Part 1 video - Just finished the preliminary design of my first RC plane which has the basic elements of Skywalker and Micro Drone v3. I am using SketchUp to model the this plane.
Part 2 video - Added parts and electronics that include:
This post has a few quick snap shots of how I DIY Cloverleaf Antenna. Keep in mind that I am not here to reinvent the cloverleaf which created by IBCrazy. Please go here for the most accurate build instruction. This is just my very own build blog of this antenna.
Cloverleaf Antenna
Cut 3 wires (I use AWG 14 or 2.082 mm^2 electrical wire, but the inventor of the cloverleaf antenna recommends 22 or 23 gauge) to same length that matches your video transmitter frequency. Mine is 5.8 GHz = 2.08” or 53mm.
Here is the overall wire length calculation:
In inches = 12088/frequency in MHz
Maiden with 2.5 inches CG from leading edge. Using 2213N 800kv motor and 3S 1000mAa LiPo. The motor does not have enough speed but enough torque. I am considering to change the motor to 1450kv motor to speed the plane up.
This is a review of the ASW 28 glider from HobbyKing.
Overall, it is the worst plane I have ever bought. It is a defected plane. This seems to be a known issue for sometimes, but HobbyKing elects to ignoring it and continues to sell them. The worst is that HobbyKing ignores the responsibility of selling bad stuff.
I agree with getting what you pay for, but cheap products mean bad quality, unreliable
or bad performance, but cheap products should not be defective and malfunctions.
I contacted HobbyKing and they asked me to ship it back in my own cost. It would cost me USD$90.00 to shipping it back. The plane cost USD$ 99.00. Would you pay the $90.00 to ship back which isn't your fault?
HobbyKing should take the responsibility for all deflective products, because we (customers) pay
HobbyKing as a middle man to deal with Chinese manufactures. We pay HobbyKing to take the low cost manufacture risks. This means HobbyKing doesn't do their job right. They are taking advantage from cheap labors and low cost manufactures; they are also taking advantages from selling around the world without worries of any consumer law.
Polystyrene Sheet or any thin plastic plate such as Corrugated Plastic sheet.
Velcro Brand Sticky Back Tape (as needed)
Here is the final look of the setup and video:
Steps:
1: Use Polystyrene Sheet or thin plastic plate and cut to fit the fuselage. This will be your FPV console base. Tape the Velcro on both sides. See pictures below.
Wingspan: 1000mm
Length: 930mm
Recommended Motor: 28mm out runner
Controls: Aileron (2 servos), Elevator, Rudder and Throttle.
Features all wood, light weight construction
bought it from hoelleinshop .
Here are a few steps with pictures that show how to change the Hobby King G-OSD II firmware to CL-OSD. Here is where I get it. I know there is a blog talks about it, but it has 100+ pages to read. I thought I would just simplify some steps here. At the end you can see a video that shown how the G-OSD react and how the screen looks like during the uploading process.
Step 1: Go to http://code.google.com/p/cl-osd/source/browse/#svn%2Ftrunk%2FG-OSD and download the cl-osd.hex and cl-osd.eep files. Here is the screen shot of the website.
Step 2: To download the files, click on the View raw file at the lower right hand.
Step 3: You should see the code like below. Then copy the codes and paste them in Notepad and a folder.
I am building a Tricopter and using HobbyKing Quadcopter Board by flashing the firmware with a Tricopter software.
This blog shows the unboxing the Pocket AVR Programmer which was purchased from Sparkfun.com. The programmer came with a 10-pin to 6-pin connector cable which will be used for connecting the board to the programmer.
