WoW. The MAV Da Vinci is finally here! - Page 5

massimo · Oct 28, 2009, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by RCBilly

Well, the DaVinci Mav finally arrived this morning

They do exist!! Attached are pics of the box etc. Also a very short shaky vid of the first flight out of the box with no charge to prove that do actually fly. It's a fast little thing! I'll try to get better vid after I get it trimmed. It looks like it will be a great little flyer and it was worth waiting for!, Bill

mav1 (0 min 18 sec)

wawww thank you for your report

please $$$? and flight time ?
thank you in advance dear friend.

RCBilly · Oct 28, 2009, 05:47 PM

Hello Massimo, Flight time is about 5 minutes on the 20mah battery. Got it here: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/77692?promo=search best, Bill

41i3n777 · Oct 28, 2009, 06:04 PM

Oh God! Now I have to buy it lol... Yeah you have to make another video that thing is too cool.

massimo · Oct 29, 2009, 02:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RCBilly

Hello Massimo, Flight time is about 5 minutes on the 20mah battery. Got it here: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/77692?promo=search best, Bill

Thank you friend, in EU any news about it

Please if you rec. video s .......

thank you in advance ...

Veteran · Oct 29, 2009, 05:37 AM

Well finally conformation. That thing looks awesome and ive got to have it! I might be getting Heavy Chevy to ship me one over soon but was thinking of waiting a little while to see how they perform ect...

harrisdouma · Oct 29, 2009, 01:48 PM

Hello RCBilly
Got my daVinci mav today On the front of the box it says the transmitter
is on channel B. is yours also on channel B, I hope it is available on more
than one frequency so we can fly more than one at the same time.

Tres Wright · Oct 29, 2009, 02:36 PM

Well it's a cute little thing, except for that big ugly gear guard on the front. It's a shame they went with IR on this one, I was hoping it would be RF like all the other iFly ornis. Still looks worth having though

RCBilly · Oct 29, 2009, 04:09 PM

Hi All, Mine is also channel B. Maybe they all are

The guard on the front is removeable. They include 2 sets of spare wings and two extra guards. Seems to fly just as well without it and looks a lot better. It certainly isn't a living room flyer unless you have a very big living room! I've tried to slow it down without success so far. Gave up before I break it. I'll get a chance to test it again tomorrow in a larger space. Best, Bill

RCBilly · Oct 30, 2009, 01:49 PM

Hi All, I took off the guard and plastic body and the MAV flys a little slower and I think looks better. Here is a new longer video from this morning. I had it way up close to the rafters without a signal loss so the IR range is pretty good. Best, Bill

http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...7#post13464977

Tres Wright · Oct 30, 2009, 02:27 PM

Bill, you're right, that looks MUCH better! Based on your new video the range looks quite impressive for IR. Looks like it flies well too, it has a bit of porpoising like the other iFly ornis, but it's zippy! Thanks for posting the pics and vids

Veteran · Oct 30, 2009, 07:09 PM

Yeah that looks so much better. What was the weight savings Bill?

Definate candidate for a RF conversion

41i3n777 · Oct 30, 2009, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Veteran

Yeah that looks so much better. What was the weight savings Bill?

Definate candidate for a RF conversion

I second that! Rf would be nice

I think plantraco was the name of that company that makes those tiny rc planes. Maybe with some of there parts

RCBilly · Oct 30, 2009, 07:53 PM

Well, the weight savings were minimal. The removed parts total about 0.4 grams. I didn't weigh it when fresh but it now weighs 4.5 grams so the production model must have gained weight since the original 3.5 gram announcement. The IR TX/rx is proportional and has good range. Main power is a 6mm motor. Steering is by a 3mm motor which acts as a tiny windlass to raise or lower each wing trailing edge. Ingenious but looks very fragile! It could be converted using a Butterfly RX I'm sure. The IR RX looks about the same size and weight so performance shouldn't suffer. I'm going to try some light cf rod LG next see if it will ROG

After seeing Angry Monks tiny ornis at KIEF this is about as close as I'll ever get to flying a nano ornithopter and I'm really happy with it! Bill

Tres Wright · Oct 30, 2009, 07:55 PM

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The removed parts total about 0.4 grams. I didn't weigh it when fresh but it now weighs 4.5 grams

It doesn't sound like much, but that's quite a bit! Shaving .4 g off a 4.9 g airframe is an 8% reduction in weight!

Veteran · Oct 31, 2009, 04:00 AM

That's great Bill...

SO- is the tail motor definitely a 3mm motor? If so, then it's a never before seen motor. Even the tiny Shicoh is a whopping 3.2mm diameter, they did make a prototype 2.8mm motor but it never hit the shelves but this 3mm might be something worth using in the micro planes.

Oct 30, 2009, 01:49 PM	#69
RCBilly MAD MEN QCRC Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 466	More Video Hi All, I took off the guard and plastic body and the MAV flys a little slower and I think looks better. Here is a new longer video from this morning. I had it way up close to the rafters without a signal loss so the IR range is pretty good. Best, Bill http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showt...7#post13464977 Attached Thumbnails 75.7 KB · Views: 94

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Oct 28, 2009, 05:47 PM	#62
RCBilly MAD MEN QCRC Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 466	Hello Massimo, Flight time is about 5 minutes on the 20mah battery. Got it here: http://www.hammacher.com/Product/77692?promo=search best, Bill

Oct 28, 2009, 06:04 PM	#63
41i3n777 UFO addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 246	Oh God! Now I have to buy it lol... Yeah you have to make another video that thing is too cool.

Oct 29, 2009, 05:37 AM	#65
Veteran WHAT'S NEXT? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne-Australia Posts: 859	Well finally conformation. That thing looks awesome and ive got to have it! I might be getting Heavy Chevy to ship me one over soon but was thinking of waiting a little while to see how they perform ect...

Oct 29, 2009, 01:48 PM	#66
harrisdouma Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Beaver Dam.Wi. Posts: 198	Hello RCBilly Got my daVinci mav today On the front of the box it says the transmitter is on channel B. is yours also on channel B, I hope it is available on more than one frequency so we can fly more than one at the same time.

Oct 29, 2009, 02:36 PM	#67
Tres Wright Live to ride... and fly! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 13,065	Well it's a cute little thing, except for that big ugly gear guard on the front. It's a shame they went with IR on this one, I was hoping it would be RF like all the other iFly ornis. Still looks worth having though

Oct 29, 2009, 04:09 PM	#68
RCBilly MAD MEN QCRC Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 466	Hi All, Mine is also channel B. Maybe they all are The guard on the front is removeable. They include 2 sets of spare wings and two extra guards. Seems to fly just as well without it and looks a lot better. It certainly isn't a living room flyer unless you have a very big living room! I've tried to slow it down without success so far. Gave up before I break it. I'll get a chance to test it again tomorrow in a larger space. Best, Bill

Oct 30, 2009, 02:27 PM	#70
Tres Wright Live to ride... and fly! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Forney, TX Posts: 13,065	Bill, you're right, that looks MUCH better! Based on your new video the range looks quite impressive for IR. Looks like it flies well too, it has a bit of porpoising like the other iFly ornis, but it's zippy! Thanks for posting the pics and vids

Oct 30, 2009, 07:09 PM	#71
Veteran WHAT'S NEXT? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne-Australia Posts: 859	Yeah that looks so much better. What was the weight savings Bill? Definate candidate for a RF conversion

Oct 30, 2009, 07:53 PM	#73
RCBilly MAD MEN QCRC Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 466	Well, the weight savings were minimal. The removed parts total about 0.4 grams. I didn't weigh it when fresh but it now weighs 4.5 grams so the production model must have gained weight since the original 3.5 gram announcement. The IR TX/rx is proportional and has good range. Main power is a 6mm motor. Steering is by a 3mm motor which acts as a tiny windlass to raise or lower each wing trailing edge. Ingenious but looks very fragile! It could be converted using a Butterfly RX I'm sure. The IR RX looks about the same size and weight so performance shouldn't suffer. I'm going to try some light cf rod LG next see if it will ROG After seeing Angry Monks tiny ornis at KIEF this is about as close as I'll ever get to flying a nano ornithopter and I'm really happy with it! Bill

Oct 31, 2009, 04:00 AM	#75
Veteran WHAT'S NEXT? Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Melbourne-Australia Posts: 859	That's great Bill... SO- is the tail motor definitely a 3mm motor? If so, then it's a never before seen motor. Even the tiny Shicoh is a whopping 3.2mm diameter, they did make a prototype 2.8mm motor but it never hit the shelves but this 3mm might be something worth using in the micro planes.