QUADCOPTERS & DRONES

TURBO ACE X88-J OCTOCOPTER (Single Flight Controller)
 
TURBO ACE X88-J comes in a RTF (ready to fly) package. To reducing shipping size and prevent damage, propellers and landing skids are dismounted after individual flight test and prior to shipping. End user can easily re-install them in about 15 minutes. In general, an octocopter offers a smoother platform for heavier payload than hexacopters and quadcopters. And because there are more motor in multiple directions, the X88-J offers a certain amount of redundancy. With some practice, a pilot can quickly and safely land if one of the motors fails. In similar situations, hexacopters and quadcopter will not be able to compensate for such failures.

See Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIMpGj8-ySY&feature=youtu.be
GPS Demo Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhBvAs3dDwo&feature=youtu.be
 
X88-J FEATURES
 
* Super Rigid I-beam Structure, at 4.3 pounds without the battery, is an extraordinary lighter and more powerful structure than outdated weaker and bulkier designs based on sandwiched booms and plastic molds. The exceptional X88-J frame features (1) a central carbon fiber hub anchored by 4 pairs of radiating carbon fiber I-beams that will not sag and bounce under heavier payloads (2) shorter and lighter aluminum arms that extend out to the motors significantly reduced weight around the parameters for exceptional maneuverability (3) spacing within I-beams provides a propeller cooled locations to secure ESCs (4) sturdy CNC mounting locations at the end of each beam facilitate an extra wide landing skid (5) foldable joints for portability, traveling and shipping. Traditionally an I-beam structure is not required on quadcopters. With smaller wingspan and lower payload quadcopter can easily get by with weaker smaller diameter tubes.

* Care Free Home Lock Flight Mode utilizes the octocopter's take off home position as a reference point for orientation/heading. The pilot no longer needs to maintain a tail-in (tail towards the pilot) orientation to keep track of the octocopter's heading. Pushing the cyclic stick up will always result in the helicopter flying forward and away from the pilot. Pulling the cyclic stick down will result in the octocopter backing up towards the pilot which in turn provides a very reliable "come home" solution. Similarly the roll (left & right) controls will correspond to the pilots home position without any mental acrobatics. Although the pilot can still use the yaw to turn or spin the octocopter, it will not affect the pilot's flight orientation from the home position. After activation this Home Lock mode will be effective when the octocopter is beyond 30 feet from the take off position. The Home Lock mode is the most convenient and preferred mode for pilots who like fly facing the octocopter.

* Care Free Course Lock Flight Mode utilizes the octocopter's initial take off heading direction as a reference direction for the duration of the flight. For example if the octocopter and the pilot's transmitter is facing north in the take off position, the octocopter will always treat the north as the direction (heading) for forward flight even if the yaw has rotated the front of the octocopter to a different direction. After activation this Course Lock mode will be effective when the octocopter is beyond 30 feet from the take off position. The best way to use the Course Lock mode is to keep the transmitter facing the initial take off heading direction during the entire flight even if this means the pilot has to turn his head to see the octocopter.

* GPS Lock enables the X88-J to lock into a self sustaining hover at GPS location with a flip of a switch on the transmitter. Even when the octocopter is pulled away from its locked location, it will return to that original location. This a very useful and precise locking function that operates within a few feet (about 1 foot vertical and up to 6 feet radius) depending on the quality of GPS satellite signals and the flying environment. Generally speaking, the GPS system on the X88 is much more sophicated and precise than GPS on smaller quadcopter units. Without specific applications, GPS features on a quadcopter is usually not very effective.

* Dual Stage Fail Safe Mode offers a backup plan when the octocopter receiver looses connection with the transmitter. When this occurs, the octocopter will automatically return to the point above the home GPS position. Hovering at about 60 feet, the pilot may be able to re-established connection and manually land the octocopter. If connection is not re-established, then the octocopter will automatically lands in fail safe mode. Also, if the octocopter battery is low, it will start an auto landing sequence before it runs out of power.

* Dynamically Balanced Brushless Motors reduces high frequency vibrations at the source. This technology was successfully integrated on the X830-S quadcopter which is now adapted on the X88.
* 35A ESCs with Cooling Algorithm offers extra capacity for continued operation without cooling off periods between flights. This is another feature that was originally used on the X830-S quadcopter. However, the X88-J has 8 of them.
* Foldable Arms for safer transporting and traveling.
* Professional Aluminum Carrying Case is customized to fit the foldable X88-J.
* Modularized Design for ease of maintenance and repair.
* USA Parts Support for fast and easy continued access to parts, upgrades and accessories.
* Optional Telemetry for transmitting updated battery voltage readings to the transmitter (for DEVO 8S/10/12S only)
* Optional 2 or 3-axis Camera Mounts for a variety of cameras and camcorders.
* Optional Automated Gyro Compensation for the camera mount: Requires a secondary Xaircraft flight controller and 3-axis gyro.
* Optional Dual Pilot with secondary receiver and transmitter for the camera man.
* Optional single way point and multiple way point GPS with PC connections can be purchased separately.
 

OPERATING PARAMETERS

* DJI WK-M Flight Controller: Super stable with GPS lock and dual carefree flight modes, this is premium controller is usually too expensive to be used on quadcopters and hexacopters.
* Total Weight: Without battery, camera mount and camera is only 4.3 pounds for super responsive performance.
* Payload Capacity: Up to 3 pounds of camera gimbal and camera.
* Flight Time: 5-10 minutes depending on the battery size, the weight of the camera gimbal and camera.


PRIMARY FLIGHT CONTROLLER, 3-AXIS GYRO AND GPS SPECIFICATION
 
DJI WooKong-M controller with 3-Axis gyro
Multi Rotor Types: Will operate on quadcopters, hexacopters and octocopters
Supported ESC output: 400Hz refresh frequencies
Recommended Power Supply: DC 4.8 ~ 12V
Power Consumption: MAX 5W (0.9A@5V, 0.7A@5.8V,0.5A@7.4V,0.4A@8V)
Operating Temperature: -5°C to +60°C (You have to keep the IMU warm if you want to use it under low temperature, could be -5°Cor lower.)
Flight Modes: GPS Lock & 2 Care Free Flight Modes
Hovering Accuracy: Vertical: ± 0.5m, Horizontal: ± 2m
Suitable Wind Condition: < 8m/s (17.7mph)
Max Rotate Angle: 35°
Vertical Speed: 6m/s
Packaging & Shapes
Dimensions:
    Main Controller: 51mm x 39.6mm x 15.8mm
    IMU: 40mm x 31mm x 26mm
    GPS & Compass: 50mm (diameter) x 9mm
    LED Indicator: 25mm x 25mm x 7mm
    Total Weight: <= 150g
Built In Functions:
    Auto-pilot
    Fail-safe Hover
    Voltage monitor (not telemetry)
 
 
FULLY ASSEMBLED X88-J OCTOCOPTER PACKAGE INCLUDES

* DJI Flight Controller for octocopter operation
* DJI IMU 3-Axis gyro for octocopter operation
* DJI GPS Lock & 2 Care Free Flight Modes
* Walkera DEVO 10 transmitter (DEVO 12S transmitter on photo is not included)
* Walkera RX1002 Receiver
* 8 x 35A ESCs
* 8 x Dynamically Balanced Brushless Motors
* Generic 4000mAh 4s Lipo Battery
* 4 GB USB Flash Drive
* Foldable X88-J Octocopter Carbon Frame
* Professional Aluminum Carrying Case
* 1 Pair of Carbon Fiber Super Wide Skid Landing (dismounted for shipping)
* 8 x 10" Propellers (dismounted for shipping)
* DSLR 3-Axis camera mount is not included.
* Preorder promotion does not apply to this model.


TURBO ACE X830-S QUADCOPTER

Turbo Ace X830-S is a quadcopter designed for recreational and professional applications including aerial photography, videography, surveillance and aerial inspections. Unlike most other quadcopters that requires days of assembly, testing and debugging, the X830-S comes fully assembled, programmed and tuned with final test flight performed in the USA. State of the art features include cutting edge Xaircraft X650 flight controller, integrated vibration dampening super structure and dynamically balanced brushless motors and ESCs. Excellent flight stability plus optional vibrations dampening camera mount offer an exceptional platform for video and FPV options. With its high payload capacity, you can mount a variety of video cameras and lenses. Flexible features includes uploadable firmware capabilities and a multi-module architecture to ease maintenance and repair. Convenient quadcopter parts and technical support is serviced locally by Wow Hobbies in California. Since we also offer some of the best receivers, transmitters, upgrades and options, you can easily get everything you need in one place.

 
Newest video taken by a Turbo Ace X830-S out of the box
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRRGES5VgpY&feature=youtu.be
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kczDyYvNqgE&feature=youtu.be

 
For more information on the X830-S visit the forum
http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1554005&page=4