V-Tail Quad Scratch Build

[MrBen]

Video

V Tail Quadcopter with KK2.0 1.5 Acro FW in Level Mode

[brodjackella]

that looks like its gunna be well agile in rolls and banked turns..

[Dusty]

well cool

so what's the advantages of having a V tail rather than a standard X config for the motors?

my first thoughts are that because the thrust from the rear 2 motors is not "straight down", that you'd get less lift from the rear end. This can be remedied via custom mixing of course... tad more power to the rear motors.

but then because they are angled, then yaw must be much quicker than standard quads that rely on the torque twist to yaw the craft.

that sound about right?

[MrBen]

Yup its all about the yaw, with the wide spacing of the front motors it should make it quite stable and smooth flying too, its all experimental at the moment. Maiden later so will see how she flies. FPV gear now added and lego removed

[MrBen]

FPV'd it yesterday flew really well

V-Tail Quadcopter FPV Maiden	Small | Large

Today I tried the gopro on it outside the house to check for jello and it seems ok (click on 720p)

First test for jello on V-Tail with Gopro3

[Dusty]

ooooh, smooth as a baby's bum

[MrBen]

Here she is with FPV gear, Gopro & some proper legs

[Ant]

Looks cool bud ! Really cool !

[MrBen]

Cheers Ant, cant wait to take it out again, like a kid with a new toy, want to see what the gopro footage is like (ie jello free) on a proper fpv flight.

[MrBen]

First proper FPV flight went well until I flicked on self level mid flight would have been OK if I remembered to calibrate gyros after updating the firmware to 1.6

FPV V-Tail Quadcopter First Flight with Gopro 3 Black	Small | Large

[Dusty]

DOH! brilliant video ben, loved it. you aint half a great multi pilot

[Mancini]

that is one sweet nice build...love the way it fly ..but I think 99% I up to pilot.

[brodjackella]

looks lively...!

[MrBen]

cheers guys, yeah can be dosile too its a great allrounder, cant wait to take it out again

[brodjackella]

cheap and easy to repair is the best bit