My Longest RC Airplane Flight
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- Опубліковано 14 чер 2024
- I think this is the record for the longest battery only electric RC airplane flight, excluding the use of fuel, solar cells, or slope soaring. I am happy to answer your questions in the comments section. There is more detailed build info here: • Phoenix 2400 Second Au...
10 hours and 45 minutes
340 miles or 547km across the ground
Phoenix 2400
Matek F405 Wing with Arduplane code
12x12 APC propeller
Racerstar 4108 600KV motor
Turnigy Plush-32 30A ESC (LVC disabled)
50,000 mAh 4s Li-Ion battery pack that I made with LG M50 cells
Here are my STL files for 3D printing: www.thingiverse.com/thing:456...
0:00 Intro
0:51 Assembly
2:06 Arming
3:05 Launch
4:43 Condensed Flight
7:04 Landing
7:54 Touch Down
8:46 Airplane Tour
9:50 Summary - Наука та технологія
Don’t apologize for being excited! Anyone who sets such a record for themselves would surely feel the same!
Thanks! 😄
I set out in 2016 with a radian glider on a 3cell 2200 to do my longest flight, it was over 4 hours. It was extremely painful the last hour or so. I was in a lawn chair and got the worst sunburn I ever got. I kept getting thermal after thermal and hungout with birds most of the time but I pretty much used only servos the entire time. I’ll never forget that day.
That sounds awesome! (except the sunburn, haha)
Bro that's crazy I just got my radian yesterday and I'm gonna fly it on Sunday hoping for a long flight time but not that long XD I've got 4 1 cell batterys
Radians are fun.
Don't apologize for feeling joy! It's the most beautiful emotion and I petty the one's who judge people for that!
Thank you so much! 😄
Holy moly! I did not think that was possible. It even flies pretty slow for such a heavy plane. Very impressive.
Crazy man. Almost 340 miles on a single flight. Good stuff
Many thanks! 😄
Wouldn’t it be cool to send it at a general heading towards another city 150 miles away where you have it land and drop off a usb and fly back . This would be supper cool . Probably 😢illegal
@@j.s3612i don’t think it would be illegal if you register the flight
Isn't 300 miles 482 KMs? That's more then this flight. Great flight but 2019 with an old Disco did over 300 miles. Good to see there's people striving to do long range though.
Hi: full scale planes can drop their empty tanks in the military. I believe your plane can be more efficient if after a battery is depleted, the dead weight is dropped. The space shuttle has the same idea. Rocktes also utlize the same principle
Yeah, haha I’ve thought about this too. I’d love to have several batteries and safely drop them as they are depleted, but it seems tricky, managing the voltage and battery connections
Dropping LiPos around might be very, very dangerous unfortunately.
You can drop off package as long as you have an autonomous flights controller such as pixhawk
You ser up the waypoint ( specific location) and the pixhawk will send a signal to the servo to release the package
Rc Bomber
@@idiotequedwaal good thing it’s not a lipo😏
I really like your pragmatic approach. Instead of trying to work on some technological issues, you step back and realize that other (simpler) solutions appear. Well done
Well said! Thanks!
Ill be honest, when I first clicked the video, I wasn't really impressed. Once I realized how LONG you were flying - I am totally blown away. Really great work.
Many thanks! 😄
That is freaking incredible!! Helluva lot of determination to make it through the flight! Awesome Engineering job 🤙🏼
Fair play to you staying out in a field all day, takes some dedication!
Many thanks! 😄
Holy crap! That is fantastic! Congratulations & Hats off on 10h without solar power!
Under admittely somewhat optimal and given conditions, solar and batteries can already work quite well in planes, like surveillance drones, training and things like that. 10 hours of flight is really wow, when even one hour would have looked good. Cool!
Thanks! Have you seen the drones that perch on power lines and draw power to recharge?
fantastic! Getting that sort of flight time takes a lot of effort
Thanks! I tried iNav at first, then I flashed arduplane onto the FC. What a difference!
Did you tried to fly with inav?
@@sarantis2 Yes, iNav is more user friendly, but Arduplane is better in every other aspect, especially efficiency.
@@MatthewHeiskell I cannot agree more. After this video I order the same plane
Yes, and money (~$300 battery). Congrats!!! Comparing to gtrick90's 4h 100 mile flight on 4s-7000 with the z84, 7 times the Wh to travel 3.4 times the distance.
I have watched your video several times and I have to say, You did such a great job with this mission. I think I am going to go out and purchase the same plane just for soaring out in the desert. I subscribed for sure.
Thanks so much! It’s a fantastic plane!
incredible! I have no RC fixed wings but this is the motivation i need!
Multirotor can do very special things, but fixed wing is the king of staying in the air haha. I have both and I love both.
This is an amazing channel! Nice video with very high production quality and great effort! This video taught me that putting solar cells on aerofoils is not a very good idea unless done properly! The bird chirping noises in the background is also nice to hear Thank you and all the best for your future endeavours!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your encouragement! I plan to film a couple new videos this weekend. One about my Talon 250g and the other about my nano goblin. Both of them squeak in under the 250g limit. The nano goblin actually has HD recording too. Both of them are very amazing for their size and weight. I’m talking hour+ flight times if you’re cruising and 30 minutes of ballistic ripping.
One of the best videos I have seen in a while. Really inspiring. Would love to see a video about the auto pilot components you used
Thanks! The autopilot is nothin’ fancy, just a Matek F405-wing running arduplane 3.9.11
F405 wing is a fantastic product by maytec,I still use them with inav,great achievement there.
Yes, they can carry a lot of extra weight, especially with a high aspect long wing..
WOW what a result! would be neat to make a video talking about all of the arduplane settings, and why you chose each one.
I see you have comment from Andrew Tridgell. He's the lead dev. for arduplane. Having his compliment to your work is amazing. Great Job!
Hey Spike! Thanks! I bet that you noticed the square APC prop 😁. I've gotten a lot of use out of that info that you taught me (among the many other things)! Thanks again! That's a good idea to explain my arduplane settings. I figured that Andrew Tridgell was a dev, but I didn't know he was the lead dev! Very cool! How are your projects going?
@@MatthewHeiskell You should join Aerorozvidka fren. You will enjoy it.
@@MatthewHeiskell*arduplane works with American military questionable human right record ... droning people in the middle east comminuted a lot of war crimes stop supporting baby - killers*
Amazing, its look so stable to fly, gliding, and cruising. Love it 👌
Thanks! Arduplane flies really smoothly.
@@MatthewHeiskell yeahhh.. really is. Greetings from indonesia 🇲🇨
Not embarrassing at all man, congratulations!!! You did a really nice job!!!!
Thanks Pedro! 😄
Very nice achievement. Great video. Camera pan was awesome upgrade! KEEP EM FLYING!! 🛩
Thanks! Will do! 🛩🛩🛩
Excellent guys! What an effort! Excellent video!
You’re one patient dude. What a cool project. Congrats man!
Many thanks! 😄
Now that's a calming hobby! Great.
Yeah, it was very relaxing to watch and check everything. 😄 thanks!
Thank you for taking us with you! @@MatthewHeiskell
Cool flight, very nice! Thank you!
Great achievement. Will be a great success video or videos series you show how to use, configure and tips and trick with the Arduplane
...Great Endeavor! I keep watching certain sections over and over. Impressive!
Many thanks! 😄 Glad that you enjoy this stuff too!
@@MatthewHeiskell yes!
Ahhh. The sweet smell of success. FYI. My throw......It would have nailed the fence. Love the
wing insert design. Great vid. 🏞
Now THATS a battery!!! Amazing job dude
Many thanks! 😄
Dude, you make some high quality videos. Incredible.
Thanks! It’s fun to make them, and pretty easy when I’m stoked to share the results of this cool project. Cheers! 😄
@@MatthewHeiskell now you need to buy a 03 airunit by dji digital camera or add a gopro on your plane and your videos are perfect !
Congrats for this, you make me and my kids dreaming !
Many thanks! 😄 that’s awesome! It’s a great skill set to teach to future generations!
Amazing accomplishment!
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to write your nice comment!
In 1990 I found a model plane magazine from the 60s with a description of a 14 hour record flight, it was a huge glider with a 1.5cc motor.
Wow, that’s awesome! I’ve heard of an RC place that flew across the Atlantic too! Amazing!
That is the best video I have seen in years!Impressive!
Thanks!
Great to see a different perspective on endurance flight. I had assumed solar is the only option. But you proved otherwise
Many thanks! Yeah, battery power is nice because it still works at night, or when it’s cloudy, or when the days are short. It is also pretty simple and cheap.
Great project!
Awesome!
I really like your flight!
Thank you! 😄
Spectacular. Congratulations!
Thank you so much 😀
We take it for granted that 1) we have the technology today to build flying machines, and 2) remotely control them and 3) film them, and 4) remotely view them in real time as well, and 5) share the footage on a globally accessible platform, 6) almost for free.
Praise God for this level of control over his creation.
For sure!
A significant accomplishment. Historic note, the League of Silent Flight accomplishment program required an UNPOWERED 8 hour flight.
Wow! The only way I can think to do that is to slope soar somewhere with really consistent winds!
Wow that's amazing
What a fantastic job! 😘👍
wow! great stuff!
Transatlantic flights soon. Phenomenal endurance and all nicely calculated and organized.
Thanks haha 😆
Great video! What a long flight. Super!
Many thanks! 😄
You are a star.
Very good video!
I'll pass it on!!!
Thanks! 😄
Excellent accomplishment! Excellent video! This is how you edit together 10 hours of flight video into something interesting and compelling. Thanks for sparing us the 10 hours of footage at high speed with a terrible sound track.
Thanks Brendan! I really appreciate hearing that! Cheers! 😄
I congratulate you!
Why the .... do you need to apologise ... dude you are owed some ADRENALINE from all of us. that was just amazing.
Haha, thank you so much! 😄
Crazy I just found this.. I'm gonna have to get back into this someday.
Great flight and project. Subbed.
Many thanks! 😄
damn that is so amazing! loved the video
Many thanks! 😄
Congrats, I never though this very long flight could be possible only with batteries.
Thanks! 😁
This is amazing! I’m gonna build I li-ion pack for my phoenix s 1600
Thanks! Yeah, switching to Li-Ion basically doubles your flight time for the same battery weight.
Absolutely sick video.
Thank! 😄
I'm surprised brother
It's unbelievable 👍😍🤩
Thank you so much! 😄
Absolutely brilliant man fantastic job congrats to you and your team
Awesome job man 👍🤘
Thanks! I love your work too!
Incredible job
Many thanks! 😄
Good job!
Awesome effort. Well done
Thanks! 😄
I loved and learned alot from this video
Many thanks! 😄
wow, only 70% throttle can launch successfully. kudos, amazing job.
Thanks! To account for the decreasing pack voltage throughout the flight, starting at 16.8V and landing at 11.3V, I had to over-prop the motor. So I had to limit the take-off throttle to 70% to prevent the motor from pulling too many amps and burning out.
Amazing.Thenks
Try adding solar cells to the wing to see if it improves flight duration. Try adding ground object recognition via live video feed. Then add ground object location coordinate triangulation from the aircrafts GPS co-ordinates.
Very cool idea!
Not sure how you would do it, but with live video data you could capture the video frames as step 1. Then analyse the video frame image using some open source algorithm or even write something to analyse the pixels in the image. Might require some AI image recognition component. Step 2 use multiple image frames from multiple drone GPS locations, to try to triangulate the image GPS location based on the image pixel count distance from the edge of the identified image. If you can calculate the centre of the image ( after finding its edges ), even better. This might also need to take into account the orientation, direction and altitude of the drone. If the image is moving it would be more complex, but start with a stationary image. Some trial and error trigonometry might be required. You could use a test object with known GPS co-ordinates for your test image. Say for example start with something large like a small shed etc... Depending on your skills, you could possibly simulate the entire process in a 3D software environment or even in Microsoft Flight Simulator, using the the API programming functionality.
What do you think about making the battery shape fit into the fuselage? It's probably very complicated, but it would be interesting to know how it would affect efficiency. Or make some fairings on the back of the battery to minimize turbulence. By the way, where is the stats table at the end of the video? It would be very interesting to compare with your previous setups!
Good ideas! I bet a fully internal battery would improve the efficiency. Yes, even a faring would help too. I didn't update the data table because this is a different battery (4S 50Ah vs 3S 45Ah).
Matthew:
This was a stellar accomplishment, extremely well photographed and explained. Truely a milestone to reset the bar for everyone.
I would appreciate a little more background on your system, perhaps with pointers to resources for the design of your Arduplane coding.
What is your next project from here?
Thanks. - Jim
PS: I just subscribed so I don't miss any more of your stuff!
Thanks James! I didn’t write the arduplane code. It is free and open source. It can be flashed to many different flight controllers. Just do a google search for “arduplane”. There is tons of info about it. I’m not sure of my next big project, haha.
"Noiiiice". Good job mate
Haha, many thanks! 😄
You know doggo wants to chew it!! XD
I was really worried about that, haha 😂
BADASS..........
Incredible!
Thank you! 😄
Great job! This airplane is very good. I have one my version is 2000.
Thanks! Yeah, they made a fantastic design!
great job pilot
Dunwell mate good on your buddy
Thanks so much! 😄
nice flight
Many thanks! 😄
That battery would run my E-bike ! Good job bro.
Thanks! Just for fun, what kinda range could you get with my 4s 50Ah battery pack on an E-bike? (riding efficiently on level ground) I might have to build one haha 😁
@@MatthewHeiskell I think e-bike engines require at least 10S battery packs with 13S becoming the new standard...
@@kmieciu4ever Wow! That is a LOT of voltage! Thanks for the info!
Hey man. I m completely new to the UAV world. I was wondering how you managed to create such efficient aerodinamics. This is amazing. Keep up the good work!
It was not especially efficient, half of the endurance came from the Li-Ion cells that I used to build the battery pack. They have twice the energy density of a standard LiPo RC battery.
@@MatthewHeiskell oooh I get it. Do you think optimising the airplanes shape could have a major impact on flight duration?
Outstanding!
Thanks! 😄
Nice project!! Do you mind sharing more detail as to fc placement and battery cutout ?
Trying to add fpv gear as well !!!
That's amazing.
Thank you! 😄
Amazing!
its good to know that flight can be achieved with such weight
the next challenge is custom made solar panels that will compliment the wing span
then the next challenge will be the regenerating system whereby the solar panel charges the battery when the voltage drops to a certain level
the system will require one main battery and one redundant battery
when the main battery is low it triggers the solar panel charger
and the redundant battery is activated
when the main is fully charged the redundant battery is deactivated and also begins to cool while the main takes over
i believe this system than bring about limitless flight time in the future
i am very busy now trying to settle other projects however i will hope to realise this project in the future
sincerely
ejike
Very cool. How do you setup the waypoint and flight plan? That would be a great video to see.
congratulations!!!
Thank you! 😄
Fantastic, with this type of planes
Many thanks! Yeah, I think that’s about as good as I can do with a 2.4 meter wingspan. Pretty amazing that you can just buy one off the shelf, swap the motor and prop and add a big battery and you’re good to go.
@@MatthewHeiskell
yes, I see, and thanks for sharing this.
Liked all your RC videos and subscribed! Question about the battery if you would be so kind: I have researched all your replies to other people regarding the battery. I have seen your XUAV Talon battery overview. As a beginner, do you have a couple videos you could recommend to BUILD a similar battery? Or maybe a step by step with parts? So far I have gathered 1. Spot welder 2. Proper batteries 3. Connectors? 4. Load balance? Thanks for your awesome work, it’s inspiring.
Awesome! Here's a good video about pack building. The only difference for us RC people is that we don't need a BMS (battery management system). We just need the main positive and negative and the balance lead for balance charging the battery. ua-cam.com/video/tKg-jIrr_JE/v-deo.html
Super cool stuff
Thanks! 😄
*** RESPECT - GREAT JOB
Many thanks! 😄
Congratulations, pretty impressive.
If you are going for highest efficiency, I highly recommend changing the prop.
A GM - folding prop (Georgi Mirov Propellers) is an affordable solution.
More efficient than APC, Aeronaut Cam Carbon or any random prop solution.
Between appr. 10 - 20% better efficiency.
Keep on flyin ♥
Beautiful setup! Can you please share the details of the current sensor that you've used? Is it the one that you get with cube?
Thanks! I was using the Matek F405 wing flight controller's built-in current sensor.
Excellent excellent!!!
Thank you! 😄
Epic!
This is amazing good job👍. Would like to see a video on how to improve rc plane effenicany and flight time.
That was pretty awesome, thanks for that video. I’d be interested in your tail camera pan until set up.
Thanks! It is just a cheap FPV camera glued onto a servo. And the servo is glued into the upper edge of the vertical stabilizer.
@@MatthewHeiskell Awesome, very simple thanks for the response. Happy flying
@@Joneszee1969 I show the pan servo in another phoenix video. Here is a link that will start you at the exact moment, but You might enjoy the whole walkaround section: ua-cam.com/video/M-j0khC0x80/v-deo.html
Superb!!!
Thanks!
Thenks
Wow amazzingg
Holly S! that's a battery 🔋. Amazing what you can do with some extra amp hours. I'm just starting out but already had fun upping the battery on the cheapest planes fly's better and goes triple time
Haha yeah! Check out the Sanyo NCR18650GA cells. They are the best for this type of endurance flying. You can get an affordable spot welder that operates using a Lipo pack. IMO, the best way is to build your own packs, but the ZOHD LION packs use the same proper cells.
Hey respect to you for this flight and I have one more question what did you use during this flight I mean telemetry?
Many thanks! 😄 I used the FPV OSD to monitor the specific values.
Nice one!
Thanks Phil! 😄