Creating your own FPV drone - The Apus6

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Have you ever wanted to create your own drone? From scratch? This is what we did in this project which I’m showing here. Join us and see if the project achieved its goals of creating a custom light-weighted drone for long flying times.
Parts used in this drone can be found:
Motors: nordfpv.com/products/copy-of-...
AIO: nordfpv.com/products/geprc-ge...
Propellers:
nordfpv.com/products/hq-ethix...
VTX:
nordfpv.com/products/walksnai...
Battery:
nordfpv.com/products/nordfpv-...

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28 май 2024

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@WindjumbieFPV 4 месяца назад

I like this, part of why i built my own setup, not completely from scratch but from parts in the way i wanted it.

@niko7sq 4 месяца назад

love all the work and videos. Keep it up!

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Thanks Niko. Very encouraging!

@malnasimon7041 4 месяца назад

I mean that's pretty cool, but you could get those 25 or even 30 minutes with a regular 7 inch as well. Even BNFs like the Chimera 7 should get that done, so I do not really see the point of making a frame on your own. The Five33 Lightswitch 7 inch seems pretty promising as well. Cool project tho. Respect

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Remember the goal was 35+. We didn't achieve it, we got "only" 25, which as you say regular BNF 7" can also do, but our goal was much more.

@michaelwhouse46 4 месяца назад

I thought the same. I built some 6s1p 21700 4200mah packs and get mid to upper 20’s with a Rekon7.

@MrAlgefors 4 месяца назад

Cool project!

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Thanks!

@emon6436 4 месяца назад

i think i can make it do 35 minutes outdoor. will need to tweak few things. that frame is too heavy. prop size needs to be 4 or 5 inches and use some nylon screws. there are few other stuff like motor choice which will also help but 35 minutes is doable.

@michaelwhouse46 4 месяца назад

What was the reason to go with the sma style antenna instead of just having the walksnail ufl connect antenna? You could shave more weight not having that chunky connection on there.

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Hi Michael. I did actually started with the original 2 antennas. V1 walksnail unit. Then I started to do some long range flights and I needed a better antenna. That’s why I changed to the SMA and got a better LHCP antenna.

@MPQuads237 4 месяца назад

Yeah, cool project. I am thinking about doing same thing from time to time but my CAD knowledge is very basic. I don’t need 25mins but 10-15 would be nice sometimes.

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

The good thing about doing your own drone is you can decide what's important and what's not important for you and your goal, and create something towards that goal. In this case I didn't care much about carrying a GoPro for example, and therefore I didn't need the power on the motors, or the space to attach it.

@gregdavidd 4 месяца назад

Very cool project. Couple questions: 1) how did it feel flying 1500kv motor on 4S? 2) what was the weight including Battery straps, battery pad, GPS etc (final flying weight because when you show it on the scale it doesnt look like it is complete)?

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Hi David. 1.-it’s a cruiser. Long and easy turns. I like flying it at high altitudes and long range. 2.-just under 500gr (494) with 4S 18650 walksnail version. Vista version was 523gr In the scale is without GPS and with the original antenna. I changed the antenna later for a sma adapter and. Longer antenna

@gregdavidd 4 месяца назад

@@NordFPV Thanks so much for the info. I am building a 6" with a slightly heavier build and motors. With everything including 4S1P 18650 it is 605g. I do however think the max range is going to be with 4S2P 18650.

@ThumpahFPV 4 месяца назад

Do you have more details on the design and math you did behind the scenes? Quality community builds smoke BNFs out of the water by a mile

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

I guess we have all the details that you may want. Still this project was actually done some time ago and it can take some effort to dig up small details. Feel free to write to me if you are interested in anything in particular and I will try to help as much as possible.

@emon6436 4 месяца назад

is this frame available anywhere?

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Hi. Not really. We did a few prototypes. I think I have one left. Send me an email if you are interested in buying it.

@heyyo162 4 месяца назад

Would you like to share the CAD files?

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

You will Need to ask the designer 😀

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

The designer gave permission to share the STL. I’ll hang it in printables soon. Look for Nordfpv printables profile next week and you will find it

@heyyo162 4 месяца назад

@@NordFPV Supercool, thanx, Ill do that.

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

It's uploaded here: www.printables.com/model/733448-apus6

@heyyo162 4 месяца назад

@@NordFPV Thanks a lot, it is generous that you share both STL and the complete STEP assembly. Much appreciated. ❤❤❤❤

@chrisbee5481 4 месяца назад

It's a pain to tune such an ultra light build. I dont recommend building one of these, if you aren't skilled at tuning. Scott Tomlinson got more than 55 minues flight time with those motors. Check it out.

@NordFPV 4 месяца назад

Hi Chris, you are just making me feel good about my tuning skills. Thanks!