V-22 Osprey Project - Initial Test Failure and Damage

After separating the tilt servo and ESC channels using the S-Bus decoder, I checked the head speeds again with my tachometer and got the two rotors spinning at nearly the same rate.  I figured it was time for a flight test.

TL;DR version:  It didn't go well.

There is still quite a bit of instability present.  There are so many things that could be adding to the problems:  Cheap jittery servos, the stability and configuration of the S8R receiver, control forces beyond what the control servos can handle, slop in the system, etc.  After these few test hops, the left tilt servo has been damaged.  I'll need to pull it apart to see if it's repairable.  Regardless, it's a $50 servo that I really didn't need to be replacing.  The right rotor plates are broken, but those are easily printed again.



This is the really frustrating part, and I think I need to put this project down for a while and go fly something else to reset my mind.

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