I set out in 2016 with a radian glider on a 3cell 2200 to do my longest flight, it was over 4 hours. It was extremely painful the last hour or so. I was in a lawn chair and got the worst sunburn I ever got. I kept getting thermal after thermal and hungout with birds most of the time but I pretty much used only servos the entire time. I’ll never forget that day.
Bro that's crazy I just got my radian yesterday and I'm gonna fly it on Sunday hoping for a long flight time but not that long XD I've got 4 1 cell batterys
Ill be honest, when I first clicked the video, I wasn't really impressed. Once I realized how LONG you were flying - I am totally blown away. Really great work.
Hi: full scale planes can drop their empty tanks in the military. I believe your plane can be more efficient if after a battery is depleted, the dead weight is dropped. The space shuttle has the same idea. Rocktes also utlize the same principle
Yeah, haha I’ve thought about this too. I’d love to have several batteries and safely drop them as they are depleted, but it seems tricky, managing the voltage and battery connections
You can drop off package as long as you have an autonomous flights controller such as pixhawk You ser up the waypoint ( specific location) and the pixhawk will send a signal to the servo to release the package
Wouldn’t it be cool to send it at a general heading towards another city 150 miles away where you have it land and drop off a usb and fly back . This would be supper cool . Probably 😢illegal
Isn't 300 miles 482 KMs? That's more then this flight. Great flight but 2019 with an old Disco did over 300 miles. Good to see there's people striving to do long range though.
I really like your pragmatic approach. Instead of trying to work on some technological issues, you step back and realize that other (simpler) solutions appear. Well done
Yes, they can carry a lot of extra weight, especially with a high aspect long wing.. WOW what a result! would be neat to make a video talking about all of the arduplane settings, and why you chose each one. I see you have comment from Andrew Tridgell. He's the lead dev. for arduplane. Having his compliment to your work is amazing. Great Job!
Hey Spike! Thanks! I bet that you noticed the square APC prop 😁. I've gotten a lot of use out of that info that you taught me (among the many other things)! Thanks again! That's a good idea to explain my arduplane settings. I figured that Andrew Tridgell was a dev, but I didn't know he was the lead dev! Very cool! How are your projects going?
@@MatthewHeiskell*arduplane works with American military questionable human right record ... droning people in the middle east comminuted a lot of war crimes stop supporting baby - killers*
Yes, and money (~$300 battery). Congrats!!! Comparing to gtrick90's 4h 100 mile flight on 4s-7000 with the z84, 7 times the Wh to travel 3.4 times the distance.
I have watched your video several times and I have to say, You did such a great job with this mission. I think I am going to go out and purchase the same plane just for soaring out in the desert. I subscribed for sure.
Many thanks! Yeah, battery power is nice because it still works at night, or when it’s cloudy, or when the days are short. It is also pretty simple and cheap.
Under admittely somewhat optimal and given conditions, solar and batteries can already work quite well in planes, like surveillance drones, training and things like that. 10 hours of flight is really wow, when even one hour would have looked good. Cool!
Hi, I get 3 questions. 1: Do you change the motor from the original 4023/1050kv to your 4108? 2: How do you connect the flight controller's tele port to the OSD and the data link to the ground control simultaneously? 3:how can you move the camera installed on the tail? I dan't see the gimbal in the Video.
Hello! 1. Yes I changed the motor. 2. The fpv video is passed through the flight controller, the OSD info is added, then the signal exits the flight controller and goes to the video transmitter. 3. The fpv camera is glued to a servo that is embedded in the vertical stabilizer.
@@MatthewHeiskell Hi,Thanks to your answer. Do you mean you don't use ground control station to control the plane so that you don't use a data-tele module?
Hey man. I m completely new to the UAV world. I was wondering how you managed to create such efficient aerodinamics. This is amazing. Keep up the good work!
It was not especially efficient, half of the endurance came from the Li-Ion cells that I used to build the battery pack. They have twice the energy density of a standard LiPo RC battery.
Excellent accomplishment! Excellent video! This is how you edit together 10 hours of flight video into something interesting and compelling. Thanks for sparing us the 10 hours of footage at high speed with a terrible sound track.
Would love to see some videos on building the battery the specific programming and also exactly which 2400 frame it is, there are several variation of the phoenix 2400 and I want to replicate your current design, I think it would be a great starting point for mounting a 360 pivoting camera underneath been looking at finding a design platform to start from to build something close to the capabilities of the militaries surveillance drones to use during paintball matches
That's RAD! That would be a really cool recon RC plane. There's an open sources HD FPV system called "ez wifibroadcast" I think there's a newer version now, but basically it uses two raspberry Pi and webcam and USB wifi dongle to do HD wireless video. The only catch is that it uses 2.4GHZ, so you'd need to use a different frequency like 915MHz for RC control.
This is an amazing channel! Nice video with very high production quality and great effort! This video taught me that putting solar cells on aerofoils is not a very good idea unless done properly! The bird chirping noises in the background is also nice to hear Thank you and all the best for your future endeavours!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your encouragement! I plan to film a couple new videos this weekend. One about my Talon 250g and the other about my nano goblin. Both of them squeak in under the 250g limit. The nano goblin actually has HD recording too. Both of them are very amazing for their size and weight. I’m talking hour+ flight times if you’re cruising and 30 minutes of ballistic ripping.
What do you think about making the battery shape fit into the fuselage? It's probably very complicated, but it would be interesting to know how it would affect efficiency. Or make some fairings on the back of the battery to minimize turbulence. By the way, where is the stats table at the end of the video? It would be very interesting to compare with your previous setups!
Good ideas! I bet a fully internal battery would improve the efficiency. Yes, even a faring would help too. I didn't update the data table because this is a different battery (4S 50Ah vs 3S 45Ah).
Thanks! I built the battery pack with a spot welder and nickel strips. There are lots of good tutorials on TH-cam, especially the people who build packs for DIY ebikes. The olny significant difference is that RC people don't include balance boards or BMS boards. We let our RC chargers take care of that.
Thanks! Just for fun, what kinda range could you get with my 4s 50Ah battery pack on an E-bike? (riding efficiently on level ground) I might have to build one haha 😁
@@Joneszee1969 I show the pan servo in another phoenix video. Here is a link that will start you at the exact moment, but You might enjoy the whole walkaround section: th-cam.com/video/M-j0khC0x80/w-d-xo.html
Many thanks! Yeah, I think that’s about as good as I can do with a 2.4 meter wingspan. Pretty amazing that you can just buy one off the shelf, swap the motor and prop and add a big battery and you’re good to go.
Hi, I wanted to know if you chose the Phoenix 2400 precisely because it is probably the model that consumes less energy in flight compared to a classic airplane and I also wanted to know if such a powerful 50 amps battery could heat up too much and burn since I have read many recommendations in this regard for much smaller batteries (LI-PO) while instead such a powerful LI-ION battery of this type is perhaps one of the most dangerous there could be
Good questions! I picked the Phoenix 2400 because it has an excellent glide ratio and efficiency, and huge wings. Larger batteries store more energy and if an accident happens more energy will be release. But using a larger battery for the same task will put proportionally less load on the battery, making it last longer and for more cycles. In a crash, the main issue is the kinetic energy, but if the battery is damaged enough, it could catch fire. Battery fires are pretty scary.
@@MatthewHeiskell I wrote the comment because I would also like to build a configuration for long flight times. I would like to know if with batteries that have the same capacity a 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s etc. which of these will discharge sooner.
Liked all your RC videos and subscribed! Question about the battery if you would be so kind: I have researched all your replies to other people regarding the battery. I have seen your XUAV Talon battery overview. As a beginner, do you have a couple videos you could recommend to BUILD a similar battery? Or maybe a step by step with parts? So far I have gathered 1. Spot welder 2. Proper batteries 3. Connectors? 4. Load balance? Thanks for your awesome work, it’s inspiring.
Awesome! Here's a good video about pack building. The only difference for us RC people is that we don't need a BMS (battery management system). We just need the main positive and negative and the balance lead for balance charging the battery. th-cam.com/video/tKg-jIrr_JE/w-d-xo.html
Congratulations, pretty impressive. If you are going for highest efficiency, I highly recommend changing the prop. A GM - folding prop (Georgi Mirov Propellers) is an affordable solution. More efficient than APC, Aeronaut Cam Carbon or any random prop solution. Between appr. 10 - 20% better efficiency. Keep on flyin ♥
This is very inspiring Matthew. Setting this bar and having been over 2 years is impressive. This probably constitutes as a Guinness World Record. Have you thought to reach out and claim it?
Thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it too. I contacted AMA, but there's not a category for this kind of RC endurance flight. They guy was like, "wait, you never turned the motor off?!" haha
Hello sir, im new to these rc planes and fpv models, but not to tinkering with electronics and fabrication stuff with all kind of differences, but how does one get started in building these planes and understanding flight and the workings of this stuff ? I like your material thanx for sharing.
Hello! Start with a simulator. Something like this: www.horizonhobby.com/product/realflight-evolution-rc-flight-simulator-with-interlink-dx-controller/RFL2000.html Flying a RC plane can be very tricky at first. Once you get good at that, you can get a beginner RC plane. Then later you can get fancy and add a flight controller for autonomous flight. You MUST be able to fly the plane manually. It is pretty common to need to take manual control of the plane. There are TONS of good videos on TH-cam.
Did you have to set the LVC on the ESC to work with these batteries since you can go much lower in voltage and still have the amps you need? I tried these batteries in a C1chaser and forgot about the LVC hitting at 3.5 Volts per cell and hit LVC and now way to reset it while flying. you can get a LOT more mAh per LB. with these batteries, but lack in amps until you get to this amount of mAh. That is amazing what you proved here with these batteries and their ability to sustain long term flight over LiPos.
Is the Volantex Phoenix 2400mm a good lit/platform to build a long range fpv plane? I just wanna cruise around mostly and do the recordings with a gopro.
@@MatthewHeiskell Cool, I got most of the hardware except the plane now. Raspberry pi zero, Flight controller, GPS module with compass, reliever, ELRS controller. Need some nice VTX system then. I will go Analoge at first. as for plane I already have a Z84 and a 1.500dm balsa glider. what do you think use the Z84 or balsa glider or get a larger Phoenix? The Z84 is a flying wing with roughly.1 meter wingspan.
Many thanks! Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, a few days later I got on Google Maps and started drawing distance lines to see how far it could have gone on a one way mission.
It is really simple, just a camera and video transmitter connected to the F405 wing flight controller. You can search for a setup video for that flight controller and it will have all the info that you want. P.S. sorry for the delayed response.
Hello, what would happen to efficiency if you were to use a folding prop? Obviously your particular setup isn’t made for slope soaring but I would like to do something halfway so I can get the best of both worlds.
Hi. Matthew. I have got a 30000mah battery to drive the plane like you. But I just can’t fix it into the plane at the right position. How can you do that? Could you give me the details about this?
@@MatthewHeiskell Yeah.I do the same. But the battery is still too big to fit in the fuslage since there is a wooden board in the middle of it. And the board is used for fixing the wings. So how can you solve the problem?
Hello Matthew, you are amazing.. But I am really very keen to know about the motor here. Is it true that you use the Racestar 4108 Kv600 that weight oonly 92gr and power about 400 watts??? Tks
Matthew: This was a stellar accomplishment, extremely well photographed and explained. Truely a milestone to reset the bar for everyone. I would appreciate a little more background on your system, perhaps with pointers to resources for the design of your Arduplane coding. What is your next project from here? Thanks. - Jim PS: I just subscribed so I don't miss any more of your stuff!
Thanks James! I didn’t write the arduplane code. It is free and open source. It can be flashed to many different flight controllers. Just do a google search for “arduplane”. There is tons of info about it. I’m not sure of my next big project, haha.
Awesome! I live near MP 310 in Washington state on hwy 97. Its about 20 more miles North to Canada. Hence you flew the state of Washington from south to North! Amazing. I agree with others, don't apologize for excitement. Outstanding achievement! I just returned to the RC hobby after 50 years. The technology is blowing me away. Learning to fly again, my entire body has shaken almost uncontrollable just trying to figger how to get my sailplanes out of the sky without losing them or ripping the wings off. Planning to do the same thing with a Fox 3000 only I simply want the plane to go where I program it to take nice pics and drop love letters to my fans. ;-) Edit: Did you have crow on your setup?
Can you elaborate on the battery build? I am going to build my own. I think I might need a 6s for extra accessories drawing power. Cells are also not easy to find in Canada.
6s would be a good pack too. Just need to adjust your ESC and motor kV. I just ordered my cells from online stores. Can you do that in maple syrup land? 😄
This is super neat! Thanks for posting! How can I get started learning to play with flight controllers and OSDs like this? Which FC should I buy for a plane I build myself?
Thanks! 😄 there are a lot of flight controller options out there. And more a released with every month. I really like the Matek F405 Wing flight controller. But watch some videos and pick one that has a good tutorial. INav makes it easy to get started. It’s the common software that runs a lot of flight controllers
Don’t apologize for being excited! Anyone who sets such a record for themselves would surely feel the same!
Thanks! 😄
Yup :)
I set out in 2016 with a radian glider on a 3cell 2200 to do my longest flight, it was over 4 hours. It was extremely painful the last hour or so. I was in a lawn chair and got the worst sunburn I ever got. I kept getting thermal after thermal and hungout with birds most of the time but I pretty much used only servos the entire time. I’ll never forget that day.
That sounds awesome! (except the sunburn, haha)
Bro that's crazy I just got my radian yesterday and I'm gonna fly it on Sunday hoping for a long flight time but not that long XD I've got 4 1 cell batterys
Radians are fun.
Don't apologize for feeling joy! It's the most beautiful emotion and I petty the one's who judge people for that!
Thank you so much! 😄
Ill be honest, when I first clicked the video, I wasn't really impressed. Once I realized how LONG you were flying - I am totally blown away. Really great work.
Many thanks! 😄
Holy moly! I did not think that was possible. It even flies pretty slow for such a heavy plane. Very impressive.
Hi: full scale planes can drop their empty tanks in the military. I believe your plane can be more efficient if after a battery is depleted, the dead weight is dropped. The space shuttle has the same idea. Rocktes also utlize the same principle
Yeah, haha I’ve thought about this too. I’d love to have several batteries and safely drop them as they are depleted, but it seems tricky, managing the voltage and battery connections
Dropping LiPos around might be very, very dangerous unfortunately.
You can drop off package as long as you have an autonomous flights controller such as pixhawk
You ser up the waypoint ( specific location) and the pixhawk will send a signal to the servo to release the package
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@@idiotequedwaal good thing it’s not a lipo😏
Crazy man. Almost 340 miles on a single flight. Good stuff
Many thanks! 😄
Wouldn’t it be cool to send it at a general heading towards another city 150 miles away where you have it land and drop off a usb and fly back . This would be supper cool . Probably 😢illegal
@@j.s3612i don’t think it would be illegal if you register the flight
Isn't 300 miles 482 KMs? That's more then this flight. Great flight but 2019 with an old Disco did over 300 miles. Good to see there's people striving to do long range though.
I really like your pragmatic approach. Instead of trying to work on some technological issues, you step back and realize that other (simpler) solutions appear. Well done
Well said! Thanks!
Fair play to you staying out in a field all day, takes some dedication!
Many thanks! 😄
You’re one patient dude. What a cool project. Congrats man!
Many thanks! 😄
Holy crap! That is fantastic! Congratulations & Hats off on 10h without solar power!
Yes, they can carry a lot of extra weight, especially with a high aspect long wing..
WOW what a result! would be neat to make a video talking about all of the arduplane settings, and why you chose each one.
I see you have comment from Andrew Tridgell. He's the lead dev. for arduplane. Having his compliment to your work is amazing. Great Job!
Hey Spike! Thanks! I bet that you noticed the square APC prop 😁. I've gotten a lot of use out of that info that you taught me (among the many other things)! Thanks again! That's a good idea to explain my arduplane settings. I figured that Andrew Tridgell was a dev, but I didn't know he was the lead dev! Very cool! How are your projects going?
@@MatthewHeiskell You should join Aerorozvidka fren. You will enjoy it.
@@MatthewHeiskell*arduplane works with American military questionable human right record ... droning people in the middle east comminuted a lot of war crimes stop supporting baby - killers*
fantastic! Getting that sort of flight time takes a lot of effort
Thanks! I tried iNav at first, then I flashed arduplane onto the FC. What a difference!
Did you tried to fly with inav?
@@sarantis2 Yes, iNav is more user friendly, but Arduplane is better in every other aspect, especially efficiency.
@@MatthewHeiskell I cannot agree more. After this video I order the same plane
Yes, and money (~$300 battery). Congrats!!! Comparing to gtrick90's 4h 100 mile flight on 4s-7000 with the z84, 7 times the Wh to travel 3.4 times the distance.
Now that's a calming hobby! Great.
Yeah, it was very relaxing to watch and check everything. 😄 thanks!
Thank you for taking us with you! @@MatthewHeiskell
incredible! I have no RC fixed wings but this is the motivation i need!
Multirotor can do very special things, but fixed wing is the king of staying in the air haha. I have both and I love both.
I’m surprised that thing flies at all that battery looks insanely heavy.
This is so cool though props to you for spending so much time on this.
Not embarrassing at all man, congratulations!!! You did a really nice job!!!!
Thanks Pedro! 😄
Amazing accomplishment!
Thank you! I appreciate you taking the time to write your nice comment!
One of the best videos I have seen in a while. Really inspiring. Would love to see a video about the auto pilot components you used
Thanks! The autopilot is nothin’ fancy, just a Matek F405-wing running arduplane 3.9.11
F405 wing is a fantastic product by maytec,I still use them with inav,great achievement there.
Ahhh. The sweet smell of success. FYI. My throw......It would have nailed the fence. Love the
wing insert design. Great vid. 🏞
Amazing, its look so stable to fly, gliding, and cruising. Love it 👌
Thanks! Arduplane flies really smoothly.
@@MatthewHeiskell yeahhh.. really is. Greetings from indonesia 🇲🇨
...Great Endeavor! I keep watching certain sections over and over. Impressive!
Many thanks! 😄 Glad that you enjoy this stuff too!
@@MatthewHeiskell yes!
That is freaking incredible!! Helluva lot of determination to make it through the flight! Awesome Engineering job 🤙🏼
Very nice achievement. Great video. Camera pan was awesome upgrade! KEEP EM FLYING!! 🛩
Thanks! Will do! 🛩🛩🛩
Incredible! A BVLOS flight would be incredibl'ER
Thanks! Yeah, I’m not allowed to fly BVLOS 😔
Very nice long flight!!!
Many thanks! 😄
I have watched your video several times and I have to say, You did such a great job with this mission. I think I am going to go out and purchase the same plane just for soaring out in the desert. I subscribed for sure.
Thanks so much! It’s a fantastic plane!
Nice project!! Do you mind sharing more detail as to fc placement and battery cutout ?
Trying to add fpv gear as well !!!
Great to see a different perspective on endurance flight. I had assumed solar is the only option. But you proved otherwise
Many thanks! Yeah, battery power is nice because it still works at night, or when it’s cloudy, or when the days are short. It is also pretty simple and cheap.
Now THATS a battery!!! Amazing job dude
Many thanks! 😄
Congrats for this, you make me and my kids dreaming !
Many thanks! 😄 that’s awesome! It’s a great skill set to teach to future generations!
In 1990 I found a model plane magazine from the 60s with a description of a 14 hour record flight, it was a huge glider with a 1.5cc motor.
Wow, that’s awesome! I’ve heard of an RC place that flew across the Atlantic too! Amazing!
Under admittely somewhat optimal and given conditions, solar and batteries can already work quite well in planes, like surveillance drones, training and things like that. 10 hours of flight is really wow, when even one hour would have looked good. Cool!
Thanks! Have you seen the drones that perch on power lines and draw power to recharge?
Dude, you make some high quality videos. Incredible.
Thanks! It’s fun to make them, and pretty easy when I’m stoked to share the results of this cool project. Cheers! 😄
@@MatthewHeiskell now you need to buy a 03 airunit by dji digital camera or add a gopro on your plane and your videos are perfect !
Why the .... do you need to apologise ... dude you are owed some ADRENALINE from all of us. that was just amazing.
Haha, thank you so much! 😄
Wow that's amazing
I congratulate you!
Hi, I get 3 questions. 1: Do you change the motor from the original 4023/1050kv to your 4108? 2: How do you connect the flight controller's tele port to the OSD and the data link to the ground control simultaneously? 3:how can you move the camera installed on the tail? I dan't see the gimbal in the Video.
Hello! 1. Yes I changed the motor. 2. The fpv video is passed through the flight controller, the OSD info is added, then the signal exits the flight controller and goes to the video transmitter. 3. The fpv camera is glued to a servo that is embedded in the vertical stabilizer.
@@MatthewHeiskell Hi,Thanks to your answer. Do you mean you don't use ground control station to control the plane so that you don't use a data-tele module?
Hey man. I m completely new to the UAV world. I was wondering how you managed to create such efficient aerodinamics. This is amazing. Keep up the good work!
It was not especially efficient, half of the endurance came from the Li-Ion cells that I used to build the battery pack. They have twice the energy density of a standard LiPo RC battery.
@@MatthewHeiskell oooh I get it. Do you think optimising the airplanes shape could have a major impact on flight duration?
Excellent accomplishment! Excellent video! This is how you edit together 10 hours of flight video into something interesting and compelling. Thanks for sparing us the 10 hours of footage at high speed with a terrible sound track.
Thanks Brendan! I really appreciate hearing that! Cheers! 😄
Would love to see some videos on building the battery the specific programming and also exactly which 2400 frame it is, there are several variation of the phoenix 2400 and I want to replicate your current design, I think it would be a great starting point for mounting a 360 pivoting camera underneath been looking at finding a design platform to start from to build something close to the capabilities of the militaries surveillance drones to use during paintball matches
That's RAD! That would be a really cool recon RC plane. There's an open sources HD FPV system called "ez wifibroadcast" I think there's a newer version now, but basically it uses two raspberry Pi and webcam and USB wifi dongle to do HD wireless video. The only catch is that it uses 2.4GHZ, so you'd need to use a different frequency like 915MHz for RC control.
Great flight and project. Subbed.
Many thanks! 😄
Great achievement. Will be a great success video or videos series you show how to use, configure and tips and trick with the Arduplane
This is an amazing channel! Nice video with very high production quality and great effort! This video taught me that putting solar cells on aerofoils is not a very good idea unless done properly! The bird chirping noises in the background is also nice to hear Thank you and all the best for your future endeavours!
Thank you so much! I really appreciate your encouragement! I plan to film a couple new videos this weekend. One about my Talon 250g and the other about my nano goblin. Both of them squeak in under the 250g limit. The nano goblin actually has HD recording too. Both of them are very amazing for their size and weight. I’m talking hour+ flight times if you’re cruising and 30 minutes of ballistic ripping.
Spectacular. Congratulations!
Thank you so much 😀
What do you think about making the battery shape fit into the fuselage? It's probably very complicated, but it would be interesting to know how it would affect efficiency. Or make some fairings on the back of the battery to minimize turbulence. By the way, where is the stats table at the end of the video? It would be very interesting to compare with your previous setups!
Good ideas! I bet a fully internal battery would improve the efficiency. Yes, even a faring would help too. I didn't update the data table because this is a different battery (4S 50Ah vs 3S 45Ah).
Hey respect to you for this flight and I have one more question what did you use during this flight I mean telemetry?
Many thanks! 😄 I used the FPV OSD to monitor the specific values.
Beautiful setup! Can you please share the details of the current sensor that you've used? Is it the one that you get with cube?
Thanks! I was using the Matek F405 wing flight controller's built-in current sensor.
That is the best video I have seen in years!Impressive!
Thanks!
This is amazing! I’m gonna build I li-ion pack for my phoenix s 1600
Thanks! Yeah, switching to Li-Ion basically doubles your flight time for the same battery weight.
great job pilot
Many thanks! 😄
damn that is so amazing! loved the video
Many thanks! 😄
Absolutely sick video.
Thank! 😄
Incredible job
Many thanks! 😄
Super cool stuff
Thanks! 😄
Hi Matthew great video! have you got any more information/instruction on how you made the battery pack?
Thanks! I built the battery pack with a spot welder and nickel strips. There are lots of good tutorials on TH-cam, especially the people who build packs for DIY ebikes. The olny significant difference is that RC people don't include balance boards or BMS boards. We let our RC chargers take care of that.
@@MatthewHeiskell thank you!
Congrats, I never though this very long flight could be possible only with batteries.
Thanks! 😁
*** RESPECT - GREAT JOB
Many thanks! 😄
"Noiiiice". Good job mate
Haha, many thanks! 😄
You are a star.
Very good video!
I'll pass it on!!!
Thanks! 😄
nice flight
Many thanks! 😄
That battery would run my E-bike ! Good job bro.
Thanks! Just for fun, what kinda range could you get with my 4s 50Ah battery pack on an E-bike? (riding efficiently on level ground) I might have to build one haha 😁
@@MatthewHeiskell I think e-bike engines require at least 10S battery packs with 13S becoming the new standard...
@@kmieciu4ever Wow! That is a LOT of voltage! Thanks for the info!
Great video! What a long flight. Super!
Many thanks! 😄
wow! great stuff!
That was pretty awesome, thanks for that video. I’d be interested in your tail camera pan until set up.
Thanks! It is just a cheap FPV camera glued onto a servo. And the servo is glued into the upper edge of the vertical stabilizer.
@@MatthewHeiskell Awesome, very simple thanks for the response. Happy flying
@@Joneszee1969 I show the pan servo in another phoenix video. Here is a link that will start you at the exact moment, but You might enjoy the whole walkaround section: th-cam.com/video/M-j0khC0x80/w-d-xo.html
Fantastic, with this type of planes
Many thanks! Yeah, I think that’s about as good as I can do with a 2.4 meter wingspan. Pretty amazing that you can just buy one off the shelf, swap the motor and prop and add a big battery and you’re good to go.
@@MatthewHeiskell
yes, I see, and thanks for sharing this.
Hi, I wanted to know if you chose the Phoenix 2400 precisely because it is probably the model that consumes less energy in flight compared to a classic airplane and I also wanted to know if such a powerful 50 amps battery could heat up too much and burn since I have read many recommendations in this regard for much smaller batteries (LI-PO) while instead such a powerful LI-ION battery of this type is perhaps one of the most dangerous there could be
Good questions! I picked the Phoenix 2400 because it has an excellent glide ratio and efficiency, and huge wings. Larger batteries store more energy and if an accident happens more energy will be release. But using a larger battery for the same task will put proportionally less load on the battery, making it last longer and for more cycles. In a crash, the main issue is the kinetic energy, but if the battery is damaged enough, it could catch fire. Battery fires are pretty scary.
@@MatthewHeiskell I wrote the comment because I would also like to build a configuration for long flight times. I would like to know if with batteries that have the same capacity a 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s etc. which of these will discharge sooner.
Liked all your RC videos and subscribed! Question about the battery if you would be so kind: I have researched all your replies to other people regarding the battery. I have seen your XUAV Talon battery overview. As a beginner, do you have a couple videos you could recommend to BUILD a similar battery? Or maybe a step by step with parts? So far I have gathered 1. Spot welder 2. Proper batteries 3. Connectors? 4. Load balance? Thanks for your awesome work, it’s inspiring.
Awesome! Here's a good video about pack building. The only difference for us RC people is that we don't need a BMS (battery management system). We just need the main positive and negative and the balance lead for balance charging the battery. th-cam.com/video/tKg-jIrr_JE/w-d-xo.html
Cool flight, very nice! Thank you!
Congratulations, pretty impressive.
If you are going for highest efficiency, I highly recommend changing the prop.
A GM - folding prop (Georgi Mirov Propellers) is an affordable solution.
More efficient than APC, Aeronaut Cam Carbon or any random prop solution.
Between appr. 10 - 20% better efficiency.
Keep on flyin ♥
Crazy I just found this.. I'm gonna have to get back into this someday.
It's a fun hobby, so many aspects to it!
Чувак ти крутий!
Thank you! 😄
This is very inspiring Matthew. Setting this bar and having been over 2 years is impressive. This probably constitutes as a Guinness World Record. Have you thought to reach out and claim it?
Thanks! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it too. I contacted AMA, but there's not a category for this kind of RC endurance flight. They guy was like, "wait, you never turned the motor off?!" haha
Awesome!
I really like your flight!
Thank you! 😄
Mr. Matthew, you did it :)
Thanks! 😄
Great project!
Hello sir, im new to these rc planes and fpv models, but not to tinkering with electronics and fabrication stuff with all kind of differences, but how does one get started in building these planes and understanding flight and the workings of this stuff ? I like your material thanx for sharing.
Hello! Start with a simulator. Something like this: www.horizonhobby.com/product/realflight-evolution-rc-flight-simulator-with-interlink-dx-controller/RFL2000.html Flying a RC plane can be very tricky at first. Once you get good at that, you can get a beginner RC plane. Then later you can get fancy and add a flight controller for autonomous flight. You MUST be able to fly the plane manually. It is pretty common to need to take manual control of the plane. There are TONS of good videos on TH-cam.
@@MatthewHeiskell Nice! Thank you
A significant accomplishment. Historic note, the League of Silent Flight accomplishment program required an UNPOWERED 8 hour flight.
Wow! The only way I can think to do that is to slope soar somewhere with really consistent winds!
congratulations!!!
Thank you! 😄
Did you have to set the LVC on the ESC to work with these batteries since you can go much lower in voltage and still have the amps you need? I tried these batteries in a C1chaser and forgot about the LVC hitting at 3.5 Volts per cell and hit LVC and now way to reset it while flying. you can get a LOT more mAh per LB. with these batteries, but lack in amps until you get to this amount of mAh. That is amazing what you proved here with these batteries and their ability to sustain long term flight over LiPos.
Yes, you are correct. You need to either disable the LVC, or simply use an multi rotor ESC because they do not have a low voltage cut.
Is the Volantex Phoenix 2400mm a good lit/platform to build a long range fpv plane? I just wanna cruise around mostly and do the recordings with a gopro.
It is for sure!
@@MatthewHeiskell Cool, I got most of the hardware except the plane now. Raspberry pi zero, Flight controller, GPS module with compass, reliever, ELRS controller.
Need some nice VTX system then. I will go Analoge at first.
as for plane I already have a Z84 and a 1.500dm balsa glider. what do you think use the Z84 or balsa glider or get a larger Phoenix? The Z84 is a flying wing with roughly.1 meter wingspan.
Dunwell mate good on your buddy
Thanks so much! 😄
340 MILES!!! That is some serious distance congrats
Many thanks! Sorry for the late reply. Yeah, a few days later I got on Google Maps and started drawing distance lines to see how far it could have gone on a one way mission.
Excellent guys! What an effort! Excellent video!
Would you do a video of your whole fpv setup? I'm new to all this and it would be so helpful
It is really simple, just a camera and video transmitter connected to the F405 wing flight controller. You can search for a setup video for that flight controller and it will have all the info that you want. P.S. sorry for the delayed response.
Hello, what would happen to efficiency if you were to use a folding prop? Obviously your particular setup isn’t made for slope soaring but I would like to do something halfway so I can get the best of both worlds.
I think there would be only a small hit to efficiency if you used a folding prop.
Great job! This airplane is very good. I have one my version is 2000.
Thanks! Yeah, they made a fantastic design!
That's amazing.
Thank you! 😄
Absolutely brilliant man fantastic job congrats to you and your team
Hi. Matthew. I have got a 30000mah battery to drive the plane like you. But I just can’t fix it into the plane at the right position. How can you do that? Could you give me the details about this?
I cut a large section out of the bottom of the fuselage to make the battery fit
@@MatthewHeiskell Yeah.I do the same. But the battery is still too big to fit in the fuslage since there is a wooden board in the middle of it. And the board is used for fixing the wings. So how can you solve the problem?
@@MatthewHeiskell And BTW. Why don't you install your autopilot in the head of your plane since there is much of space for it.
Cool and great job!! what materials is your plane made of?
Many thanks! 😄 it is made from plastic and foam and aluminum wing spars.
Cool!! Thank you for responding. I'm thinking of making my own plane... But it's an ambitious and time consuming project for sure.
I loved and learned alot from this video
Many thanks! 😄
Hello Matthew, you are amazing.. But I am really very keen to know about the motor here. Is it true that you use the Racestar 4108 Kv600 that weight oonly 92gr and power about 400 watts??? Tks
Thanks, yeah, that’s the motor that I used.
Awesome job man 👍🤘
Thanks! I love your work too!
Matthew:
This was a stellar accomplishment, extremely well photographed and explained. Truely a milestone to reset the bar for everyone.
I would appreciate a little more background on your system, perhaps with pointers to resources for the design of your Arduplane coding.
What is your next project from here?
Thanks. - Jim
PS: I just subscribed so I don't miss any more of your stuff!
Thanks James! I didn’t write the arduplane code. It is free and open source. It can be flashed to many different flight controllers. Just do a google search for “arduplane”. There is tons of info about it. I’m not sure of my next big project, haha.
I bet he said "noice" all day... Would have driven me nuts!
Haha 😄
Awesome! I live near MP 310 in Washington state on hwy 97. Its about 20 more miles North to Canada. Hence you flew the state of Washington from south to North! Amazing. I agree with others, don't apologize for excitement. Outstanding achievement!
I just returned to the RC hobby after 50 years. The technology is blowing me away. Learning to fly again, my entire body has shaken almost uncontrollable just trying to figger how to get my sailplanes out of the sky without losing them or ripping the wings off.
Planning to do the same thing with a Fox 3000 only I simply want the plane to go where I program it to take nice pics and drop love letters to my fans. ;-)
Edit: Did you have crow on your setup?
Wow, that’s awesome! No, I didn’t program crow flaps. I have a 3m Fox too. Quite a plane!
@@MatthewHeiskell
The dawg makes the video! English Setter? Britney Spaniel? Mix?
Can you elaborate on the battery build? I am going to build my own. I think I might need a 6s for extra accessories drawing power. Cells are also not easy to find in Canada.
6s would be a good pack too. Just need to adjust your ESC and motor kV. I just ordered my cells from online stores. Can you do that in maple syrup land? 😄
This is super neat! Thanks for posting!
How can I get started learning to play with flight controllers and OSDs like this? Which FC should I buy for a plane I build myself?
Thanks! 😄 there are a lot of flight controller options out there. And more a released with every month. I really like the Matek F405 Wing flight controller. But watch some videos and pick one that has a good tutorial. INav makes it easy to get started. It’s the common software that runs a lot of flight controllers
Awesome effort. Well done
Thanks! 😄