X-UAV Mini Talon Build Number 3
February 2017
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| A Twin! |
Introduction - Mini Talon Number 3
Not so much a "build" but rather a rebuild and conversion. Mini Talon #2 unfortunately was nearly destroyed due to an ESC failure so I decided to repair it and convert it to a twin motor unit using my recently designed twin motor mounts.
General Specifications
Distributor - BangGood USA
Aircraft - X-UAV Mini Talon
Build Date - April 2017
| Airframe Type - | Top Wing V-Tail FPV Specialist | All-Up Weight - | 57oz (1620g) w/ 4S/5200 Pack | |
| Wingspan - | 51 inches (1300mm) | Length - | 33 inches (830mm) | |
| Wing Area - | 3.23 ft^2 (30dm^2) | *Wing Load - | 17.6 oz/ft^2 (53.7g/dm^2) | |
| Motor - | Multistar 2209-980kv x2 | Max Continuous Power (4S) - | TBA watts continuous (4S) | |
| Propeller - | 8 x 5 Graupner Cam Carbon E-Props | Max Prop Power - | TBA watts @ 2550ft ASL | |
| Static Thrust - | TBA @ 2550ft ASL | *Static Thrust/Weight - | TBA | |
| Battery Type - | 4S1P Lipo | Battery Capacity - | 5200mah/10C | |
| In flight efficiency - | TBA | Flight Time - | TBA | |
| COG - | 60mm @ Wing root (Stock) | *With the | 5200mAh pack |
Flight Gear
The following are some of my selected components with links to some of my favorite vendors.
Power Set-up
For power on this build I have chosen the Multistar 2209-980kv motors. For ESC's, I am using two HobbyKing Blue Series 20A with extra Low ESR capacitors added.
- Motor - Multistar 2209-980kv
- ESC - Blue Series 20A
- Prop - Graupner Cam Carbon E-Prop 8x5
- Battery - Multistar 4S/5200, 10C
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Power Test
The results below are for a single motor using a flight pack for power.
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Flight Control
For flight control I used the same APM 2.8 already installed from MT#2. It is very inexpensive and in my experience completely reliable.
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- w/Arduplane 3.4
RC Control
For radio gear I kept my standard DragonLink V2 system.
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| Gear Deck |
OSD
For an OSD I kept the Micro MinimOSD from MT#2 which is reliable and easy to set-up with the APM.
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- w/Firmware r800
Video Downlink
For the video downlink I kept the RMRC 400mw 1.2/1.3G VTx with a DragonLink video dipole. For an FPV camera I kept the HS1184 from MT #2.
Airframe Build and Assembly
For this conversion I printed up some previously designed motor mounts.
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| Simple Twin motor mount |
THe motors must be pointed exactly the same so I lined them up vertically using two straight edges then using a long straight edge I made sure the motor mounts were parallel
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| Motor mount alignment |
Gear Deck
The Gear deck was pretty much unchanged from MT#2 with the exception of adding the two 20A ESC's underneath.
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Ruddervators and Wings
Nothing new or special here. I kept them unchanged from MT#2.
Maiden Video!
The maiden of the Twin Mini Talon #3 was, well, iffy! It was a beautiful 78 degree morning in Spring Canyon and wind was near zero. After a very crazy/scary launch everything worked as I'd hoped and I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of power out of these two tiny motors. Next will be some longer range shake-down flights.
Enjoy!
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Maiden Day - 14 February, 2017 |
Flight Characteristics and Impressions
See Also
- Mini-Talon on RC Groups
- Mini Talon Noses
- Mini Talon X-UAV from FPV Model
- Mini Talon X-UAV Build Number 2
Project 3D Print Files
For more information, please see my Thingiverse postings here:
Mark_q Thingiverse Designs
Some of the Vendors I used for this project
Comments? Questions?
