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vtol drone
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How HN took it
16 positive, 26 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 3 critical, out of 46 comments about the project. Thread score +0.35.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstExecution: 2 for, 0 againstPerformance: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 2 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Inspiring story of building without formal training
From 3 comments
Very cool. Very impressive. I hope it inspires other to build things they're passionate about. "You can just do things. And learn things." No need to wait for permission, or…
ImageDeeply on HN“”” ‘A century ago, you needed at least a brother and a bicycle shop to pioneer flight. Today, you just need the right toolchain…’ Incredibly humbling! “”” The imagination to…
cwmoore on HNI loved it! But I loved even more the idea of when a person has no prior experience or knowledge in something yet achieves great results in a short period of time. That build…
tamimio on HN
Objections
Foaming PLA is brittle and weak against impacts
From 2 comments
I'm curious how this compares to foam-frame designs. Being able to customize it is obviously a big advantage, as is the non-solid-infill of 3d-printed parts. I think for…
the__alchemist on HNYes I used single wall foaming PLA which is much less impact resistant and more brittle vs any foam, even cheap foamcore and especially EPP or EPO. This has definitely been an…
tsungxu on HN
Separate vertical motors add drag in cruise
From 1 comment
It's an impressive achievement for an amateur. He has separate motors for vertical and horizontal flights, which simplifies the design, but creates a rather bad inefficiency, the…
bufferoverflow on HN
ArduPilot setup UX is poor
From 1 comment
I'm curious how this compares to foam-frame designs. Being able to customize it is obviously a big advantage, as is the non-solid-infill of 3d-printed parts. I think for…
the__alchemist on HN
Requests
Share BOM and STL files
From 2 comments
Have you released the BOM/STLs anywhere?
protocolture on HNHappen to have the BoM and the 3d parts available in a repo? Would love to try my hand at reproducing the work you did!
mystraline on HN
Follow-up video testing range
From 1 comment
Can we have a followup video testing the 130 mile range, or optimizing it? I would like to see the limits this could push
joshua_yang on HN
Questions
Cost of the build (BOM)
From 1 comment
Pretty impressive! what's the BOM here. That battery seems expensive (most expensive part?)
asadm on HN
Top speed
From 1 comment
Top speed?
truetraveller on HN
Control range of the transmitter
From 1 comment
How far can it be remote controlled?
3x3m3 on HN
Alternatives named
DJI quadcopters for survey mapping
From 2 comments
I have ~200 acres of land I fly a drone survey mission to map. Today, that piloting is done by dronelink and a DJI drone. The challenge is that it's about 3 hours of flight time,…
energywut on HNFor now, the answer is just buy more batteries and use a DJI drone. There is nothing else that comes anywhere close in terms of bang for your buck.
Baeocystin on HN
Wingtra and Heewing T2 VTOL kits
From 2 comments
https://wingtra.com/vtol-drone/ Never used one, but either this design or a tri-rotor v-22 style tilt motor are the two designs I've found intriguing. Worth checking out at…
digdugdirk on HNIt would be a project, but the HeeWing's T2 Cruza VTOL is extremely interesting as you could put in both a high capacity battery and a good quality camera.
Daviey on HN
ageagle eBee X fixed wing
From 1 comment
I think this fixed wing drone https://ageagle.com/drones/ebee-x/ would fit your usecase.
froj on HN