Gunter
Draganflyer X4
I have been adding loads of extra weight to the hexa and I have been thinking that the 11" props might not be that efficient any more.
What I did tonight was to test flight times with 11x5" Graupners and 12x6" APC's.
My setup is a hexa with one 4S 6000MAH Turnigy lipo. AU weight is 4.8KG including everything for flight, battery, camera etc. I have also fitted the HDMI to composite converter, extra lipo to power the converter, gimbal and extra receiver for camera operator.
So first flight was with the 11x5 Graupner props. Total time I achieved from takeoff to lipo alarm was 4:50 minutes. Not too bad for one battery and almost 5kg!
Second flight I did was with the APC props, 12x6" electric. Time I got from that was 5:35...and it was as smooth as a REALLY smooth thing! No vibes, oscilations, it just sat in the air dead still...I was really impressed.
Just a little info for anyone wondering what props to use, the APC's work for me.
Gunter.
EDIT: BTW I'm flying a WKM!
What I did tonight was to test flight times with 11x5" Graupners and 12x6" APC's.
My setup is a hexa with one 4S 6000MAH Turnigy lipo. AU weight is 4.8KG including everything for flight, battery, camera etc. I have also fitted the HDMI to composite converter, extra lipo to power the converter, gimbal and extra receiver for camera operator.
So first flight was with the 11x5 Graupner props. Total time I achieved from takeoff to lipo alarm was 4:50 minutes. Not too bad for one battery and almost 5kg!
Second flight I did was with the APC props, 12x6" electric. Time I got from that was 5:35...and it was as smooth as a REALLY smooth thing! No vibes, oscilations, it just sat in the air dead still...I was really impressed.
Just a little info for anyone wondering what props to use, the APC's work for me.
Gunter.
EDIT: BTW I'm flying a WKM!