ArduCopter v1.1 - Fully featured UAV development platform.

This KIT contains almost everything you need to enter to world of multirotors. You only need to add your own Radio, Rx/Tx modules and Battery+Connector, every thing else is provided on this kit.

Frame set is based on famous ArduCopter Quad design by Jani Hirvinen and his team on DIY Drones.

What ArduCopter is? ArduCopter is a multirotor amateur UAV development platform and is meant for DIY people. Even if you are not a software developer or "hacker" who want to tune everything, you can still enjoy this community product. It also allows people to built their own looking mini UAV or just an ordinary R/C toy, all depends on it's owners needs. You can also program everything on it by your self or use software that is developed by DIY Drones community. Software is updated almost daily.

jDrones is only part of this software development group at DIY Drones. Support for it is provided on their website on ArduCopter forum areas.

You can find more information about development status and more:
- ArduCopter forums
- ArduCopter development wiki
- ArduCopter issue tracker
- ArduCopter software downloads


ArduCopter Quad v1.1 KIT Contains (hardware):

• 1 x ArduCopter v1.0 Frame
  
• 24" Frame (28cm arms)
  
• 4 x Motors designed to ArduCopter use, 850kv (can be changed)
  
• 4 x ESCs designed to ArduCopter use, 20Amp
• 4 x Propellers designed to ArduCopter use, 10x45 (can be changed)
  
• 1 x ArduPilot Mega Flight controller board
• 1 x ArduPilot Mega OilPan IMU board
• 1 x Connectors/Cables between APM + IMU
• 1 x set of 3 row pins for APM
  
• 1 x MediaTek 3329 GPS + 10 cm Cable
• 1 x HMC Magnetometer + 5 cm Cable (Starting from v1.1)
  

Everything else not listed here are optional and ArduCopter can be expanded with them of users can build their own expansions. Eg. this kit does not contain: Camera, Video systems, Batteries, Radio or other devices.

This KIT is a DIY kit, to assemble it you need to have basic soldering skills to solder ESCs cables/Connectors, Power distribution PCB and it's connectors, basic mechanical skills and knowledge to build whole frame.

Needs: Radio, Receiver and Battery to make it flying


Documentation can be found from ArduCopter's GoogleCode repository

Shipping: Fixed $60 USD shipping with EMS to ensure fast and reliable delivery. This packet ships alone.

• Due this is a DIY Drones community product, most of technical details and other data will be kept on ArduCopter Wiki pages at Google Code. So please check from there all latest technical and other data.
  
  General specs of ArduCopter v1.1
  
  • Size: 24" from Motor to Motor (with smaller arms 18")
    
  • Weight: 740gr (includes receiver)
    
  
  Average flight times:
  
  • 3S 2200mAh LiPo, 9-10 mins with no payload
  • 3S 2650mAh LiPo, 9 mins with 300gr video camera payload
  Users can use bigger batteries to achieve longer flight times.
  
  HOT!!
  
  Test flight made 30.08.11
  

  • 3S 2200mAh LiPo, flight weight 940gr, flight time 12.30 mins in average wind.