Quadcopter tutorials?

[RealAxons]

Hey all, are there any (good) quadcopter tutorials? I've been trying to build one with no success. I think my issue has something to do with not using the rotor blades properly? (Once I get the rotors up to max RPM, nothing happens despite the vehicle being quite light).

 

Many thanks

[Regor]

13 minutes ago, RealAxons said:

Hey all, are there any (good) quadcopter tutorials? I've been trying to build one with no success. I think my issue has something to do with not using the rotor blades properly? (Once I get the rotors up to max RPM, nothing happens despite the vehicle being quite light).

 

Many thanks

Try angling the blades along their longest axis if you already haven't. That may provide more lift, depending on the angle of the blades.

[MichaelMoore]

On 4/8/2020 at 3:13 PM, RealAxons said:

Hey all, are there any (good) quadcopter tutorials? I've been trying to build one with no success. I think my issue has something to do with not using the rotor blades properly? (Once I get the rotors up to max RPM, nothing happens despite the vehicle being quite light).

 

Many thanks

Make it lighter lol)

[AHHans]

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If you run up the rotors but nothing happens then the obvious question is if you have the blades angled so that they generate lift. You can check that by pressing <F12> which switches on the display of the aero-force-vectors (yellow and magenta are actual forces, green just shows the direction of rotation). You want these vectors to point upwards, like here: