stallion_explosion Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Oh lovely name there! maybe we should do a deal with your dad's chippy to do deliveries for him. Sausages and saveloys delivered to your door- they'll hit the door hard and splat there, but at least they got there fast. seriously though yeah delivery i envisage being a drop over the target with a little parachute on the sausage, so the guy receiving can chase the sausage down (ideally catch it of course but that's probably stretching possibility) and eat it there. i would have thought most types of sausage would be suitable though I will probably start with your standard banger as a test payload, or possibly a chipolata as they're lighter. looks like i've got to work this weekend so another lost opportunity for R&D. DAMMIT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p4ddy Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Just had a thought for a video, A guy sits down (in a park maybe) & is eating a portion of chips but discovers he has no sausage. He then dials 0800 Fast sausage & your drone with sausage delivers at 100mph & he catches it in his bag of chips, he takes a bite smiles at the camera & shouts "Justice at last" or just "Sausage drone". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 or sausages dont know if you guys will remember that 1 was a dog on tv that got famous for saying sausages it was the esther rantzen thats life show or something lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashleysmith Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Or the walls advert... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 Finally got the drone back in the air yesterday with its new power system. It flies! Wheee! It now sports a turnigy 3648 1450kv motor rated at 1600 watts with 2 turnigy nanotech 45-90c 5000 mah 3s lipos in series to give it 6 cells, spinning a 6x4 prop through a 100 amp ESC. It's heavy but it got airborne with no problems. It is definitely much happier going fast than slow- it's precise at speed but sluggish at lower speeds, due to the weight. Oh my GOSH this thing is fast! That motor on 6s is AWESOME! I have no idea how fast it goes, I didn't really give it a chance on its first outing. I'll give it a go and try and get a speed on it soon. It is seriously quick though. A bit scary too, frankly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Sausage Drone Stage 2 is finally complete! Hoorays! The sausage drone is now capable of parachuting sausages! Marvel at the glory of my journey in to science and engineering, and my many many crashes 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savage_Smithy Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 That's brilliant, I didn't expect it to be so durable but it certainly looks like it takes a beating. Was there no deformity after its many, many crashes and failed launches? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 nah it's good as ever. i built it very strong, seems to be paying off. i've needed to put a couple of bits of CF strip in to fix cracks in the main CF spar, and poured some gorilla glue and thin CA in to gaps between the foam sheets where they have very slightly delaminated after the big crashes but that's it. the foam sheets are laminated together with carpet tape, which adds strength. it's got balsa leading and trailing edges and a big CF square section tube spar across the wing. Strapping tape and then laminating film covering. The thing is practically unbreakable! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottPro8.5 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Was the GoPro allright??, looked a bit smashed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 no the gopro was totalled. I'd previously scratched the lens on that one so not a complete disaster, but still. Lesson learned - FLY CASED! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormbringer Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 really good mate and its 2 sausages not just 1 as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean-vrs Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Very good, you are nuts (but i think you know that!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 So when will the orders for sausage commence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Following this one..wanna see it autmonus....can't say that word lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 So when will the orders for sausage commence? I need to work out the autopilot next! Which means I've got to get my UHF long range control system sorted first, as I don;t trust the cheapo orange rx at all any more - loose connections after the big crash caused subsequent crashes, plus if it flies off a bit under autopilot i want to make sure i'm still able to fly it back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Hahaha .... wise decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Well then I'm sure your proffessor hair and know how it shall not e long before people don't have to the shops in order to get a sausage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin3171 Posted September 14, 2012 Share Posted September 14, 2012 Great video. Looking forward to seeing the next update. best word of the day KAK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut jims Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Any luck with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Benn a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stallion_explosion Posted November 24, 2012 Author Share Posted November 24, 2012 yeah i haven't really done anything on this for a while. must get back on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 Cool keep us updated man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclingSalmon14 Posted May 25, 2014 Share Posted May 25, 2014 Did this ever get finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zardoz Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 This is superb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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