Yes, one rate gyro for roll control, one rate gyro for yaw control, and a dual rate ( heading hold) gyro for pitch control. The dual rate for pitch control is necessary because of the pendulum action of the vtol. In ordinary helicopters a single rate gyro can be used because of the variable pitch capabilities of the rotor. This vtol however uses fixed pitch rotors.
Sorry for the delay, hopefully this information will still be of use. The gyros are as follows: Pitch- Futaba GY240 used in heading hold mode, Roll- telebee heading lock used in rate mode, yaw- gws PG03
All together with laser cutting, carbon fiber, gyros, mixers, radio, pillow blocks, servos, motors, et cetera it cost around $1200. The build time was relatively short, I would say less than one week. However, I spent a lot of free time over the course of nine months or so researching the project.
gyros?
leviterande 2 years ago
Yes, one rate gyro for roll control, one rate gyro for yaw control, and a dual rate ( heading hold) gyro for pitch control. The dual rate for pitch control is necessary because of the pendulum action of the vtol. In ordinary helicopters a single rate gyro can be used because of the variable pitch capabilities of the rotor. This vtol however uses fixed pitch rotors.
mmmaaahhh 2 years ago
Cool vtol.
What specific rate and heading hold gyro did you use?
Thanks for any info
plorks445 2 years ago
@plorks445
Sorry for the delay, hopefully this information will still be of use. The gyros are as follows: Pitch- Futaba GY240 used in heading hold mode, Roll- telebee heading lock used in rate mode, yaw- gws PG03
mhamen2 1 year ago
the vtol is pretty cool! and stable enough! for some tessting... how much money did you spend building it?
makinamati 3 years ago
All together with laser cutting, carbon fiber, gyros, mixers, radio, pillow blocks, servos, motors, et cetera it cost around $1200. The build time was relatively short, I would say less than one week. However, I spent a lot of free time over the course of nine months or so researching the project.
mmmaaahhh 2 years ago