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Hexacopter Bill of Materials

Posted on by Adam Polak

This is a list of each component I will be using to complete the build of my hexacopter over the coming weeks. I will be making custom circular polarized antennas for FPV with a GoPro HD Hero and 5.8gHz transmitter and receiver. As much as I would love to equip the board with an OpenPilot CC Board, they are all currently out of stock.

EDIT: GoodLuckBuy began selling the Crius Multiwii board, the board that I will now be using in place of an openpilot. It is less expensive and includes additional sensors that the OpenPilot CC does not include.

 

Wiring:

[Qty. 1 each] 5mm Heatshrink Tubing [Red] [Black]

[Qty. 2] 3.5mm Bullet Connectors

[Qty. 1] XT60 Connectors

[Qty. 2] Futaba Terminal Connectors

[Qty. 2] 20cm Servo Leads

[Qty. 2 each] 16 AWG Wire [Red] [Black]

 

Electronics:

[Qty. 1] Red LED Strip

[Qty. 6] Red Brick 25A ESC

[Qty. 6] 1200kV 150W Brushless Motor

[Qty. 1] 5000mAh 3S 20C LiPo or 3300mAh 3S 40C LiPo (8:15 of flight time with LEDs on)

[Qty. 1] MWC Crius SE Flight Controller

[Qty. 1] Fly Sky TH-9X

[Qty. 1] Bluetooth Telemetry Module

 

Frame:

[Qty. 1] 3/8″ x 24″ Bass Wood Arms 

[Qty. 1] xRotor Spider HexFrame or Xaircraft Hexa or (custom frame)

[Qty. 6] M3 Nuts

[Qty. 3] M3 20mm Socket Head Bolts

[Qty. 3] M3 14mm Socket Head Bolts

[Qty. 2 each] 9x5x3 Props [Standard] [Counter-Rotating] (8 Props Total)

 

FPV Gear:

[Qty. 1] G-OSD II (Can be flashed with CL-OSD)

[Qty. 1] 5.8 GHz 200mW TX/RX

[Qty. 1] GoPro HD Helmet Hero

[Qty. 1] 4.3″ TFT LCD

 

Antenna: 

[Qty. 1] 14ft 18 Gauge Copper Wire

[Qty. 1] 12″ SMA Connector

or

[Qty. 1] 5.8 GHz Patch Antenna

 

 

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