megadeath: Bro, 3 of my cosmates in the Airforce were selected as the pioneer students of this project. I know all about this. They are trained in both NAF Base Kaduna and Benin. No nairalander built this. Those planes were bought.

mikijagga: Sidajili is my friend and I know he has been working onthis tech for a while. Sunny, when you hit PH, pls reach me. All the best and keep up the good work!!

Sidajili: @Udefrancis:

You mentioned needing 4x40Amp ESC, 4x800kv out runner BLM.
A little more light on design specs and what you want to achieve will help the discussion. I am assuming 1.5kg max take off weight with your camera payload inclusive. how did you come up with the KV of the motor chosen? The resultant RPM from each rotor is the product of the KV and voltage to the motor (Ideal situation, rpm=kv*v). Due to back emf and prop load, rpm will always be less than the ideal case. Your rpm is determined by battery voltage, motor kv and selected prop; all ultimately determining the torque and thrust generated by each rotor. Your ESC's amps is chosen based on the watts generated (I=P/V, with I overrated to accommodate peaks) by each rotor. You have set your take off weight to 1.5kg, and your ESC, motors, props, batteries and payload must be chosen to fit this. I want to know what quad controller you chose. Also try looking into the open source Arduino autopilot - http://ardupilot.com

Per the parts you want, I might be able to help you as I have some motors and ESCs lying around somewhere.

Also, you can start a dedicated thread for your quad and we will go there to support your work.

Pakingzzz: @Sidajili

Does this Kingtech Turbine uses a motor for startup,or do you use compressed air? Also, do you use an arduino to control the Turbine? (things like startup,low throttle,idle throttle,cruise throttle, EGT,compressor inlet pressure,Turbine pressure,Combustion chamber temp,RPM,Fuel flow etc)? Or does it come with a pre-installed micro processor that does the job of engine control?

udefrancis: hello sidajili, how can I get those esc and motors? this is my mail, inbox me your phone number I an in kaduna udefrancis22@yahoo.com , thanks

andico34: hi sidajili am interested in rc flights. pls email me at andylandinvestments@gmail.com with your phone contacts so that we can meet in abuja. thanks a lot

Sidajili: will soon be posting videos of flights of the Skymaster F-16 and Composite-arf Ultra Lightning once edits are complete...

Sidajili:

Ok, here we go... hope you enjoy the videos.
The F-16 flew really scale and nice

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and having a feel of the G's and maneuvers with a GoPro camera on board the Ultra Lightning is just fascinating..
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Pakingzzz: I sent you an email. Please can you check it out?

Wallie:

The pro guy on the stick is nice! What's the (1) endurance, (2) max speed and (3) max payload possible? It seems you guys have unfettered access to an airstrip? Nice! If I have the same access, I'll be going for altitude (optics limited) and endurance.

Sidajili:

Yep... he is pro... won a couple of medals in RC Jet competition in the past. Those Jets' turbines are Kero thirsty and 3 liters usually burn out in about in about 10 minutes of flight. The Jets aren't designed for payloads of reasonable interests. They can hit top speeds of 250-300km/h and are just for sports, leisure, airshows and demos. The speeds are just exhilarating and adrenalin pumping.

Wallie:

Wow!! With EPO foam, one would need reinforcements to get above 110km/h and even then, the wings will flutter like crazy!

Sidajili: will soon be posting videos of flights of the Skymaster F-16 and Composite-arf Ultra Lightning once edits are complete...

Damipac:

Hello sidajili, am happy I found folks who are into rc's. I fly mostly edf jets, although I have been looking for a decent field in Lagos to fly my planes. Here's my mail damipac@yahoo.com, try and mail let's see how possibly we can hook up. Thanks

Jakumo: Holy Toledo, Sadjili. Those are some seriously expensive RC jets. For them to be turbine powered, somebody with incredible RC know-how is clearly involved in getting those beauties airborne, and cost was clearly no object with that project. Correct me if I am wrong, but somebody shelled out the cash for an asphalt RC jet runway over there in Abuja. I smell the aroma of BIG bucks, and I DEMAND that y'all hire me as a fleet chauffeur with special RC flying privileges, right away.


You guys are making history, since you are the very first to send turbine-powered RC birds aloft in Nigerian skies, so it is little wonder that the Nigerian Airforce reached out to you for expertise in their budding UAV program. All the best with that, and do post whatever videos you can of that project as it evolves over the coming months and years.

Hats off to you, my brother. While our paths may never cross due to your location, I definitely share your passion for operating flying machines, with my concurrent RC obsessions at the moment being the low-budget Walkera V450D03 collective-pitch helicopter that I fly slow and steady scale-style, an even cheaper coax heli that videotapes high-resolution panoramas from truly astonishing heights, and finally my hand-launched Bixler2 powered glider for FPV adventures.

tnktosin:

Lol @the African law. I know a friend here in delta state who build his planes from the scratch, but that will be a different thread as i'm trying to upload the video of him flying it on youtube. He's been into the RCs since he was a kid, too bad he never furthered his education.
I got my RC plane on order, wifey self no send, bleep the African law.