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This is the X-8 FPV wing from Skywalker Technolog,. The BIG FPV wing! The X-8 has been specifically designed for FPV and UAV, customised for F-Tek stabiliser systems.
An awesome looking and fantastic flying FPV / UAV platform, moulded out of EPO so it's nearly indestructible!
This model offers a huge amount of under canopy space, excellent glide performance, fast low power cruise speeds in the region of 80-90 kph.
The airframe was designed from the outset to take FPV and other video devices, the equipment bays have been laid out to suit FPV / UAV applications, there is a camera mount in the nose and there's a forward oblique mount to suit a Gopro. Transporting the airframe is easy, both the wing panels and the vertical stabs are bolt on affairs.
Nice design points are the moulded in wing reflex, removable vertical stabilisers, ventral launching grips, nose camera bay, canopy retained via strong magnets , moulded battery and FPV trays and 2 through fuselage spars - plus a moulded in spar in each wing panel.
It's an impressive airframe that spans 2120mm and has a rather imposing silhouette!
Specs: Wingspan: 2120mm Motor: 400 - 800watts dependant on payload Prop: 12x6 - 13x8 Battery: 4s 3000mah - 6S 5000 mah Esc: 40-70 amp Maximum AUW: 3500g
Required: 3 or more channel radio system 2 x std size servos Propellor and adapter Brushless outrunner Brushless ESC Lipo battery FPV or UAV system
Hi iPospa, The X-8 is a perfect FPV Drone. Any damages can be fixed easyly cause of EPO. The net weight is about 1 Kg. I fly this FPV plane with 2xS3 5000mAH Batteries. Fy32-AP and Horned OSD. Take care finding the correct Center of G - otherwise you wil fail ...
PLEASE!!!
Can anybody (owner or HK) write here total weight of empty frame (no motor , no esc, no servos...) This info is currently NOT in Specs.
I would like to compare this X-8, to Darkwing FPV Drone 1727mm Composite Product ID: 252000003
Thank you in advance.. :-)
have a look at the shipping weight, the X8 shipping weight is almost 1kg lighter then the darwing drone. go with the X8, it has a higher load capacity, flys awesome and EPO foam is MUCH easier to fix then balsa and fiberglass... and being an aircraft most don't put lading gear on and just belly land it.... imagine what an unseen 2 inch rock sticking out fo the ground would do to the darkwing.... :)
I have a 4250 800kv motor swinging a 14x7 prop using 9000mah of 3s batteries and get 45-60 min of flight cruising at 38-45kph, my top speed in straight and level flight is 95kph... I've had it up to 110kph in a dive, but it starts to flutter at those speeds.
I really am starting to get fed up now!!!
Hi hobby king !! I have waited now near 1½* mounth now for this plane to reach me!!? to gether with the motor, Turnigy rotomax motor. Because the motor was heavy i have paid two times to get the items on time, and still nothing!!?
How long time do i have to wait. Cant one of your workers at Least send some info to your Customers on how long time they have to wait when you HAVE RECIEVED THE MONEY!!!
Please let me know about hoe long time i have to wait ....:(
I think i know what the proplem is, supplier in china does not ship such a big box to certain countrys i know because i tried myself i had to have them ship to a relative in USA then have him send it from there. :( it does not matter if you offer to pay what ever it takes to still ship it... they suck at math *)
as far I know there isn't any place you can get a spare canopy :( I lost one once too, was able to get one from someone who wrecked their X8. you could ask on RCgroups forum, perhaps someone there my have one to sell from a crashed X8
Hi! what do you think will suit Scorpion SII-3020-780 Brushless Outrunner Motor for x8? if so, what is needed voltage regulator? Can be used on this engine Folding Prop Spinner 38mm / 5.0mm shaft and which is best prop? use plan 4s x 2 x 5000mAh
Nice flight, not so good landing. (Been there, done that with my Quad flier). I sounds like a fair wind that day the video looks like the X8 handles well in the wind.
No! That sucks! I also have a problem with depth perception when I fly. I can't tell so well how close or far my plane is to other object. Not sure if it's just me or if many others have this problem too...
I believe verybody has that problem as the real depth perception has a quite short range of just a few meters, and beyond that you just use experience and size comparison to measure distance. Always keep a lot of distance to objects in the background :)
which is one more point for FPV flying :-D you may not have depth perception with a single camera, but at least you can see what you are heading for o.O
Just crashed mine :( it flew fine, but it was all operator error! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AarsF8oWrZk&feature=y outu.be
Also, it gets less blurry after a minute.
There are several threads on forums that suggest that using landing gear is not a good idea. Just use a folding propeller and you'll be fine to belly land it.
Hi! what do you think will suit Scorpion SII-3020-780 Brushless Outrunner Motor for x8? if so, what is needed voltage regulator? Can be used on this engine Folding Prop Spinner 38mm / 5.0mm shaft and which is best prop? use plan 4s x 2 x 5000mAh
What is the difference between hobbyking/store/uh_viewitem.asp?idproduct=27132 for $162.99, and hobbyking/store/__32426__Skywalker_X_8_FPV_UAV_Flyin g_Wing_2120mm_NL_Warehouse_.html for $193.15
Apart from the thirty dollar difference?
It seems a lot of money for the same thing, unless I've missed something in the description.
Also will HobbyKing be carrying the Black version of the X-8 ?
TODAY I got my X8 in perfect state !!! wow a big bird !!, BUT , any instruction manual or something like that!!, is someone on here who knows where can I get some instructions for start to gluing these pieces ? or someone who want to help me where should I start. Please someone ?
sfactor1,
I think we should face reality about the high cost of things in US dollar. The Federal Reserve is buying nearly all the new US Treasurys with freshly printed, or digital US Dollars. In turn the US government uses those newly created Fed Notes it acquired(with newly printed US treasurys backed by nothing but hot air) to pay its every day general operating expenses. Ths U.S. Government needs to borrow 40 cents out of every dollar it earns in tax revenues.
So with that being said, I personally feel lucky that China still accepts our continuously hyper-inflating fiat currency.
He he. For us outside the US this has the opposite effect. Our NOK is very strong towards the USD. However, apart from this belonging to an other forum, what you discuss worry even us. In the meantime I'm in love with my X8. Told my girlfriend I had to forget her. *)
Any recomondations for a good motor with 6s set up? What's up with HK and their motor recomondation. The 2 motors that they recomend are way way to big for this thing. All the people that have this plane all use 28XX-35xx set ups.
Yes it is possible, but you will not be able to get enough power to charge the battery enough to keep it in the air for much longer. You need a much larger plane to be able to get enough from solar cells to replenish the battery. Or a plane this size but 1/3 the weight. Solar cells would need to be very light also or all the power they generate would go to carrying them on the plane.
Have you ever painted epo? It turns into a spiderweb of cracks and looks like garbage. Covering film would add a bit of strength though, that is an option.
I couldn't agree more, auto :) Someday, I may want to try to cover with light fiberglass first, then paint it after. It will add strength a bit also. Don't use full CF, maybe for reinforcing in some areas i.e wing LE or spar but not to all.
It's not bad if you have long external antennae but yeah, cf is troublesome. Instead of using a heavy epoxy, try a water based varathene, most of the weight will evaporate but it will still support the ultrathin fiberglass. Try it on a s**** piece first though to make sure the kind you get has enough strength. I made a trainer that way and it is nearly bulletproof after MANY "new pilot" crashes.
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Hola a todos. Quiero comprar una X-8 para FPVpero antes me gustaria saber que motor , helice y bateria son las mas recomendables para una larga duracion en vuelo. Gracias. Paco
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Perfeita asa para fpv longa distancia. Estável e com otima rasão de planeio
veja video youtube.com/watch?v=g_KC98m9P4U.
Perfect wing for FPV long distance. Stable and optimal glide Reason
see video youtube.com/watch?v=g_KC98m9P4U
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