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RC Models => Multirotors => Topic started by: saikat on June 11, 2013, 08:42:48 PM

Title: Tricopter - what do you guys think ?
Post by: saikat on June 11, 2013, 08:42:48 PM
Been flying this around for a couple of months now
as a trainer to CP helis.

The arms are from an old TV antenna and the centre
plates are ply. the body shell is from an RC car.

How does it look ?
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Post by: veloci on June 11, 2013, 08:58:48 PM
Look good! Could you pls post a close up pic of the servo mechanism used?
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Post by: Adityaamg on June 12, 2013, 07:54:39 AM
one heck of a Yaw mechanism!! pretty bird, good luck!
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Post by: sundaram on June 12, 2013, 08:03:28 AM
Nice Saikat.  {:)} {:)}

What is the control board?
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Post by: saikat on June 12, 2013, 10:31:42 AM
The control board is an i86 - my main aim was to train for helis and replicate the
handling characteristics of a collective pitch
6 channel heli - so I could learn to hover
without the crashing/repair cycle of a normal heli

Beats practising on a sim any day.
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Post by: saikat on June 12, 2013, 10:41:08 AM
Close up of the yaw -
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Post by: VC on June 12, 2013, 10:54:37 AM
Superb Boss! Any videos?
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Post by: atulrajguru9 on June 12, 2013, 10:59:14 AM
wow Ultimate Yaw mechanism!!
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Post by: atulrajguru9 on June 12, 2013, 11:07:17 AM
The best part in your Yaw mechanism is that there are very less chances of breaking servo gear.

In my Tri what i did is directly connected Servo to motor mount. so in any crash all impact is pass to servo gear.

In your case it will be passed to the round disk and screw holding it.

In Result i broke 2 Hitec MG servo costing me 46$.

Your Yaw mechanism is 10 times better in my view.

Can you please post the build log + parts list for Yaw mechanism?

Thank you,
Atul

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Post by: Shyam Hembram on June 12, 2013, 11:08:51 AM
 :hatsoff:great man,superb keep it up {:)}
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Post by: atulrajguru9 on June 12, 2013, 11:13:44 AM
Just FYI how my Yaw Mechanism looks like.
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Post by: Rahulvyas on June 12, 2013, 11:32:09 AM
Great yaw mechanism :)
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Post by: veloci on June 12, 2013, 07:58:06 PM
Quote from: atulrajguru9 on June 12, 2013, 11:07:17 AM
Can you please post the build log + parts list for Yaw mechanism?
:iagree:
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Post by: saikat on June 12, 2013, 09:35:42 PM
If someone could let me know how to post a
video - I'll post some action clips of the tricopter
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Post by: santhosh-r on June 12, 2013, 09:50:17 PM
upload the video to Youtube then post the youtube link of the video here...just that simple...
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Post by: girishsarwal on June 12, 2013, 09:51:43 PM
Saikat sir,
1. upload it to youtube, upload manager -> drag n drop.
2. Browse to the video within youtube once uploaded (you will be given a link by youtube)
3. Copy Paste the link (that is now in the address bar) as is in your post.

Sometimes if you copy the link directly on the upload manager page, it does not get embedded; so step 2 helps
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Post by: saikat on June 12, 2013, 09:58:34 PM
Thanks guys -will do
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Post by: aniket210696 on June 12, 2013, 10:12:23 PM
change the name of this thread to "tricopter yaw mech=awesome" ;D

Sent from a potato using a lamp
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Post by: saikat on June 12, 2013, 10:26:20 PM
http://youtu.be/jQUJwv4nFko


Above is the youtube link - a short clip of the tricop flying.
ingore the short baldy guy
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Post by: VC on June 12, 2013, 10:30:36 PM
Sexy Rony! Wish I could describe it better. I have some memories of that lawn. Btw, was that Madam's voice at the start?
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Post by: K K Iyer on June 12, 2013, 10:53:36 PM
Tea is good, Tea gardens are better, your T copters is great.
Why did you include him in the first place? Bawldy, i presume.
VC, don't laugh, but i have putt a stop to all 3 leaks.
What I Rony (sometimes can't resist the lowest form of humour)
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Post by: VC on June 12, 2013, 10:55:29 PM
I am building a Hexa at the moment, would you care to elaborate on the components that you have used? Any Gyros ? How many Gyro's- or does the board take care of all that? The reason why I am asking is I will have enough components left over to build a Tri (a flying Scorpion) after finishing the Hexa and I would love to follow your footsteps.
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Post by: VC on June 12, 2013, 10:59:39 PM
"The pun is the lowest form of humour" Samuel Johnson. This takes me back to school and Julius Caesar and 1980. I guess it is totally lost on the younglings..............
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Post by: K K Iyer on June 12, 2013, 11:10:17 PM
Saikat, pl tell VC,
Neither leaks nor wi(c)k(i)s allow the putputs to putt.
Must be a hole in one.
NO MORE pun(t)s, I PROMISE.
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Post by: VC on June 12, 2013, 11:15:05 PM
 ??? :headscratch: :banghead:

No humour is better than forced humour. A pun can't be 'en'farced'. It has to be timed to perfection. I hope I don't tickle your Ire. Que Que Sera after all.............

If it is mistimed, the French have a lovely term for it - L'esprit de l'escalier. :hatsoff:

That aside, Rony care to answer my queries? How is a T Copter different from a Y Copter?
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Post by: allthatido on June 24, 2013, 07:12:12 PM
Quote from: atulrajguru9 on June 12, 2013, 11:07:17 AM
Can you please post the build log + parts list for Yaw mechanism?


http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showpost.php?p=16179720&postcount=25
Title: Re: Tricopter - what do you guys think ?
Post by: ved on February 02, 2014, 12:19:42 PM
Hello Guys
I finished making my tricopter last week. Here is a small video of the first flight. Great thanks to Aniket for helping me out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DthpcvDlGs#ws (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DthpcvDlGs#ws)
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Post by: Swapnil on February 02, 2014, 01:09:26 PM
Cool!   {:)}

You should try your first flights far away from kids though. That little girl was scared at one point!


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Post by: ved on February 02, 2014, 02:59:02 PM
Yeah...they kept returning though no matter how hard i tried :/

I stopped flying because of that... I fly only in the mornings now....
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Post by: satyagupta on February 02, 2014, 07:01:08 PM
Good flight,

Quote from: ved on February 02, 2014, 02:59:02 PM
Yeah...they kept returning though no matter how hard i tried :/

I stopped flying because of that... I fly only in the mornings now....

Its same with me, i used to fly either early morning or afternoon. But its very dangerous to fly with kids around
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Post by: ved on February 02, 2014, 08:33:55 PM
Exactly. I have been facing this for a long time.
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Post by: prateek13 on February 03, 2014, 12:01:58 AM
go to a beach... its the best place to fly! I love to fly on the beaches. A lot of place and no trees to create a problem
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Post by: ved on February 03, 2014, 07:41:14 PM
Yes Prateek. Even I was planning to do the same.
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Post by: aniket210696 on February 04, 2014, 03:07:11 PM
the beach has a more "adult" crowd.. prateek remember? :P
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Post by: subbu46 on February 04, 2014, 05:30:14 PM
other problem is the sand on the beach.. you would never want the sand to get into the motor...  :headscratch:
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Post by: ved on February 04, 2014, 09:09:05 PM
Yes you can say that.