Lumenier QAV250 Quadcopter

The QAV250 is a small and nimble quadcopter platform. It is made by Lumenier which is a team of engineers and pilots from around the world and is available at getfpv.com

Specifications

• Released: 2013-11-19
• Manufacturer: Lumenier (GetFPV, FPV Manuals)
• Type: Symmetric mini H-type quadrotor
• Airframe: G10 material - glass-reinforced epoxy laminate sheets
• Frame size: W204.78 x L218.78 x H51.00 mm
• All-up-weight: 500-600 grams
• Flight time: 5-8 min (1300mAh)
• Center of Gravity: Center of frame, mid-point
• Behaviors like: R/C fighter jet, racing car
• Recommended flying area: small park, forest, garden, football field
• Kit contents: 1x QAV250 G10 airframe, board camera mount, and hardware, 1x Power distribution board, 2x LED boards (1 red, 1 white), 1x set of aluminum landing gear and vinyl feet, 5-inch Anti-Vibration neoprene tape, 1x Lumenier lipo strap
• Product pages:
  • QAV250 Mini FPV Quadcopter product page - further details, equipment
  • QAV250 discussuion thread - Lumenier team is active here

Revisions

• V1.0 - 2013-11-19
  • Initial release
• V2.0 - 2014-01-30
  • New motor mounting holes, more options for different bolt patterns
  • Thicker G10 material for the motor mounting plate
  • Bumpers edge on the end of the arms to protect the motor during a crash
  • Flight controller cover plate includes cutouts for SMA connectors and adapters for the video transmitter.

Equipment

• Recommended gear:
• Flight controller: OpenPilot CC3D
  • OpenPilot CC3D Flight Controller - Lumenier Edition
• Battery: 3S 1300-1800mAh 30C+ single LiPo pack recommended
  • Lumenier 1300mAh 3s 35c Lipo Battery
• Motors: 2206 class, 2000KV, 100-150W, 20-40grams, lock nuts instead of spinner
  • Lumenier FX-2206-13 2000kv
  • SunnySky X2204 2300kv
• Propellers: 5x3-inch - 2xCW 2xCCW
  • Gemfan 5x3 propellers - 5mm bore, black/white/yellow/green, soft but no balancing needed
  • Gemfan 5x3 Carbon Fiber propellers - stiff but most times unbalanced, jello-effect, relatively expensive
• ESC: 4x 10-15A 3S LiPo Speed Controllers
  • Lumenier 12 amp ESC with SimonK Firmware
• Case:
  • Lumenier QAV250 Professional Travel Case
  • JR DSM Double Pro Transmitter Case JRPA710

Logo art

To add nice looking logos to your video, use the official ones below.

• Lumeniere video logo art

Settings

• Official QAV250 information page - settings at the end
• timnilson CC3D settings - initial settings
• juz CopterControl settings - for older version of the CC3D
• rudygon NAZA settings - works well on NAZA with GPS
• Travis Harris NAZA settings - smooth flight
• Andy CC3D settings - tweaked version of juz' settings
• Travis Harris radio dual rate and exponential settings - great settings for landing, cruising and fast forward flight
• juz expo and GCS range - move dual rate from radio to GCS
• Travis Harris throttle curve - for more stable mid-stick flight