Tricopter Build

sanman

New Member
All I wondered if I could get some advice. My son is a keen RC plane and quadcopter flyer and a friend of mine is also a keen multirotor flyer. I am looking to build a tricoptor and have been looking for something that will be very tough, easy to fly but capable of doing almost anything in the future. I have so far put together the following list of parts. I understand that I will need a transmitter and various cabling and power distribution. But I wondered if in my inexperience if I had missed anything major or made any big mistakes by picking items that are incompatible. Any advice will be appreciated :)

Part
Price
Website
Titan Tricopter Frame
$79.75
http://www.fortisairframes.com/titan-tricopter-frame-kit/
Titan 16” Boom * 3
$38.85
http://www.fortisairframes.com/carbon-fiber-boom/
Titan Electronics Cover
$6.98
http://www.fortisairframes.com/titan-electronics-cover/
HiTecHS-82MG servo
$17.49
[url]http://www.rcsuperstore.com/Hitec-HS-82MG-Micro-Metal-Gear-Universal-Servo-p/hrc32082s.htm?gclid=CMXRgc3z37wCFZRsfgodHG0ACw&click=2[/URL]
Silicone Boom Sleeve
$4.95
http://www.fortisairframes.com/silicone-boom-sleeve/
APM 2.5 Flight Controller
$139.99
http://www.rctimer.com/product_822.html
Sunnysky X2212 KV980 * 3
$59.85
[url]http://www.buddyrc.com/sunnysky-x2212-13-980kv-ii.html[/URL]
TURNIGY Plush 18amp Speed Controller * 3
$36.06
https://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__4312__TURNIGY_Plush_18amp_Speed_Controller.html
ESC Programming Card
$13.49
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/turnigy-esc-programming-card
Props
$5.40
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__34087__turnigy_carbon_mixed_slow_fly_prop_w_adapters_1045_sf_4_pc_.html
Battery * 2
$41.94
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/store/__20440__Turnigy_nano_tech_3000mah_3S_25_50C_Lipo_Pack_USA_Warehouse_.html
 


FlyGirl

Member
So nobody can offer any advice?

I think it is more that there aren't many people with them more than anything else. Like you, I am building my first one myself, a Y6 though. Everything you have listed looks pretty good to me. It looks nice and light... I think mines gonna be pretty heavy but I knew that going in... Good luck with yours!
 


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