The Avitronics Concept VI building thread

[leifkristian]

Last summer I bought my first quad and I found myself having a lot of fun with it through the summer and autumn. Soon I decided to sell it and design and build a larger hexacopter that can carry a heavier camera like the Sony NEX-5R or even a DSLR.

Here is the equipment I chose for the hexacopter:
Avroto M2814, 770KV motors
Turnigy Plush 40A ESC´s
Hoverfly Pro board
Turnigy 4S 6000 mAh LiPo battery
MK HISIGHT III gimbal
Spektrum DX8 tx/rx
APC 14x4,7 propellers

I designed all the parts for the hexacopter in Cinema 4D and exported the data’s to AutoCAD where I prepared the files for CNC-cutting. The copter is built from carbonfiber sheets and pipes. The brackets used to connect all the parts and to mount the engines to the pipes are made from CNC-cut POM. All these parts were made in China.

Today I finally managed to get it in the air for the first time and it flew like a dream even though it was quite windy (7 m./sek.). The next days I have to fly as much as possible and tweak the gain-settings to make it perform even better. Then mount the camera gimbal and Sony NEX-5R. I have ordered polystyrene for vacuum moulding of the hood. The total weight is now approximately 3 kg.

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Some of the parts

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The CF centerhubs

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During assembly...

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The ESC arrangement

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Polystyrene hood still missing

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3D illustration of the final product