hey everyone, So, I have been working on a few upgrade modifications that will be available in about a week. removable tail working belly/camera bay doors Plug and play, tool-less wings. No more dealing with pluging in servo wires and hunting for a screw driver. there will mating […]
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techpod 2.0
Hey everyone! I wanted to share some conceptual drawings of the next gen techpod. It will include a fully functional pan/tilt/zoom camera mounted on a stabilized gimbal with 360 degree continues rotation on two axis.
Fuselage assembly
The Main steps to assembling the fuselage assemble spar box and rear bulkhead attach motor mount add fiberglass mount motor route motor wire Insert and align boom/tail assembly custom fit your gear at this point Fit and glue fuselage halves together assemble spar boxand rear bulkhead 1. measure 1/2 inch inboard from the end of 6.top spar […]
Parts identification
1. Rear brace 20. Quick nuts 2. Motor mount 21. Wood screws #6 3. Rear bulkhead 22. Brass tubes 4. Forward bulkhead 23. Nylon […]
Wing assembly
The main steps to building the wings (pictures coming soon) drill servo arms to fit push rods Fit and mount servos adjust servo arms for neutral point Fit spar cap Glue in spar cap attach spar capture tube install control linkages drill servo arms to fit push rods use a #50 or 5/64″ drill so the […]
Construction Manual
This is the Construction manual for the techpod. Part identification I will take you through all the steps for making your techpod kit into a high performance flying machine. The Techpod can be broken into a few major parts. Wings Fuselage Tail Camera pan/tilt Custom gear installation Nick Weber has been kind enough to make a […]
Northwest Model Hobby Expo
Hey Everyone, Wayne and his gang is down at the Northwest Model Hobby Expo. If you have are in Washington State, near the Evergreen State Fairgrounds, come drop in and check out the Techpod for yourself. Click here to find out more about The Northwest Model Hobby Expo. I can’t post a lot of pictures […]
UAV Study and Inspiration for the Techpod
Ten years ago I decided that what I really wanted to do was build a UAV. I was fueled by my passion and started dragging my friends into a tiny little shed to help me cut wings out of foam using a hot wire cutter. My friends accepted the fact that I wanted to enclose […]
Techpod UAV Kit
Techpod UAV Kit Cruise Speed: 32knots Climb Rate – 2000 ft/min Wingspan = 105 in Wing area = 605 sq in Wing loading = 1.191 lbs per sq ft @ 5 lbs Fuselage Length = 45 in Dry weight = 2.75 lbs* loaded weight =5.0lbs (2.25 lbs of battery/payload) EPO Wings, Tail and […]