you can start playing with, but it's not that complicated.

 

[guytranspo]

Vtol

Thanks Dan.
I will proceed with building my own pods. Because of a severe lack of time, I was hoping to make the project easier with pre-fabed pods.