The Baguette-copter ! - 2ma

by 2ma | June 19, 2015 | (8) Posted in Projects

Hi Flite Test world ! 

For my first project, I wanted to represent my country : France ! Most of the people think French people wearing a Béret, holding a baguette while playing accordion. Well, I've never worn a Béret nor played accordion.

Truth is : French people love Baguette ! (At least I do :) )

It is it ! Let's fly a Baguette copter !

I scanvenged 3 DT750s, 3 20 amps ESCs and the KK2.1.5 from my first tricopter (It flew over my house and smacked the asphalt, full of love, and at full speed). I just needed to order 1 more for each and 1030 slow fly props. I also brought The cheapest Baguette I could find (I will never waste good baguette :D ) and let them dried so they were hard enough to work with.

I just cut the Baguette with a little saw to have a nice cut and link them with a string.

Now I jus need to add the motors, the ESCs and the KK2.1.5 !

I also needed to flash the new ESC with SimoK firmware, as I did with the 3 older one but I don't know why I never maaged to... I just slapt it on like this, what could go wrong ?

Actually, it never took off. A part broke the under the motor because of vibration. I assume the baguette just scramble to easily.

I didn't give up and rebuild it using something that I use to play with when I was a kid. It's called "Pâte à sel". It's basically the same recipe as Baguette, but with a loooooot of salt. I think the English word is 'salt dough modelling' :

  • 1 cup flour (self-rising flour should not be used as it will cause the ornaments to bubble up while baking)
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 1/2 cup water (or more as needed)
 
You can just mix everything together, and cook it until it's hard ! I can take a long, long time. The Baguette copter V2 stayed almost 5 hours in the hoven !
 

When it was done, I just screw the motor in place, and connect everything together, again.

 

It's a lot heavier (1,5kg - 33lb) but also a lot stronger !  I just connect a 4s battery and let the -heavy- bread fly :)

I almost hit myself during the test, the controls were strange. Indeed, when I mounted the motors, I didn't chech if they were on a flat surface, and parrallele : they weren't !

But at least, it flew ! :D

Bye from Bonifator :)

 

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COMMENTS

mei on June 22, 2015
Lol! Love it! Vive la France!
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2ma on June 22, 2015
Thanks :) Cocorico !
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Miracle Air on June 29, 2015
This dude made a multi rotor out of loaves of bread. Anything less than 5 stars is criminal. Loaves of bread.
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2ma on June 29, 2015
Thanks mate ! Any idea of what I should fly next ? :) a cheese wheel ? My dog ? my cat ? :)
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Miracle Air on June 29, 2015
If you're taking requests I'd like to see you do a bomb drop consisting of a beret filled with pomme frites set to an Edith Piaf song. Do that and your countrymen will have no choice but to crown you The Emperor Napoleon IV.
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Miracle Air on June 29, 2015
Oh, and when you drop the Beret you have to hit a mime.
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Miracle Air on June 29, 2015
And I'm serious! This is not satire!
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2ma on July 16, 2015
Strong the stereotype in this one is ! ;)

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20150206140125/starwars/images/d/d6/Yoda_SWSB.png
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28th St. Air on June 29, 2015
congratulations. you have to be the first person to ever post an article here about aircraft construction that also included the steps for "1 cup flour, 1/2 salt". PS i know what you fellow americans are all thinking but, don't do it. Our cheese can take the torque forces.
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2ma on June 29, 2015
Thanks a lot ! :) I should try with a cheese wheel :D
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The Baguette-copter ! - 2ma