ARMATTAN = FREAKING AWESOMENESS..!

 WHY is it nobody tells me anything,
.....like that this guy Chris build the AWESOME ARMATTAN quads? 

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So I got this amazing little 258 size carbon quad beauty and promptly turned it into a mini FPV quad.
Click through for the review and build video.  

OK first things first,  I accidentially came across a couple of posts on RCgroups.com talking about how cool the ARMATTAN quads were and how well build..   a few clicks later I was starting at the carbon fiber 258 and was in love. (or at least ready to order).    a quick PayPal transaction for $275 and I was waiting for my new mini-quad.

Woah, how cheap was this again.. only $275.    why am I excited.?  because the Walkera BNF kit I bought to do the "budget FPV  build"  cost me about $250..   the brushed hoten-x is a VERY cool little quad, its incredible easy to fly.. but its definately underpowered and I have busted arms, skids and a couple of motors as well.   So for only $25 more I realize I can pick up a rock solid mini-quad for my next "budget FPV build"   

 

OK lets not loose track of reality,  both the hoten-x and the armattan mini will need a bit more parts before they are ready to FPV at the party.. but so still the two cost almost the same.     what else do you need.?  

VTX ImmersionRC 5.8G 600mw video transmitter.  $70
Antenna  SpyroNET antennas.  $35
Mobius wideangle action camera. $75
So, the cost to dress either of these up for FPV, is going to be about $200 regardless which one you pick.

You will need 5 of these male-to-male JR style cables
http://www.readymaderc.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=53_83&products_id=933

Now before I "diss" the hoten-x entirely, lets get one thing clear,  the Hoten-X is a great beginner quad, it flies well, is VERY easy to fly,  and simply is not as intimidating if you are new to FPV.  the Armattan 258 sounds like a chain-saw compared to the hoten-x and you DEFINATELY know for sure in your mind that you don't want to touch it while flying...  the Hoten-X on the other hand have slow-props and the sound and feeling is, its probably not going to hurt a lot if I hit myself with that thing.  *** and that is about right, I have gotten my fingers in the hoten-x props several times, they are slow and low powered so it really is no big deal.     If you are a beginner FPV pilot with the Armattan, please put it a bit further away form where you are sitting, because that thing probably will draw blood if you get nicked by it.

 

 

Comments

[Bo Lorentzen]

Hey Marijus, those are sold on the armattan website. :-)

3 blade props are not "superior" to other propellers, they are a way to get more blade (wing area) in a small space.

[Marijus]

Bo,
in the picture under the slogan "ARMATTAN = FREAKING AWESOMENESS..!" Armattan has 3-blade propellers. Where have you got them and why they are superior to normal propellers? Thank you.

[Bo Lorentzen]

Hey Marijus,

pretty much any of them, I can fly the 350pro with the F12e, the smallest is probably the RX601

[Marijus]

Bo, what devo receiver will work for sure with devo F12e transmitter? Just ordered Armattan FPV, looking for a receiver with minimum 5 channels comppatible with my Tali's transmitter.

[Bo Lorentzen]

Hey Chris, WOW.. I keep forgetting how many great Armattan's there are. I have not flown those yet, am about to do the build video with the FPV quad. :-)

Bo

[Christoffer]

I hope you haven't missed the Armattan fpv Mini tri/quad/vtail/y6/x8 :)

[Bo Lorentzen]

Hey Dave, contrast on your new mini-quad. that 258 really is one of my all time favorite things. its easy to fly, virtually indestructible, and it can carry my camera and VTX without problems.

[Dave]

Hey Bo,

Just got my 258 FPV quad. You weren't kidding, these things are a dream to fly. The only drawback is flight times, I'm getting 5-6 minutes out of a 2700 MAH battery (not flying to low voltage, that's staying comfortably under 80% discharged).

If anybody is setting one of these up for FPV you might want to save a few bucks and get the 250mw VTx instead of the 600. These are not long distance quads, and 250 is more than sufficient for the type of flying you'll be doing with these.

[Bo Lorentzen]

LOL Caesar, its a awesome mini-quad. BTW tell chris you heard about it from me. that always makes him happy. ;-)

You can fly that with the Devo radio, I prefer the rx702 radios with the log antennas

[Caesar]

Bo,
Im ordering Armattan 258...because of you...hahahahaha...
While waiting Chris build it, im preparing the rest. i try find the fatshark, they come with full set ( transmitter, camera, etc) im wondering, which fatshark you have? And which is your recommendation?
Thank Bo

[Bo Lorentzen]

LOL.. Fred, Im waiting for some collets I ordered from RMRC sunday night, they should be here tomorrow, the busted collet was completely wrong and could not be assembled correctly at all. should have this in the air tomorrow afternoon and planning some flying time thursday and friday mornings.

[Fred]

That's my awaited woods crawling machine! ;)
Have you managed to record some Jello-free videos after repairing the collet thing?