X468 Traveller quad

Just finished my build. It flies like it’s on rails. With plenty of power. And it’s silent and nearly vibration free.

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=109615

It folds in the best possible way so that it is easy to carry in a bag or suitcase.

I’ll post videos later.

Update:
A video and a story about how I got rid of vibrations.

It carries my GoPro with clear jello-free images. But I still need to do some work on the smallest vibrations if I want to film with my Canon S100.

Frame:
X468 Traveller Quad

Motors:
T-Motors 2216 900KV

ESC:
Turnigy Plush 25A

Flight Controllers:
Dji Naza
OpenPilot CopterControl
(Testing both)

Power Distribution:
100A from GLB

Arms:
250 mm carbon from GLB

Motor mounts:
Alu from GLB

Props:
Graupner 9×5 and Gaui 8×4.5

Mounting of the round arms done with parts of a square alu rod from GLB.

Landing gear is made of parts from Kites and fun things.
4 – APA Type “B” Leading Edge Connectors
60″ .25″ fiberglass or carbon tube
6 – Stand off holders – Size Medium

Radio:
Futaba 8U running FrSky 2.4 GHz

X468 Traveller quad

Quadcopter in the Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park

I’ve installed a CopterControl board from OpenPilot in my home brew Quadcopter.

It’s pretty impressive stuff.

The camera is a 808 HD. And the build log is in Norwegian: Part 1 and Part 2. Here is the Google Translate version: Part 1 Google Translate and Part 2 Google Translate.


Link to video on YouTube.

Now I just need to buy a GoPro HD Hero 2. I’ve already ordered a stabilizing mount.

Cost and flight time

$200,- for the quad (frame, motors, speed controllers etc)
$100,- for the Copter Control Board
$25,- for a 2500 mAh battery giving 10 minutes for flight time
$70,- for a second hand Futaba 8U radio

Build time: approx 10 hours

Time spent learning how this stuff works, learning to fly, waiting for parts from china: don’t know…

Quadcopter in the Gustav Vigeland Sculpture Park