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Discussion Hexacopter for FPV?

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Hexacopter for FPV?
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20-Feb-2017, 09:58 AM
Why hexacopter FPV racers aren't popular? I thought they should be faster than quadcopters?
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20-Feb-2017, 10:01 AM
Probably because more motors = bigger battery = heavier copter.
Also there are more props/motor/ESC to break in a crash.

The capabilities of todays batteries are already maxed out with quads, they wouldn't be able to supply the same current for 2 more motors. They would be also less agile because of the added weight. Probably someone could experiment with smaller motors, 4" props, but i don't think it would beat a proper quad.
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20-Feb-2017, 10:53 PM
Another thought, at least for freestyle, the 2 motors in the middle aren't that much use...

Also yeah, the build gets more complicated. And larger.
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