TRICOPTER LR - Long Range FPV, 1h+ Flight time, Foldable multirotor - Build Video.
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- Опубліковано 2 сер 2024
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This is the Tricopter LR (Long Range). Efficient, nimble, transportable and with long flight time, those were the goals when designing this copter. The low drag and long flight time make this copter very well suited for long range explorative flying.
There are few things more exhilarating than flying high and far. Navigating by landmarks, flying above the clouds at sunset, diving down mountains and exploring the surroundings is the name of the game. The thrill of knowing it’s only your own navigation skills that will get your copter back is very addictive, not to mention the incredible views you get to experience.
The Tricopter LR ticks all the boxes when it comes to this type of flying. The frame is lightweight, allowing for more battery capacity to be carried at the same final weight. It also swings up to 8″ propellers, which give close to double the prop area compared to a 5″ quad and almost the same disk area as 7″ quad! With only 3 arms, less lift is wasted, due to less air-blocking arm area. The LR also uses narrower (but thicker) arms to reduce that drag even more, without sacrificing stiffness.
QUIET!
Not a fan of the screaming 5″ quads? The tricopter LR is very quiet compared to smaller crafts. The larger, slower spinning propellers generate a lot less noise. They are also more efficient, generating the same amount of lift at a lower RPM. Instead of that 5″ high pitched screaming, which draws attention and disturb others, the LR makes a low tone “wosh” sound that doesn’t carry far and is much less annoying to be around.
Lightweight
Thanks to the slimmed down design, the tricopter LR frame only weighs 112 grams. That is almost half of the already lightweight Tricopter V4! Less weight means more battery carrying capacity, which means longer flight times!
The kit includes a tilt mechanism made from fiberglass reinforced black Nylon which was forged in the fires of Mt. Doom (ok, maybe not), making it almost indestructible. It’s the same plastic used by high-end propeller manufacturers! This tilt mechanism is designed to give minimum air resistance and be as simple, precise, light (only 10.6g) and durable as possible. The design features a spline directly integrated into the part. The recommended servo simply slides right in and gets tightened down by the same screw that is used as the pivot point. Simple, strong, and easy to assemble.
Easy to transport
Despite having large 8″ props the Tricopter LR is easily transported. If you pull on the front arms they fold back making the whole copter super compact! Small enough to fit in a backpack with plenty of room left over for all your other gear. The best part is that no tools are needed for folding and unfolding! This makes transportation easier, and it also helps prevent damage in a crash. The arms can simply fold back and absorb some of the energy on impact.
Plenty of space
There is extra space in the frame for all kinds of electronics. Mounting a large video TX, GPS, full-size receiver, and such is possible without the frustration and Tetris playing associated with many other builds.
Video capabilities
Capturing beautiful imagery is a huge part of flying long range. That is why we went to great lengths to make sure that no props are visible in the image (when using the recommended setup). This was no small feat on a copter swinging 8″ propellers on a compact frame but we did manage it! Now you can share gorgeous HD video without distracting props or obstructions. The LR is designed to carry both the smaller GoPro session cube style cameras as well as full-size GoPros even without a 3D printed housing.
Long flight time
Thanks to the recent advances in motor technology we now have smaller, lightweight, more powerful and efficient brushless motors. The 6S battery trend on mini quads has lead manufacturers to make lower kV motors in the same small form factor. The Tricopter LR is designed to take full advantage of this, using 3S (for long flight time) or 4S (for bonkers flying). The recommended 1600kV 2207 motors weigh less than half of the motors previously used on the Tricopter V4, yet they are more efficient. That is even more weight saved that can go towards battery capacity, which together with the higher efficiency of the motors equals more flight time. We have put together a super efficient electronics pack for the Tricopter LR that, with the right battery and a light build, makes it possible to achieve over an hour of hovering flight time!
Specifications:
Empty frame weight: 112 grams
Motor to Motor distance: 350/310mm
Size unfolded: W380 x L290 x H54mm
Size folded: W65 x L290 x H54mm (not counting propellers)
Recommended all up weight: 650-1100 grams
Flight time hovering: ~40 minutes (3s 5200mAh)
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Lol, you’re awesome. You should post more. WE MISS YOU. 🤗
And upload the 1h flight video. Cruising through swedens hills looks awesome anyways
I NEEEEED THIS.... I saw u still had a few frame on the site, do they come with the tail servo and mount? Cause I only really need, your omg AMAZING,(♡) LR frame and 3 of the new emax 2207s, I was doing some night flying to kill batts my talon tri got away from me I set her down ran over and was gone.. someone grabbed it with a quickness one of my top fliers ever.. now very sad I turn to the man who inventor coolness.... but he told me hit you up.. lol.JK (FOR REAL tho) TY! , just the hope of someday soon flying this with my new crossfire and other goodies fills me with true excitement and brings a smile to my soul,.
so I will be selling some gear trying to order the frame at least... If u end up in Florida bring one with... I've been bugging on this for a min wish I could build one with ya! But alas lol great work and your a rockstar of rockets a minister of mayhem a lord of the wings.. mad Respekt from Tampa m great work again!
Wow very nice rigg 🙂
sorry dude, its my tricopter now, lol. I lost a nice quad the same way but without the bats
+1
Man I wish you were still working with these things. You were the reason I fell in love with Tricopters. They would be so more advanced if you were still around.
It’s really depressing
@@rdpenguin2710 what happened?
@@bepopxxx the list I sent you is a combination of what you can still buy (the bird servo isn’t made anymore) and pieces that you have to substitute. This too was changed because I put quite a bit more on it but there are a few other things you can do to beef it up
@@rdpenguin2710 hey can you send me this list. I’m planning to build this. But I was going to change some things myself.? Sleepyheadfpv@gmail
I'd like to make a tricopter like this what do u need to get something similar?
Hi David, just want to say thanks for all the inspiration! I started following you since your Tank Fight videos and FlightTest days. Following your footstep, I have picked up DLG and Tricopters... I took a long break from RC hobby a couple of years back, and it's sad to see you have stopped the hobby too. Well, hope you enjoy life and whatever you do nowadays! And if you reboot the hobby, know that there are thousands of people who will cheer to see you again!
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
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Are you find that stuff? @@hiteshbhoyar7719
This is a great "generic purpose" tutorial with soo many tips!. Thanks. And correct speed/narration.
I’ve been eyeing this since your initial post about it. Now, because of your awesome videos and just the way you are in general, I’ve had no choice but to submit an order. Thanks so much David, for working to keep this hobby fun!
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
So very lovely to see something new and rc flight related from you. Keep it up, the internet started to miss you. So did I.
Thank you so much for the tip with mounting the center to the top plate of the frame, without attachment to the bottom. I also tried to come up with a compact folding frame, but it didn’t even occur to me how to make folding beams that do not touch the fastening nuts of the FC. You have found a brilliant simple solution !!)) Thank you very much)))
Never even thought about balancing the props that's amazing your take off was so smooth.
Can't wait till I can afford to get myself one of these! Great work, David! You are a beautiful person.
Nicely done, David! I HAVE to get some pointy hands now, couldn't stop laughing when they came out. Great video and top machine :)
I just built this over the last weekend, awesome thing! Highly recommend the associated electronics kit.
I love this guy. I met with tricopter in 2009 and still following...
Wow, excellent video - so much detail and good info. Thank you so much!
Honestly I'm like 10% into the actual building of these FPV drones but good lord you made that entertaining. Convinced me to subscribe. Love it!
Being honest, I have little interest in building this tri, but I love your videos so much I'll watch every second :D
We need a neXus tri now :D
Hah I'll just say the baby tri covers that :P
I don't know man. A multicopter with 40+ minutes of flight Time sounds really good to me. Sigh, just when I told myself, no more builds.
The same, every second of video I watched, lot of knowledge, ideas and blonde joke :D And ultra efficient airship.
@@Wrublos212 As far back as I can think, David is one of the very first RC gurus I ever watched. Way back when he was using his gopro's A/V for FPV....lol
What is this, a post from David, the legend himself?!
I have to check this out, especially if it's about his beloved Tricopters.
I know the pid is the simplest control paradigm for this purpose but if u want to possess an increase in stabilisation and faster trajectory and step responses and a reduced steady state error and overshoot resulting in an immense increase in system performance, construct a better controller such as the H infinity, LQi, Fuzzy, sliding mode controller demonstrating better robust properties against external disturbances such as wind, torque and vibration.
@@meti9230 put up a link so people can try it out!
i was planning on a low and slow quadcopter hoping for a 40 min flight time. but an hour? oh boy. thanks for the inspiration!!
love this new LR tricopter, definitely on the build list. Also: my Maker Knife just arrived yesterday, so good!
Me also. Will be ordering stuff this summer. LR flying over mountain ranges, here we go.
I've never seen you before but this was woefully entertaining as well as informative. Thank you for your hilarious and straightforward tutorial
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
Always a pleasure to watch you build things David.
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
best video i have come across so far, great knowledge mixed with some humor .
First time on your channel buddy and I sub'd within minutes, such a breath of fresh humor and style 🤣
Got to be honest - I'm am very impressed with the tricopter 👍👍
Love it! Glad to see you making new videos!🤙
Simple elegant design and if it's true about the one hour flight time even better, well done.
David I was just thinking about you the other day and your tricopters. I know it's your favorite platform. And I can see why, agile, light, fast, and a new one I learned today, it's also quiet. Keep posting we miss your videos. I like the FPV recordings just flying around or maybe some narrated long range FPV
Great to see you're still going
Very cool video! I learned a lot. I started building one of your tricopters today. I look forward to flying it!
Good job. You're like. straight to the point and you don't miss a detail along the way. Not sure how you do it.
Love this; you've always been super hilarious! ROTFLMAO - glad to see you're still pushing the tri
Good as a boomerang XD you throw and it's back to you. Great project :)
I love that little red pointing hand!
Great content brother.
Nice to see you solder again, thanks David👍
love this drone, fly it whenever i can, so much fun
David! Good that you're still around! I remember starting this hobby like what, 7 years ago? How different was it back then? I started with a quadcopter based on arduino. Then I moved to openpilot. I still have all the parts... But I've become lazy. Nowadays I just grab my Mavic Air. And it's not the same anymore... At the beginning people were interested, asking how fast, high or far I could go. Today people come to complain that I might be filming them... I miss the old days, before dji... Before it became big.
your solder welds are perfect
Balancing the props o wow. Ive learnt something new. Ty
you are a tricopter legend. its hard to get the right equipment without your shop.
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
Dude, THIS is what I'm talking about. Just scratching the surface of what a properly designed quad is capable of!
what a bunch of great information!! even besides the great build video, the detailed information/hints/tips you give during the build is greatly appreciated! I learned a lot of things i needed to know watching this. things i didn't know, i didn't know, until i knew! 🤣
thank you.
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
Good to see you mr. David. Great video thanks.
Great Video! Love Tricopters and need to get back to building and breaking them!
Dude, this is AMAZING! my next build will be something really similar to this
David's build videos were always more fun to watch than anybody else's. I've watched all of them, but never actually built a tricopter. Very disappointed to find now that I'm returning to the sport after a year or two hiatus that FliteTest has discontinued all multirotor support and now David is going out of business also. I still want to finish my 5 rotor copter (four rotors on one main cross beam, with a tricopter style tail rotor).
Man if would say your video was awesome then i would’t be able to appreciate even a quorter of your work... It is sooooooo good video that i cant even find the word to describe it!!! PROPS Man you are the best👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
You’re right about the calipers
I can’t believe how quickly my old cheap pair went through them
Whereas I’ve not had to change my new ones since I got them
OMG love watching your videos, your delivery is fantastic.
Gday David i liked your vlog and your jokes are good too we have missed your vlogs here in oz please do more.
Great build, David! What a narrative!
Very good video!
you explained alot better then other tutorials I have seen
Dude , great build! Love your videos
I loved seeing that pointy finger thing again haha
David! You magnificent man beast. I’ve missed you. You are by far one of my most fave fpv personality that comes from as far back as 5’years ago.. good to see you bud. 😂🤗✌️🥳
“Nut driver bless you” lol 😂 so many moments your personality shines through. “Ohh it’s time to start with electronics” lol 😂 I hope you find the vigilance to remain the same.. cheers bud I look forward for more content if that is in your plans 🥳😂 I’m also getting a few of your bad ass knife for Christmas presents.
On a more sadder note I lost my one and only windestal creation. That little tricopter got a lot of attention in any given RC field since its weird to see a tricopter competing with quads. I can say nothing yaws like a tricopter. Most people who ask wtf is that gets turned off about the servos needed for the build. And that was the one that prevented me from making my tricopter my main quad. Lol🥴 concord back window 😂 music backdrop was genius. Anyways I plan to rebuild my tricopter any thing to you can imagine that I can do to protect the servo? Or maybe build a Y4 tricopter. In my book you are undisputed expert in tricopter configs; Joshua B has gotten to big for him to waste his time to help a lonely tricopter pilot. “Whooshing sound instead of that aaaahherr” lol
I’m a blond! 😂 😂🤣😂🤣 rolling on the ground. I miss you man! Lol
Awesome, love how informative it is!
Nice! Good to see you. Takes me back to a project using ArduPilot in the days of KK2, Windestal inspired wooden dowels and plywood frames. Was chasing flight times, position hold and return to home. Best I managed at the time was just over 20 mins using 3,000Mah 3S, 800kv and 10 X 4.5's.
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
Missed these videos bro. Glad I found em again 🙏🏿
Thanks for sharing, beautiful property, God bless!
Who needs graphic arrows when you have a tiny hand at the ready to pint things out 😂 dude love the videos! We all wanna see more!!! Still miss the rocket knife!
great video, now I gotta buy one thanks mike
that look awesome. looks like it would be butter smooth for cruising.
i've seen 100,000 diy videos AND YOU SIR WIN best TUTORIAL i have ever watched! not going to Sydney hahaha
You are a master drone builder! Balancing the props! I bet its night and day difference. Great job and keep up the good work!
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
that tricopter is awesome, good video!!
I just found your channel and wow I love it and want one of those tricopter so bad
You my friend are a drone building BADASS! great video thank you
David well comeback!!...cheers.I am just subbed to your channel.
I love it when David says; "otherwise, it's going to explode!". Ha! So, funny.😂😋
When you mentioned the maker knife I immediately recognized the voice haha
Good job!
I love your tricopter designs ever since v2, am still trying to get mine to fly hahahha but maybe now I'll be able to with 3d printed parts
Damn. You make great tutorials.
Just watched through a lot of this just because it I really entertaining.
This is such a fun and interesting video that I watched the whole thing even though I have no intention of building a tricopter. LOL!
You became the yoda of the RC Hobby :D
Love the pointy hand!
Damn, hearing you talk about friction on yaw pivot makes me think back to 2011 when I got into RC. Good times, nice video
Great vid my friend 👍 👌
I just found your channel, today - September 8th, 2020 - and you are the best thing that's happened online in 4 years. . .
Also 22:31 - You're welcome. :)
Awesome David!!!
Fantastic vid, and great work producing your own product.
Dr. Wind&Steel is back!
Did he just give me the finger?! lol love the pointer!
Looks grate and nice work on the quick build video might just be my next model!
🥃Cheers🍻
Oh crap I just finished the video its so responsive great job!!¡
This is going to be my Christmas build.
I've been following Flite Test off and on for awhile and just all the sudden youtube suggested this video!! Very good, it's been weird without your face or voice haha
Long time awaiting for it :)
hey changodi loved it.. great work...
You are Amazing. I demand MORE!
I don't know. The sound, speed and comedy of your talk scratches an itch in the OCD part of my brain. Oh, and I must have one (or two) of these craft.
That was awesome and entertaining... subbed and liked!!!
Awesome video
I had to check my UA-cam viewer to see if it was set to 1.25x speed. Nope - that's just David speaking excitedly. Good to see you back! BTW - I need to finish my Tricopter I bought from you 3 years ago...😂
lol that plastic hand is hilarious.Good job mate! ( i actually paused at 0:39 to post this)
You're the best, i had fun watching this video
Awesome job David . The tricopers always reminds so much of the skynet drones in terminator 👌 flys great dude
does anyone have downloded the 3d models and pcb file, i want them. the website seems to be not working.
so amazing tricopter!
Thank You Man
This dron, is beauttiful!
Awesome video.. Lot of shoving, screwing and finger related activities!! Love the way it is presented.. :)
Haha you are a legend!! Brilliant!
I like the swooshing sound in stead of the WEEEEEEAAAAAAHH!!
this is amazing !! I am doing this