Drone Racing

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kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
30 Jun 2015 10:39am
I help design & draw parts for cutting edge pylon racers as a 2nd/3rd job.. been out to see them a few times.
Very impressive stuff.
Very expensive hobby.
Reaching towards 350kph real speed, one wrong twitch of thumb and it's $1500 written off.
Upwards of 40g in the turns, something structural fails, $1500 written off.
Not perfect design, wing gets tip stall at full speed, $1500 written off.
Engine cuts out at wrong time for one of many reasons, $1500 written off.
You get the drift


evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
30 Jun 2015 1:24pm
That TRex 600 was sick.

Here's a souped up quad.

kiteboy dave
kiteboy dave
QLD
6525 posts
QLD, 6525 posts
30 Jun 2015 2:46pm
Nice vid evl - it's only a matter of time (battery power) before quads can beat the Trex at it's own game.
Only trouble is you need to stick a big chopper body on them to make it as visually spectacular.
ok
ok
NSW
1089 posts
ok ok
NSW, 1089 posts
30 Jun 2015 6:03pm
Where do i get the super fast one from ^^^ Id love to stick a POV camera on it, a hand gun and back pack. Robbing a bank would be so simple and easy to get away with !
evlPanda
evlPanda
NSW
9207 posts
NSW, 9207 posts
30 Jun 2015 6:46pm
kiteboy dave said..
Nice vid evl - it's only a matter of time (battery power) before quads can beat the Trex at it's own game.
Only trouble is you need to stick a big chopper body on them to make it as visually spectacular.


I would like one in the shape of a pig's head.
nebbian
nebbian
WA
6277 posts
WA, 6277 posts
30 Jun 2015 5:07pm
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
30 Jun 2015 7:39pm
evlPanda said..

kiteboy dave said..
Nice vid evl - it's only a matter of time (battery power) before quads can beat the Trex at it's own game.
Only trouble is you need to stick a big chopper body on them to make it as visually spectacular.



I would like one in the shape of a pig's head.


or a u.s. president
Harrow
Harrow
NSW
4521 posts
NSW, 4521 posts
30 Jun 2015 11:27pm
I'm a reasonably competent 3D heli pilot. Can do most tricks, fly inverted circuits, all the regular stuff except the holy grail of piro-flips.

I've had a go at flying a few other guys quads, and got rather bored in the first 3 or 4 seconds. They are about 10...hmm no 50 or 100 times easier to fly than a CP heli.....BUT.......the 250 quad FPV racing looks FREAKING AWESOME!!! It's the one thing that has got me thinking about getting a quad. You're just not ever going to do that kind of 1st person racing with a CP heli. The cost and time to repair, not to mention the danger of CP heli's simply makes them entirely unsuitable, whereas the 250 quad platform is just perfect. I've seen some great courses in the UK through walking tracks in forests. Would love to see some organised racing in Sydney to get involved in.
Mark _australia
Mark _australia
WA
23647 posts
WA, 23647 posts
30 Jun 2015 10:52pm
nebbian said..




no worries Sheldon
Harrow
Harrow
NSW
4521 posts
NSW, 4521 posts
1 Jul 2015 2:04pm
Who could forget this. A real flying cat.

cisco
cisco
QLD
12365 posts
QLD, 12365 posts
1 Jul 2015 11:39pm
Harrow said..
Who could forget this. A real flying cat.



Now 102 uses for a dead cat.
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