ASW28 modified for FPV
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- I have basically used a Volantex ASW28 electric glider. I’ve removed the wheel and cover to make space for two 3S 2200 mAh batteries and patched the wheel opening with a plastic sheet.
Brushless motor: Volantex 4023 KV1050 Brushless Motor instead of the original 4023/850KV one. I swapped the propeller with Aeronaut Propell folding 12x 6 Carbon. Be aware of making a rejecting device to stop the prop to flip off the canope.
I have extended all control surfaces 100% (or more) and foiled all EPO parts, wings, hor. and vert. stabilizer and all control surfaces with Oracover transparent.
I use my good «old» Spektrum Dx8 G2 Tx on the ground with a Eachine LCD5802D 5802 5.8G 40CH 7 Inch FPV Monitor with DVR mounted on top of the TX. It is not very good for FPV flying, but useful on setting up before takeoff and a backup DVR. After some investigations, I landed on the Eachine EV200D 1280*720 5.8G 72CH True Diversity FPV Goggles. These have got very good reviewes for a reasonable price here on RUclips. Antennas on the goggles are 2 Realacc TFP-Mini Triple Feed Patch Dia. 45mm 5.8G 8dBi FPV Flat Panel Pagoda Antennas With Terminator, and 2 AOMWAY 5.8G 3dBi RP-SMA Male Four Lobe RHCP VTx/VRx FPV Antennas.
On board I have a Lemon Rx DSMX Compatible 10-Channel + Lemon Rx DSMX Compatible Satellite. I see that Lemon has discontinued this product and replaced it with the same RX with diversity antennas. This may be right because I struggle a bit with range on the original one. (I’ve ordered a new one with diversity antenna.) I’ve mounted the satellite back at the vert. stabilizer with the antennas mounted vertically to obtain the best range.
Then there is the Arkbird 2.0 Lite flight controller, a fantastic piece, PNP, no soldering, but you have to read through the manual thoroughly. The kit includes M8N GPS antenna, 3S current sensor, update tools and full set cables.
My FPV camera, a CADDX Turbo SDR1 1/2.8 2.0mm (discontinued on Banggood), is mounted on top of a servo recessed into the fuselage behind the canope. That makes me able to pan the camera more than 90 degrees bouth ways. Right behind the camera I’ve made a small foundation for the GPS antenna, and a bit behind the GPS I’ve strapped on the VTx, a Eachine TS5828S 40CH 5.8G 600MW RP-SMA Female FPV Transmitter Boscam Skyzone Upgrade with a AOMWAY 5.8G 3dBi RP-SMA Male Four Lobe RHCP VTx/VRx FPV Antenna.
At last I have a Hawkeye Firefly Q6 4K 1080P 60FPS HD Mini Camera mounted on top of the tail. This camera has limited batteri capasity, so I have connected it to the ballance contact on the battery. Likewise I have connected green LED lights on the starboard winglet, red LEDs on the port winglet and blue LEDs (I thought blue was more visible than white) on the tail.
This is my setup for my third build of the ASW28. I think it flies very well, it looks good and it’s fun to fly. Please LIKE and SUBSCIBE.
This is super cool, why don't you try some long range radio system like r9mm or tbs crossfire, this thing deserves long range !!! :D
Thank you very much! Yes, I agree, this "thing", the ASW28 from Volantex, Lanyua hobby, HobbyKing, or what ever, is a great plane. It looks good, is fun to fly and has a great envelope of ways to fly, thermal, sloape soaring, simple aerobatic and FPV. I've chosen the latter, FPV flying I have greate fun of. But I'm in a (not very) steep learning curve. If you check out my other videoes on my channel, I'v had some development, o.e. increasing my range, trimming the plane to a more stable flight and the last development is to include aerspeed.
I'm right now completing my 4th verion of the ASW28, provisionally for range up to 1 km, but I hope that plane eventually is going to do long range FPV. I'm not sure of what long range radio system to use, so if you have a recommendation i'll appreciate.
@@springpilot I'm on a learning curve too, on fpv drones, so I'm not qualified to give you any advice 😅the only thing I can say it's that an r9m module from Frsky would get the job done in giving you 8-10 km of range ..
Anyway.. I'll follow you on your journey in the hobby, I really like this build you did, and I'm sure I'll give fixed wings a try after seeing your video!
Nice !
great plane ;-) Does the Firefly has stabilisation in the video? Or is this software?
Thank you. In this video I use stabilized mode on the Firefly. The other videoes on this channel I switched it off and the camera followed the plane's movements. No software involved other than the Arkbird stabilization.
Good afternoon. Why is the camera moving relative to the aircraft?
Hello and thanks for watching.
This was, I think, my first video on FPV flying. For HD recording I used a Hawkeye Firefly Q6 4K Mini Camera mounted on top of the tail. This camera has a stabilizing function, when turned on it looks like it's moving relative to the aircraft. In later videos, I turned this function off.
Since this video was shot, I've made several modifications. The most important is moving over to Open TX and INAV. If you like you can check out my latest videos on my channel
@@springpilot Thank you, this is interesting information for me
Great Job
how long can it go?
what would be the wind speed resistance max?
Thank you for watching!
This video is my first one on FPV flying. If you check out my other videoes on my channel, I've had some development, o.e. increasing my range and trimming the plane to a more stable flight to include airspeed.
I'm right now completing my 5th version of the ASW28. I've converted from a Spektrum and Arkbird universe to Open TX with TBS Crossfire and the INAV universe. It was a steep and difficult learning curve. It took me 18 months to get the ASW28 up and running. That's the reason for no videos on the ASW28 in a while.
Flight time with a 3300 mAh battery, I've managed up till half an hour with a range of up to 1 km in relatively calm conditions.
As you can see, I'm flying FPV recreational style, no thermic nor hang flying. When the plane is fully trimmed, I can fly in about 6 - 7 m/sec wind.
why was it turning back and forth so much, was it super windy?
great flight, totally new with FPV, what to use to start?
Hello Renè!
Thank you, I'm kind of a newbie myself. I'll recommend going to the RUclipsrs Painless360 and Andrew Newton and check out their channels. There you'll find several videos on FPV planes, mostly wings, and other gear.
I am more into gliders, especially the ASW28 from Volantex. It's a beautiful plane, though it needs some modifications. I'm now completing my 4th version. I've abandoned the Spektrum and Arkbird systems and dived into INAV, Open TX and TBS Crossfire. A lot to get into but a much more flexible system.
Good lunch with your FPV and happy flying
@@springpilot
Thank you, I will do that, you to al lot of happy flying 👍🏻