
Most people seem to recommend 100w per lb. My total estimated weight on my entire build is somewhere between 7.5-8.5lbs. I plan to use 3S for mine but at least I know that if I need more power I can change to a 4S. One customer commented that they got 12圆 APC E 54.90A 15.12v 830W 10290rpm 2989g ef 77 % on a 4S lipo. Naturally I plan to order the Ardupilot Mega kit from the store, and in another build phase in the future the APM Telemetry kit.įor the motor: (Ordered 4/18/11 from, cost $23.53) They even have a tutorial download on VTail mixing.
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I Plan to use er9x as my firm wire since it has ArduPilot Binaries all ready to download and install and tweek. Those interested SmartieParts offers a Turnigy programmer that is solderless and includes a backlight screen. You can find out some good info here on Hacking the Turnigy 9x by Chris Anderson. I plan to install a programmer to add new firm wire updates. (Ordered 4/18/11, cost $53.79, it was perfect timing to get it while it was in stock, only lasted a few hours online.) Recieved on 4/18/11 in great shape, well packaged.įor the TX/RX I plan to use a Turnigy 9x from hobby king.


I purchased my PROJET MQ-9 Reaper from for around $166 shipped. One major complaint of the MQ-9 is lack of space, however I plan to make scale missiles to house batteries under the wings and open up the fuse lodge, by doing all this I will probably not know what to do with all the extra space! The super brain esc should be great for data logging. How you wonder? Well being able to eliminate the linkage cables in the plane I plan to build an access panel under the plane so I cam mount electronics near the CG, I also hope to make access there to make some kind of removable wing brackets for easier transport. The reason I chose to use 8 mini servos as apposed to the recommended 4 mini and 2 standard is to try to make space. I know these servos are cheap but have some pretty good reviews, I hope they can handle well. Posted by Zachariah L Hanson on Apat 10:00pm
