EPO molded ritewing zephyr

Mathew Wellington — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:34:23 +0000

Price looks to be $130 USD

Just released

RCGroups thread on it http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1525711

Video

[b]What i would like is an indication of how much interest there is[/b]

this would have to be the easiest rite-wing to build, molded out of EPO foam, with pre-moulded bays, just install gear, hit with some spray paint, and cover in laminating film.

the one in the vid had a top speed of about 75mph on cheapish gear, running a 3S 5000 lipo, and over 25 minutes flying time.

Its a blunt nose with a moulded area for the camera

September24th get together at Hamilton

Mathew Wellington — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:31:17 +0000

Thanks to Pete K, a quick little get-together on the park at the backof his house

A great collection of multis, running Ardupilot and copter-control Flight Controllers

Copter Control Pre-order

Mathew Wellington — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:24:07 +0000

Shop Site

Expressions of interest please, a new batch is due soon !

New Zealand / Australia / South Pacific only please

Vtail Y6

Mathew Wellington — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 07:26:39 +0000

a quick rebuild of the Vtail Hex results in the Vtail Y6

The Vtail Y6 combines the flying style of a tricopter , with the lifting capacity of a Y6, in a compact and robust packet – this one will be available to order

Perfect for Aerial Photgraphy (AP) and First Person View (FPV), the camera mounts just behind the landing gear, for mechanical protection, and an unobstructed forward/down view.

here is a video of the first testflight

Vtail Hex ! latest from the design dept

Mathew Wellington — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 06:51:53 +0000

More details to follow when shes sorted, but 1300 gram dry and 7 kg thrust !

Copter Control Pre-order

Mathew Wellington — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:46:43 +0000

I have a few of these great flight controllers due 5th of August 2011 [img]http://www.openpilot.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/coptercontrol.jpg[/img] Read all about them here http://www.openpilot.org/products/openpilot-coptercontrol-platform/ And pre-order them here http://shop.kiwirc.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=26 We have doen some of the custom mixer development on theses, and have available … Continue reading →

Photodrones new quad

Mathew Wellington — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 11:25:37 +0000

Here is Tim test flying his new quad.

Custom KiwiRC frame, ardupilot controller runing the NG527 code, with magnetometer and GPS
Batteries are 4S 5300 mah, and weight with two cameras on-board is 2.4 kg
flight time 9 minutes with a 20% safety margin

PhotoDrone

Flying at Ashurst

Mathew Wellington — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:34:58 +0000

Putting the multis thru their paces

PickleFork Vtail Octo Maiden Flight

Mathew Wellington — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:25:06 +0000

Fresh out of the secret lab – an original Multirotor Airframe design KiwiRC/SOuthernCross-UAV

Maiden flight at 3.8 kg !
Including 900 grams of ballast to simulate a load
Frame 700mm wide, 800mm long

Tuning still to be done, flies very well, great Yaw Authority, Ample power (around 10kg total thrust)

More Details to follow

Vtail Quad a Sucess !

Mathew Wellington — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:19:47 +0000

Prototype final testing done today.
Frame Weight dry (no battery) 720 grams
Thrust (3S) 2.4 kg
Thrust (4S) 3.9 kg

Video of test flight