twinring
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Location: japan
My Posts This: Topic Forum | Thanks Jimbo,
Yeah Im a real sicko, I think I enjoy building them more than flying them... Although today I had a big smile on my face hovering it around for the first time.
Putting the battery up there was the reason I started this project, the opening of the frames idea was ok, but it had alot of flex and didnt hold up in a crash. Before this version I made a G10 opened up frame version with 3 point braces and realized the part count was getting ridiculous and the resistance to roll was not addressed. If you hold an EP8 with a 6s setup by the head button and roll it side to side you can feel the resistance that the heli has to overcome just to roll. with the batteries up higher doing the same thing the resistance is greatly reduced, you can actually feel it in your hand. Ive only hovered it today and it feels promising in that regard, cant wait to roll it over to feel the difference.
yes those are the atom 500 skids, they bolt right into the stock frames, no drilling or cutting, great deal for about 6 bucks!
One of the things I really like about the EP8 is the simplicity of design, with fewer parts, than nearly all the others out there. this was an important goal for me in this attempt. |
