Maiden flight of my new Tron 5.5

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 08:54

As people seem to be posting all sorts of random things on here, I thought id add to it, heres my maiden flight of my new Tron 5.5, Brain2 flight controller, running Spektrum 4651T Rx and a 9746 Satalite, 22.2v 6s 5000mah packs and a Spektrum IX12 Tx, Savox cyclic servos and an XL Power Tail servo, Hobby Wing 120amp V4 platinum ESC and an Egodrift HT Motor, 560mm AZ Main Blades and 90mm ist tail blades.

After a gruelling week of blood, sweat and tears of building it (yes it comes as a box of nuts and bolts) im very impressed with the results, this makes 5 now in my collection.

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Nitefly · 2 Apr 2023 at 08:59

For those wondering, it’s a model helicopter

[FnG]magnolia · 2 Apr 2023 at 09:03

Gentle Maiden, my nerves were taking over is my new band name.

I enjoyed your video. 27 seconds in is my favourite.

e: what the flip is going on at 55 seconds when you turn into an RAF pilot?!

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 09:16

[FnG]magnolia said:
Gentle Maiden, my nerves were taking over is my new band name.

I enjoyed your video. 27 seconds in is my favourite.

e: what the flip is going on at 55 seconds when you turn into an RAF pilot?!

27 seconds.....lol take off, the receiver sends telemetry data back to the transmitter like voltage and headspeed, temperatures, amps etc, so for the first 27 seconds im making sure everthing electrical is working as it should.

55 seconds lol checking tail lock of the gyro, snaps back into locked mode after the spin, check out 2.38

Maiden is generally checking everything is setup correctly and cyclic and tail is locked in (mechanically)

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 09:49

robfosters · 2 Apr 2023 at 11:04

That’s great. Looks good fun, but I would just be wasting my money if I got one as it would undoubtedly crash and get stuck irretrievably up a tree after about 10 seconds.

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 11:20

robfosters said:
That’s great. Looks good fun, but I would just be wasting my money if I got one as it would undoubtedly crash and get stuck irretrievably up a tree after about 10 seconds.

You wouldnt want to start on something like this anyway, more like an OMP M1 or M2 with stability mode to start out and probably a sim on your PC too.

This one is a killing machine if you make a mistake, those blades are spinning at 2100rpm, opened out they are just over a meter, its a lawn mover without a cover on it.

jpaul · 2 Apr 2023 at 11:39

looks great - does the remote control use conventional helicopter controls ? (can you fly one for real in addition to 5 you own)
.. does software re-interpret input from different style of controls .. I guess I'm saying what does remote look like

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 12:22

jpaul said:
looks great - does the remote control use conventional helicopter controls ? (can you fly one for real in addition to 5 you own)

umm no to flying a real one, but then I know real heli pilots at my club who cant fly an RC heli for the life of them.

This is the easiest way to show you, theres a lot more to it than this though, theres loads of menu options and programming to do on the transmitter as well as the flight controller which get plugged into the PC and has to be programmed and setup.

The bind button is for adding extra receivers to the heli for redundancy if you want to use them, ive got 2 on it now, you can add upto 3.

If youve got some spare time, this will give you an idea of what I have to do to set it up after its built.

Brain2 R/C Helicopter Gyro Setup Walkthrough

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Efour · 2 Apr 2023 at 12:40

crazy how they fly with the rotor blades turning so slowly.

is it to save fuel or stop global warming?

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 12:49

Efour said:
crazy how they fly with the rotor blades turning so slowly.

is it to save fuel or stop global warming?

Slowly ??? I dont think its slow, if you're refering to my original video, thats just the frame rate of my Mrs crappy iPhone.

1min 15 on this video might give you a better idea, youve got 2 blades that create a disc.

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And then you get to this that they can all do, Alan is align, one of the worlds best, in not quite there yet lol.

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Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 14:41

mrk · 2 Apr 2023 at 15:39

Looks kinda cool, but I have to say, seems these things have their ups and downs.

robfosters · 2 Apr 2023 at 15:45

I’ve always wanted a big chopper

Diddums · 2 Apr 2023 at 16:25

mrk said:
Looks kinda cool, but I have to say, seems these things have their ups and downs.

Yes, I knew you'd elevate this thread to a whole new level :cool:

Also also, these things are seriously, seriously impressive bits of kit. I don't know how yours compares to these things, the the way this thing just rips up the physics rulebook is on a whole new level of absolute insanity. I can't even begin to imagine the forces going through that little frame:

(start at 30 secs)

mrk · 2 Apr 2023 at 16:38

The pilot inside that must be really dizzy after that

Minusorange · 2 Apr 2023 at 16:46

They're like petrol powered mosquitos

Chuk_Chuk · 2 Apr 2023 at 17:05

Diddums said:
Yes, I knew you'd elevate this thread to a whole new level

Also also, these things are seriously, seriously impressive bits of kit. I don't know how yours compares to these things, the the way this thing just rips up the physics rulebook is on a whole new level of absolute insanity. I can't even begin to imagine the forces going through that little frame:

(start at 30 secs)

So those are the drones we need to be afraid of when our AI overlords take over.

Jamin280672 said:

I see stuff like this and it makes me really want to build myself an FPV drone. Then I remember I already have to many hobbies and not enough time to do all of those.

FYI there is a general thread for this

Multirotor, multicopter and quadcopter discussion - The Drone thread

Inspired from the single rotor thread and RC plane thread. I have decided to make a multiroter thread. Many people already know that I am in the process of building a quadcopter. So far I have finished the frame with help from my dad and others. Now I am just pondering over the electronics...

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Efour · 2 Apr 2023 at 17:09

LOL just looks like its having a fit tbh

Jamin280672 · 2 Apr 2023 at 17:22

Diddums said:
Yes, I knew you'd elevate this thread to a whole new level

Also also, these things are seriously, seriously impressive bits of kit. I don't know how yours compares to these things, the the way this thing just rips up the physics rulebook is on a whole new level of absolute insanity. I can't even begin to imagine the forces going through that little frame:

(start at 30 secs)

25 years ago, video's like that is what got me into the hobby to start with.

I have a OMP M1 and a 300 size which I learn new stunts on, its small and cheap to fix, I then have a 470 size which once im comfortable with the stunts on the 300, I transfer to the 470, ive then got a 500 size and the Tron 5.5 which is a 550 size, they can all do what that guy in that video is doing, once upon a time whilst flying in a park a kid resembled my flying to that of a dragonfly, the one in the video is probably about 700 size.

The bigger you go, the more stable they are, even the 20mph winds dont upset my 550, but the parts start to get expensive, £60 for a set of main blades if you crash, youre guaranteed to need a main shaft, feathering shaft, main gear, tail boom and probably tail blades too, possibly a new canopy, links and head parts if youve bent any, or you you can learn things on a 300 size and pay £8 for a set of main blades.

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Heres mine, bear in mind on top of the kit you need main blades, tail blades, motor, esc, 3 cyclic servos, 1 tail servo, flybarless controller, batteries, receivers and if youre new to the hobby a transmitter and charger, that £535 soon becomes £2000

https://www.hely-shop.co.uk/tron-helicopters-tron-5-5e-550-electric-helicopter-kit-tr550-999b/