Tilted body race quad update 2

All carbon parts are milled, the 3D printed parts are ordered, and motors + ESCs arrived. I can start to assemble soon :-D.

One thing that is new (except for the aerodynamic concept) are the airbrakes. I don't know yet how good they'll work and if they might introduce too much moments around some axis. But I think that they might be advantageous in racing tracks with a lot of tight turns. They'll be extended if the throttle is quickly reduced (hence reacting to the derivative of throttle).

Here are some renderings of the latest iteration:
 
 

 



DERBE airbrakes





Comments

  1. very eager to see this little beast in the air

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  2. Yup.
    What Motors 'n ESCs are you going to use?

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    1. Hey, I'll use Cobra 2204 2300kv with KISS 18A ESCs. Not sure about the battery yet, maybe 1300mAh 4S, maybe 1800 mAh...

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    2. Well, I just watched the live stream of imonfire666 on a german FPV racing competition. He was flying at supersonic speeds and therefore I decided to order the motors he uses...: Graupner ULTRA 2806 2300KV. I'll test both 5" and 5.5" Graupner C-props.

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  3. copy. Thanks.
    An expensive option, though. Hope the winner's award compensates that ;)

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  4. great design, loving the airbrakes, could they possible be reversed to open towards the rear and used dynamically for yawing harder/faster?

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