FPV Peace Drone v1 - flight video & build synopsis

The Peace Drone, designed for FPV ("first person view") flying. A 100% foamboard scratchbuilt specifically for FPV. Uses the simple construction Armin Wing airfoil. It's very easy to fly and relatively forgiving due to the canard. It flies slow, glides well, and is nearly impossible to stall. The pusher prop stays out of the camera field of view. Weight is 1100g with basic FPV setup and single battery for 10 minute flights. Easy to build out of 4 sheets of Readi-Board from Dollar Tree, hot glue, and packing tape. All construction cuts are straight and square. 1100kV motor and 10x4.5 prop gives about 800g of static thrust. Named the "Peace Drone" in contrast to the Predator, Reaper, etc. military drones. Although those are very cool machines, they're made for spying and killing. The Peace Drone is made for FPV fun only.

The FPV setup is a 200mw 5.8gHz from Hobby King with their cheapest 1/3" CCD Sony board camera (no case) and stock antennas. I intentionally tested this in WORST CASE SCENARIO: omnidirectional antennas, crowded flying space, lots of huge flat walls and metal around, tons of cell phones and towers, WiFi everywhere, and the receiver antenna was literally just sitting on a picnic table with objects all around. It still worked enough for perfectly confident "Park FPV". Everything I do from now on will improve on that. First: circular polarized antennas. Next: take it out to the open desert. Soon: GoPro. Eventually: better video link gear.

Thanks for watching! Remarks and questions are welcome.

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[calebsmedia]

Thanks for the info. I used a Canard CG calc and came up with 20.5 from canard LE. Sorry for the double post. Phone said it didn't post when it actually did. Thanks again. Hope to maiden soon!

[ExperimentalAirlines]

@calebsmedia Hmm, that sounds kind of weird. What are your wing and canard dimensions - span and chord? You can email me too at experimentalairlines@gmail dot com

[calebsmedia]

Forgot to me to mention that I will not be using control surfaces on the canard just main wing. Also do you think it will work if I put bigger winglets on? I'm just trying to load it down since I have such a big motor and to make it fly real stable. I also forgot to ask do you think that the CG will still be 15"? Sorry for so many questions its just you have more experience the. I and I wanna make sure it flys correctly. Thanks again!

[ExperimentalAirlines]

@calebsmedia For the same wingspan and chords the CG will be at 15". Use the calculator. Bigger winglets might not be necessary but won't hurt. This plane is pretty darn stable without much effort. As with any plane, err on the nose-heavy side and work back from there.

[calebsmedia]

@ExperimentalAirlines thanks for all the info! I am about done with the airframe of my version of your Peace Drone. I made my fuse 3" square and same 30" long on main frame. I also increase chord to 6". I am putting a bigger motor on there (only one I have). It's a 480 1000kv. So I made it larger for the added weight. Should I use 2" control surfaces since its a bigger wing?

[420choky]

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[ExperimentalAirlines]

@calebsmedia I can say that using a 2.75" interval on the fuselage tube will yield a 3" internal tube that will fit a GoPro perfectly and does not seem to adversely affect flight. You can also fit a ton of batteries and extra gear in there. Total wing chord (airfoil plus control surface) of 7" seems to be pretty good for both main wing and canard when looking for efficiency (higher aspect ratio). Consider increased chord for heavy lifting.

[calebsmedia]

@ExperimentalAirlines sorry to keep bothering you, but since I will have the 480 motor on there with more power do you think it will be better if I made the cords 6in and the fuse 3in. Do you think that will help with the extra power?