It's Decided ! BumbleBee ST800

Post date: 16-Aug-2013 08:05:02

GO BIG OR GO HOME !!! Nope , go big and go what fits in your car ...! I wanted a bigger copter after flying a 3DR quad for a Year now ... ( See Build Log here ) , I think I have enough experience now with flying copters , with the APM do and dont's that I should be able to handle a Large 'ish Hex.

So the requirements ... Large , Fit in Boot , Lift larger loads ...and if at all , Flying longer .

With the 3DR Quad I saw how adding a GoPro , FPV equipment can affect flying time , COG , Throttle settings in APM etc etc ... So above requirements is keeping these things in mind.

So what is there that will not make me broke ?

Tarot FY680 , just that bit to small , For lift 3Cell/4Cell copters was not going to do , I wanted 6 Cell ... So how about the Tarot T810 ? Yes , nice , and it can fold up as well( so can the ST800) aahh but the price ! That was moving towards being just too much ! This one also caught my eye , mainly due to it's unique twin arm configuration ,ATG-X6-700mm Dual Arm Carbon Fiber Frame

The twin arm , however , would mean less weight lifting capacity , also 6cells would be doable , also I had someone confirming size is actually 780 end of arm to end of arm , but not really foldable.... In step HobbyLord's Bumblebee ST800...

820MM , thus large , 360KV motors with 15 inch props , YES , 360kv motors = lifting capacity ! and it can fold up ! Bonus ! The looks ... It is actually a fair looking Copter , that is going on the pictures ...