Flying a Small RC Jet with a Working HUD!! ✈️ Su-35 FPV w/ Vector OSD
30Watch me fly the FPV upgraded Freewing Su-35 for a couple of exhilarating aerobatic flights in first person view! I am now using a new flight controller that features an amazing 'on screen display' (OSD) in the style of an F-16 Head Up Display (HUD), which makes the flight a lot more interesting and shows a wealth of information, gathered from a multitude of sensors ranging from a GPS, compass and IMU to a current sensor and pitot tube for true airspeed measuring! All this real time data enables the pilot to be a lot more precise when maneuvering.
Sadly, this flight controller (Eagle Tree Vector FC/OSD) is a model that has been now discontinued for a few years, after its manufacturer closed, and no other brand has been able to replicate this level of performance in more modern OSDs. :(
This split-screen video edit will allows you to compare the synchronized external view of the plane with the thrilling onboard footage, complete with the real-time flight data overlaid in the image.
Nadya (this jet, my FPV modded, 3rd Su-35 airframe) had spent 5 years grounded, but is now finally back in the air and kicking ass!!
The story goes as follows: back in late 2020, after 169 flights, the Su-35's former flight controller, a FeiYuTech FY-41AP, died on the bench. I just plugged the battery as I was readying for another flight, and it wouldn't power up.
Selecting a replacement took quite some time, and then I was permanently busy with other projects. I also wanted to properly study the new controller's manual first, but being roughly 100 pages of documentation meant this wouldn't be a quick task. That led me to keep procrastinating this project in favor of others I could deal with faster, so the 'comeback' of my FPV jet got systematically delayed time and again. I just recently found my missing resolve and finally took the time to get everything sorted out, so the wait is finally over, and the FPV Su-35 flies again! :DDD
And yes, this jet still features my old 'custom' EDFs with high kv motors, which make it very whiny compared to my other, more modern EDFs.
I'll certainly replace those fans soon enough anyway, but I decided to leave them in for the time being, as I was already changing many things at once. ;)
00:00 - FPV Flight 173rd, gyro off
06:49 - FPV Flight 172nd, gyro on
Flights 172nd and 173rd on 'Nadya'.
Su-35 pilot: RC4ever
Ground video: Luis Ibáñez
Airfield: RACBSA
Music: Ace Combat
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Regarding my SU-35 setup:
This is a highly modded Freewing SU-35S. It includes an autopilot controller and an FPV head tracking visual system that makes the plane effectively a UAV/RPA.
The flight controller is the now discontinued EagleTree Vector, and it also provides the OSD seen on the video signal.
Just as virtual reality 'VR' goggles are used to play videogames, here a similar technique is used to watch what the plane sees in real time just like if you were sitting in the plane's cockpit, and the camera will follow your head movements!
GEAR DESCRIPTION:
Airplane: Freewing Su-35 twin 70mm EDF
Motors: 2x RC Lander 6S DPS 2600kv
Fans: 2x Wemotec Mini Evo
ESCs: 2x 80A Hobbywing Skywalker
Servos: Corona DS-939MG
Taileron servos: Turnigy TGY 306G
Receivers: 2x FrSky RX8R set up for redundant operation
External BECs: YEP 20A UBEC
Rx Battery: CNHL 2S 650mAh
Main Battery: SMC 6S HCL HVP 6200mAh
Video Tx: Boscam BOS648 5.8G 48ch 600mW Wireless AV Transmitter
FPV cam: Eachine OKKAN EK1119
Flight Controller/OSD: EagleTree Vector + GPS/Mag + Pitot sensor
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