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The folks at RISE have announced a new line-up of Brushless ESCs for multi-rotor aircraft. Each is equipped with ONESHOT for superior communication with your flight controller and they come in 12 amp, 20 amp, and 30 amp sizes. RISE8012 12A Brushless Multirotor ESC $15 RISE8020 20A Brushless Multirotor ESC $16 RISE8030 30A Brushless Multirotor ESC $19 To get full details simply use This [...]
New from the good folks over at Hitec is the Energy Propel Brushless System line-up for multirotor aircraft. The Energy Propel systems come with brushless motors that have built in ESCs, saving space, weight, and install time. Some of the highlights of the Energy Propel systems include- * Efficient, high performance motors * Updateable BLHeli firmware * ONE SHOT Synchronization Protocol * 41 & [...]
New from the boys at TBS (Team Black Sheep) comes the Powercube multirotor stack and let me tell you… I can’t remember the last time I was this excited for a new multirotor product! The Powercube is such a brilliantly simple concept, I’m amazed that no one has thought of it yet. Simply put, it makes all of your miniquad [...]
In case you have been wondering what I have Wrench and 3DBill working on lately, I’ll give you a hint. Just kidding, all credit goes to these guys in the UK! This video has been making the rounds, so I thought I’d post it up if you haven’t seen it. This guy is nuts, and not because of the possible [...]
All you quad/drone fans should be stoked to hear that AsiaTees Hobbies is now stocking Emax Multirotor Products. The line-up of products from Emax ranges from motors, to ESCs, to frames, and now you can get them at AsiaTees. Being an innovative and progressive company, Emax stays on top of the latest multirotor trends to put out all the products [...]
Blade Helicopters announced another ship for the fleet, the 200 QX. Built as an upgrade to the 180QX HD, the 200QX is a brushless powered, LED lit, SAFE technology quadcopter brother with the good looks of the 350QX. It has impressive specifications:SAFE™ Technology equipped Three flight modes High performance brushless motors Internal LED illumination for easy orientation and night flying Optional camera available separatelyOffered currently only as [...]
For all you airplane fanatics out there, Graupner USA has announced the mz-32 radio system. The mz-32 has 32 channels, enough for all sorts of custom builds. Here are some of its highlights- * Programming allows you to design your own screens, filter voice notifications, program your own control logic * First radio that provides full 32 channel functionality right out of [...]
This year when Tim, Cubby, and I made a day trip out to Toledo, OH for Weak Signals. I met quite a few different distributors that I had never met before. One of these distributors was Detroit Multi-rotor. I was drawn to this particular booth because it was the only one that I could find that was selling quad kits [...]
New from our friends at Graupner is the Falcon 12 Flight Controller. No, this isn’t for your high flying monster truck, it is a high-end receiver for use in helicopters, drones, and airplanes. What does it do? Well, it is an airplane stabilizer, as well as a flybarless helicopter and drone flight controller. It packs real-time telemetry along with a [...]
Recently announced by Blade are the Inductrix FPV RTR and BNF. The Inductrix FPV is a small drone that packs a whole lot of features. It can make a perfect FPV drone for the beginner, yet has enough power to satisfy accomplished pilots. If you are looking to get in on that tiny whoop craze, this is a good place [...]
Coming in late April from Blade is the Torrent 110 FPV Racing Drone. The small Torrent 110 packs a punch with four brushless motors and is a great way to get into FPV racing. Small enough to be flown indoors or out, the Torrent 110 has the power and handling you are looking for. * High torque 1104-7600kV brushless motors * Professionally [...]
Looking for a RTR FPV Racer? This may be the one for you. We recently got our hands on the Hitec QuadRacer 280, and have been testing away for our review. Since you have a little bit before we are done, here are a few unboxing photo’s for you to check out. The Hitec QuadRacer 280 has a part number [...]
Just announced for all you aspiring FPV drone racers is the Hitec Vektor 280. The Vektor 280 comes with a high-end carbon fiber chassis and is pre-assembled to save you time. All it takes to get the Vektor up and running is for you to supply a 5-channel transmitter, a 5.8GHz receiver, 3 or 4S LiPo battery, and video goggles. [...]
Coming soon to a hobby shop near you is the Hitec QuadRacer 280. Aimed at people looking to get their feet wet in FPV racing, the QuadRacer 280 is loaded with features. Some of its highlights include- * 2.4GHz 6 channel radio * High resolution 4.3″ LCD video monitor * 300,000 Pixel 135° field-of-view camera * 2300kV brushless motors * 3S 2000mAh LiPo battery & [...]
If you do a quick Google search for “FPV racing drone”, you will almost certainly be instantly overwhelmed with potential choices. As FPV racing and drones in general explode in popularity, there are new products hitting the market every second. When I set out to build my first high-end FPV racing/freestyle quadcopter, and I mean REALLY build it from the [...]
