Discussion Walkera "X-wing"

[sketchaholic]

Hmm, I wonder if they have permission for this...



Looks like the UF0 8 guts.

1). Main Rotor Dia. : 80mm
2). Overall Length: 393mm
3). Overall Width: 288mm
4). All-up Weight: 68g (Battery included)
5). Main Motor : 0820RN
6). Battery: 3.7V 500mAh Li-Po
7). Transmitter: WK-2402
8). Receiver: RX2418A
9). Gyro: 3D Gyro

[kodak_jack]

Originally Posted by sketchaholic

Hmm, I wonder if they have permission for this...
Looks like the UF0 8 guts.

1). Main Rotor Dia. : 80mm
2). Overall Length: 393mm
3). Overall Width: 288mm
4). All-up Weight: 68g (Battery included)
5). Main Motor : 0820RN
6). Battery: 3.7V 500mAh Li-Po
7). Transmitter: WK-2402
8). Receiver: RX2418A
9). Gyro: 3D Gyro

How can they add all that extra weight and still get the same performance? From my 4#3b experience(these are 4 tail motors from what I've read), they need more reliable motors, if nothing else.

[PicooMan]

you mean lucasfilm has rights of X-Wing fighter?

[kodak_jack]

Originally Posted by PicooMan

you mean lucasfilm has rights of X-Wing fighter?

NOW I understand what his question was about, not the UFO design, but the title and looks of it, doh!

[RCvertt]

Originally Posted by sketchaholic

Hmm, I wonder if they have permission for this...

If not, I'm sure Lucas clones his own army of lawyers for just this sort of thing

I like the looks of this one.
Now when are they going to come out with a brushless version

[kodak_jack]

Originally Posted by RCvertt

If not, I'm sure Lucas clones his own army of lawyers for just this sort of thing

I like the looks of this one.
Now when are they going to come out with a brushless version

The useless Walkera brushed motors are the same as what they put on the 4#3b tail. The new CB100 has a double brushless setup and the tail motors are a 2.0g motor that some have replaced with a 2.9g motor. Unfortunately, for this heli, that would mean a different receiver/mixer and ESC's and that would probably make it cost prohibitive. The motors are about $29 eachand the new ESC's would be $10 each, so, you get the picture.
http://www.chinesejade.com/walkera4G3BLMotorEsc.htm

[sketchaholic]

Actually they are not the same motors. The motors in the ufo 8 are a good deal longer than in any of the helis. I think on average people are getting a pretty respectable 100+ flights. Don't forget that brushless motors doesn't equal motors that last forever. If you crash you will still damage your $30 motor and if you don't know how to fix it then rather than buying a $5 brushed motor you will be forking out $30 for a motor. I think brushless is nice but in the case of the UFO 8 I think the brushed motors are very suitable for this application. Now if you don't crash at all then brushless motors would definitely be the choice.

[RCvertt]

You guys are right. 30 beans a motor is a lot of beans.

Looks like we are stuck with the cheapo brushed for now untill the small bl's become as inexpensive as some of the mid sized 7$ brushless motors are.

So I'll settle for a BL ufo-5 sized bird for now but I guess that topic is for a different thread.

Cool variation of the UFO8 for sure.