Pro Tricopter Delrin Kit Endurance Time Test

28:30 minutes of flight time with 4s 6600mah Lipos. Motors: NX-4008, ESC: Plush 18A
Tricopter Frame weight: 750g (no FPV gear or camera)
Lipo Load: 750g
AUW: 1.5KG

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• fpv
• tricopter
• endurance
• fpvmanuals

[mattyttv]

hey tim, can you please list the payload weights and battery weight separate. I would like to duplicate. (did this had fpv gear loaded?) Also, i am a new at this, but need to understand, if I upgrade to your Y6 model then does this remove the need for a yaw mech to turn the tricopter?

[timnilson]

@mattyttv I updated the description on the weights. I think a practical set up is to use one Lipo (not 2 like I did in my test), but get the biggest one you can get -- like a 5000mah 4s. Yes, with a Y6 or a Y4, you will not need a Yaw mechanism that tilts the back motor. Yaw would be achieved by motor torque alone.

[timnilson]

Well, I'm biased towards a tricopter as I make this very popular Pro Tricopter Delrin Kit. I love the way a tricopter performs. It just "feels" good.

[mattyttv]

@kevinv033 thanks for the clarification! I will take onboard your advice.

[kevinv033]

@mattyttv yes. i'll give you an example. i have a quad that would fly for about 7min on a 4s 2650mah, by moving up to a hexa, I gained about 1-1.3kg (landing gear, camera gimbal, bigger batt). With 4s 5000mah, I was getting around the same times (7min), but my motors had less headroom for a "punch-out." It also felt much more sluggish. if that's your plan, you should start with a bigger power plant that runs nicely on say 3s, then when adding motors and weight, move up to 4s.

[mattyttv]

@kevinv033 thanks for that! Is it fair to say by adding motors and increasing the amp load, with the side effect of a shorter flight, that you then off set that with a larger lipo pack, to get you back to the standard flight time, but still have more power on tap if you need it? Hope this question makes sense. Thanks again!

[kevinv033]

@Don9aleh I have this kit and fly quads, have a y6 and a hexa, but the tricopter has the most fluid feeling on the sticks. The other machines that use torque to create yaw feel very robotic...which is cool if you're into that.

[kevinv033]

@mattyttv once you start adding more motors in the mix, you will lower your flight times. Best to keep the tricopter as light as possible. WIth more motors you create more lift, but you'll also pull more amps faster from the pack — lowering flight time.

[CountryPursuitsTV]

Hi Tim fantastic job there.

I wish I lived out there I would have loved to film this for you.

ATB Malc

Silly Fokker RC

[Don9aleh]

This is amazing,

tricopter or quadcopter is more stable and easy to fly? and why? thanks