3 INCH OCTOCOPTER?!? | You Build It We Fly It!

Ever heard of an Octocopter?... How about an Octocopter that spins 3 inch props?... What if it rips!? Today the pilots put this weird drone to the test!
Big thanks to Vincent for not only designing this one of a kind machine, but also fully building it and sending it to us to fly! We had a lot of fun with it.
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-Pilots / Hosts
Joshua Bardwell [Knowitall]
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Drew Camden [Le Drib]
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Alex Vanover [CaptainVanover]
/ @captainvanover
Production Team
Chad Kapper - Executive Producer
Christian Kapper - Editor / Camera
MUSIC:
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[@BenjaminJTobiasRies]

It's really awesome to see people still experimenting with non-quad configurations! Reminds me of the early days :)

[@index7787]

We are only beginning man

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

I agree, I miss the start, except the bad flying flight controllers

[@andrecpu]

This is still the beginning:) "Back in the days" lol, FPV is not an Atari 🤣 yeah we all know now that your an veteran pilot Wow.....

[@BenjaminJTobiasRies]

@ok go for me it was 2005 ;)

[@chrisnoren777]

Early days was my kk2.1.5.... I worked on the PID,s for a week.

[@du4-fpv777]

I think capt Van found his new race setup!

[@Leonsimages]

he just needs to make one with individual arms and carry a bags full of spare arms - and there you go, the perfect race "quad" xD

[@archer4922]

Lmao I just said that then saw your post. Haha

[@du4-fpv777]

Right! He flew the life right out of that Qwad. He would need a new setup and lipo for each heat. Crash or not! Lol

[@Acetacy]

I’ve watched Vanover race a few times but my respect has gone to 100% after watching that! Crazy reaction time and skill!

[@FPVSkittles]

Dude! I need some stick cam from when Alex is ripping through the trees! I wanna see what his fingers look like when he's flying like that!

[@yawmanflights3332]

I agree

[@roteira]

A blurry mess. That's what they look like

[@dabswithnate]

I saw in a previous video when he flew he used a sort of pinch grip on the left stick but a thumb grip on the right stick. I thought that was super interesting because people usually just go one way or the other so I tried it that way and I've flown that way ever since.

[@ZoeFPV]

Bout' time ya'll do a series like this!

[@air-headedaviator1805]

When they testing the unicorn yo

[@sburnham3]

Put some 3d props on that thing...

[@393strokedcoupe]

I don't watch a ton of these quad videos, that was the most insane maneuvering I've ever seen! Wow!

[@retrodudefpv]

For a one man project, it's nothing short of an amazing result? Kudos to Victor & also to Vanover's awesome flight

[@TheMadmacs]

''this won't work, this is stupid, it will be uncontrolable, the props obstruct each other''....... oh, it works amazingly well

[@TheMadmacs]

@@octokwadfpv2816 hehe, yeah, i don't mind being wrong, but being this wrong? i think demands a public flogging

[@TheMadmacs]

@@octokwadfpv2816 well i''l apologize for all of us who thought it wouldnt work, hehe i'm still scratching my head as to why is does work so well, and efficient??? hope people get behind thiss and push it further, especially the 3inch cinewhoop guys

[@g-rod5199]

This is going to be an AWESOME Series! And Vanover is crazy skilled!

[@aarongarmon3809]

too bad there's no link to this frame or it creator in the video description.

[@MrNobody-gi3gj]

Vincent is on here in the comments

[@stylesuxx]

You make it, we break it...someone obviously likes braille skateboarding ;-)

[@brucereed2405]

stylesuxx I thought the exact same thing. First try!!!

[@MoodyDemiGod]

should have been the title... way better seeing stuff crash and break like us mortals do

[@Alphabetbubi]

Haha didn't make that connection

[@Hiasibua]

Still waiting for the glass copter!

[@TheZax85]

Exactly my thought! Haha... Still nice :D

[@shouglifefpv3880]

Vanover beasted that thing!Bardwell looked sad holding it when it was broken😥

[@oBseSsIoNPC]

6:54 just comes to show how OP Alex's reaction time and skills really are. That kid has a huge talent, hats off for flying like you have god himself guide your octo. Totally insane flying!

[@tylerknight99]

Yeah no need for the braggard persona he puts on when the FPV speaks for itself

[@theflyingkar4049]

Drew’s face at 7:09 was the best. Like wtf I give up. 😂

[@IANSDASHIZ]

Favorite quote is when JB is saying he crashes less because he likes to take his quads home and drib doesn’t and drib says “well I’ll fix em”. Love that attitude haha

[@fivaldrood]

Should build a 5" variant of the same thing!

[@j.schutz4084]

Though the same after I watched it. 5" weight more, can be very interesting.

[@Acetacy]

Definitely the next Rotor Builds and flies episode

[@Gosuminer]

Beast class octo anyone? ;-)

[@DillonSmith1]

Snorkl FPV that sounds terrifying. Do it.

[@The0621husalah]

Vincent Strelow where can I get one of these frames?

[@BigDFPV]

That was really cool. Great quad Vincent. good work!

[@shadeshiest22]

Fix that thing!! We need more videos on this bad boy!!!!

[@lifeinrc9051]

I'm completely new to the drone world coming from planes, jets, and copters. I'm very excited in learning quads for freestyle but i have to say that this octa just ripped around those trees like I've never seen any quad before. That was sick guys. tnx for the video.

[@calvintraviserickson]

Captain Vanover just went Mach 9 through those trees. Mind Blown

[@wrstew1272]

The work that went into the build, the research and sourcing, the tune, definitely hats off to Vincent for providing this quad, and the crew for the flight testing. Just WOW!

[@murphyking79]

This is my most favorite Vanover fpv flight

[@borg1874]

Great flying Joshua and Alex, kudos to Vincent what a great concept.

[@nakiyozora6894]

sick preformance and very great flying from Alex, unbelivable fast. that build is awesome.

[@kadytoast5190]

Please start carrying this frame! It would be such a cool build to do!

[@coltonrooster]

This is like the fifth video I've seen with that kid. Wherever you are, best drone pilot in the world 😎👍

[@aiRxShop]

Wtf! lol! Vanover racing the octo was insane! And Drew’s face 7:07 pretty much summed up everyone’s thoughts... “wtf, I give up. He’s not human.” Ha

[@adyfparish]

Very excellent chaps. Amazing flying by Alex and what an awesome, thinking outside the box, frame that is.

[@cptcrunch9090]

Wow... What a performance!... Excellent configuration "Victor". Well done!... And tested to the max! LOL

[@himarkalvin]

I'd like to see more hexacopter experimentation. The EVO-H frame from tomoquads would be a good start.

[@3eggerfpv397]

I totally agree, bring to market a hex, as they are a total blast to fly. Rotor Riot, if you're listening, market a hexacopter, and I'll pre-order one now!

[@yannickg6904]

Same here. I'm building an old Armattan Mini Hex v2 right now, I'm really excited to see it fly.

[@yannickg6904]

@@3eggerfpv397 A 3in hex with 1407s on 6s would be fire.

[@3eggerfpv397]

Yannick G - That is the exact motor I had in mind! I’m kinda new to building, so how are you doing this with two 4 in1 ESC’s, or individuals? I think I’m still somewhat confused on how to build a hex with 4in1 ESCs!

[@3eggerfpv397]

Forgot to mention, Adambomb FPV has built a few of these Tomoquads EVO-H hex, and they are beauty’s!

[@shilohstore6086]

I'd love to see more with this drone I'd love to see you fix it and put it through its Paces some more

[@themechnic5141]

" I like to take my drones home... And Drew doesn't." Someone make this man a tshirt lmao.

[@JimOHalloran]

Did anyone else add "and you're going to learn something today" in your head when Bardwell signed off at the end?

[@jkpoynter]

Yep

[@spiritwolffursuits3764]

But seriously, that was bad ass. I love the way it screamed, you can really hear the power!

[@Martin1519]

Can we get a parts list for the Octocopter? :D I’d love to build one

[@Mephistopholies]

Mad props to Vincent!!! That is the most Progressive design I've ever seen in toy helicopters

[@emilianozapatta5978]

OK I LOVE YOU GUYS ! great combo ...so nice to watch people who enjoy this hobby and don't need to say "F" this and that to try to impress us. THANK YOU !! This is the absolute best iteration of Rotor Riot yet. Keep it UP !!

[@JohnIn2SonAZ]

Incredibly fast! Impressive!

[@MUuulerOriginal]

Definitely one of the best Videos recently! That was sick!

[@ph1lthyvision]

Thanks for the octo vincent! Sorry we trashed it. Pretty sweet until that last bit there

[@GlennGrenadineGaming]

That agility was amazing

[@duffyp.weberva5612]

This thing is INSANE. I love it.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

That's a super cool project! It flew like one some of the strange impossible builds you can make in Liftoff. It looked like it had almost zero momentum on its own. I think it's time someone revived the hex or octo, using modern parts.

[@moreluckthanjudgement8007]

Really enjoyed that, thank guys!

[@jeffpv5744]

Definitely one of your coolest videos in a while! Thoroughly enjoyed it. And Alex that was some freaky awesome ninja skills in those trees. I was like WTF?!?

[@athefpv4670]

Amazing and fun episode! Love the octo, I would surely like to see it mass produced

[@Gawl88]

That DVR footage was insanely freaking cool! Great video!

[@NeoIsrafil]

That was some unbelievable control... wow...

[@JeromeDemers]

that was really good with awesome results. I wish you showed more details of the octo! There is lots of improvement to be made on that entire setup. It's freaking awesome! I am sure Vincent is already working on V2!

[@nathanwiw9731]

That was awesome!

[@werewolvesfpv5002]

Genuinely I can understand the drone being able to corner that fast. But whats more impressive is how fast he can fly! Nice episode guys.

[@goober24787]

Need more of this!!

[@DoubleA_AMAfpv]

I want to see a straight up UFO quad! One with all the lights and everything. Nytfury built the Millennium Falcon. Rotor Riot should be able to get a UFO built. JS!

[@Abdaleon]

Absolutely fantastic.

[@scootroter4859]

That thing cornered like a mad man! Amazing! Course Vanover is an amazing pilot too!

[@blackbarett6632]

It was a really nice and impressive quad! Was..

[@rmdcade1717]

This was fun! Echoes of the old school RR videos. That octo looks like a blast.

[@KnowArt]

Awesome build.. Could you share some details on how it's built? More specifically, what kind of flight controller is in there? I checked Vincents channel but he has no videos as far as I can see...

[@jackbisson9226]

Wow! That was amazing. The movement was like a horror movie with frames missing in the video. The movements were that fast.

[@quadroneld4401]

the men at 2:48 are a good team together, the same speed of speech and both really just very enthusiastic!

[@havoc_64]

This was awesome!

[@kevinjulievan]

Very cool . Whoever set this octo up is a wizard !

[@scrimdog3328]

Enjoyed that. good video lads.

[@SergioNayar]

What an awesome little kwad er, I mean octo! You guys, rock and Alex is out of this world with this kind of flying!

[@scrimdog3328]

nice quad vic really cool idea and well made gratz brotha

[@spankmynubs]

This was amazing on all accounts!!

[@captainTubes]

Yeah, good show all around!

[@88Spint]

Such insanity, such fun!

[@pdtech4524]

Intense little thing, very interesting design👍😎 That insane flyin' @7.00 onwards was physics defying stuff!! 😁👍😎

[@bikemike2777]

That was a very impressive rip. Definitely worth watching

[@Prop-A]

Really fun idea, but lots to fix when it breaks. Great video guys.

[@ijustrollrc3170]

This was super cool of the team to do👍👍

[@xBaristaPaul]

the zig zags where INSANE!

[@ShinyVideoStuff]

We need to see this again. Too impressive to not re-visit.

[@ShinyVideoStuff]

@@octokwadfpv2816 Excellent, I couldn't see any videos on your KZbin channel when I looked earlier, do you have a blog?

[@kingkasma4660]

I see here a lot of potential for a new super tight track race meta with octos like this super nice!

[@thomascee]

Dude Vanover is SICK! Holy cow!

[@brianevans4]

This is the kind of content I want to see more of

[@Pirxfpv]

Impressive innovation

[@509FUN]

that speed in the corners was scary fast

[@MaEtUgR]

4:35 The actuation torque around the yaw axis comes mainly from the horizontal air resistance of the propeller blades as they are cutting through the air. Hence more prop pitch, more resistance, mor yaw authority. Or alternatively you can slightly tilt your motors with washers in the correct direction.

[@johnharris2683]

This is so sick !

[@jamesmanderson5311]

I loved it that's it's is what roto writes about is watching it and getting a lot of enjoyment out of it like I used to back in the day when roto right first started it's getting back like that that's awesome thanks guys

[@yawmanflights3332]

That's crazy. I like it

[@air-headedaviator1805]

I thought overlapping props reclaimed efficiency, like with contra rotating props? Aerodynamicist leave a comment. That tid bit about amp draw was very curious too. Electricians leave a comment! Perhaps one of the coolest innovations I’ve seen in a while, I like this. Cudos to y’all and the designer!

[@mircoheitmann]

afaik with coax motors you get less thrust from the bottom one, because the air hitting the bottom prop is already accelerated, so you can't just double the thrust like that. on the other hand that means less work to do for the bottom prop so you pull less current aswell. all in all, coax = more thrust and amps, but not as much as with a usual setup. this overlapping frame will sit somewhere in between.

[@JAMESBYRONDEAN3155]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnetqnhpitOmadE

[@oncrei]

Maybe we can use lower motors with higher kv!

[@mircoheitmann]

@@oncrei sure, my guess is that it would result in even higher current though, so you'd probably get even less efficiency compared to a standard geometry

[@oncrei]

@@mircoheitmann I guess it depends on what do you call efficiency. Its W/g Or just the resulting thrust. I think that the solution is not trivial and should bee tested/simulated.

[@flo-ridafpv5713]

I like this format a lot guys

[@Mossman04]

Love this whole idea, the video the drone errthang!

[@Wildicon19]

This Octocopter is a whole new way to *SkyRip™* Vanover sure put it through its paces, it sure is an agile Octocopter! Another Rotor Riot smash hit!

[@bgibbs699]

I really liked this episode. Damn he is fast!!

[@KiloWattPlays]

i started flying during corona time, this looks like good fun... we need more

[@frankbarajas]

That thing is like a flying slice-n-dice blender, it dices, it slices, it chops, and it blends the air!

[@ericwhite1232]

I ordered program lights from a website and it came with ur drone battery straps so I want to say is thank you and I love the lights

[@scooterfpv8864]

That's pretty telling he took to that drone so quickly . I like the sound . The sound is pretty motivational . It might be a while before I'm whipping around trees like that though .

[@HattashFpv]

It’s sort of like you make it we skate it on Braille Skateboarding. I like it! That was some insane flying by Vanny! Very tight cornering. 👍👍🔥🔥

[@goaway4702]

Wow. That thing is gnarly.....I need 5 of them

[@mrbutchee1]

This thing is awesome, I want one!!!!

[@dronereviewman9580]

That was some impressive flying from Vanover!!!! Was worth the crash!!!!! Vincent is the man for building this and sending it to them to fly!!!!!!! I really enjoyed watching this!!!! I'll take the broken drone if you guys want? Haha!!!! Could build a little quad and have a few back-up motors!!!!!

[@jenniferbaney715]

That was really sweet!

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

I would get one, love the strange and unusual craft.

[@rickjames8897]

That flight was amazing! Vanover is a robot 🤖 😄

[@carrboro_chapelhillfpv2442]

Changed my mind, now I want one, I miss cleanflight, still have it on my bench computer right next to librepilot and multiwii