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ARMOUR FIREFLY VTOL General Manual

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Summary of Contents for ARMOUR FIREFLY VTOL

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  • Page 2: Symbols In The Manual

    1. Symbols in the Manual Prohibitions Important / Caution Prompt / Skills Annotations Tips www.armour.gr...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    (1) All staffs and operators must be in good condition, with energy and concentration. Operators with sickness, emotional or fatigue state are not allowed to operate the unmanned aircraft. (2) From the night before the flight until the end of the flight, all operators are prohibited from alcohol. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 4 3. Overview FIREFLY (FF) UAV is a composite vertical take-off and landing UAV design and manufacturing by International Armour and Partners, applies fixed wing combined with the quad rotor complex fix wing layout, which solves the problem of vertical take-off and landing in a simple and reliable way.
  • Page 5 - Sbus x 1, Serial x 1 - Wifi, Bluetooth 1.8m fiberglass antenna, 2 section 10db, 902 - 928 MHz Nose FPV camera, AV output Analog video link with AV input, Range 10km Receiver & Antenna Compact carrying case 1270 x 360 x 460mm, 5kg www.armour.gr...
  • Page 6 GCS40 software after the set up. Or use WiFi connect, select WIFI “D04_Radio”, Password：88888888. Launch GCS software, select TCP to UAV, enter Telemetry IP address 192.168.6.1, port number 8899, then click open. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 7 All mission equipment must be installed in specified area of the fuselage, where they should not exceed the nominal load range. Corresponding shock treatments are also necessary to protect those Mission Equipment. It is strictly forbidden to change the position of the fuselage and exceed the nominal load. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 8 FF UAV structure is simple, do not require any complex auxiliary equipment, along with its easy start up, convenient transportation, maintenance, and withdrawal. During daily storage and transportation, the UAV can be stored in a box/case, which can be assembled for flight. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 9 4.2.1 Body – Centre Wing Assembly www.armour.gr...
  • Page 10 User must follow the instructions shown below for proper installation. Propeller : APC 18 x 5.5 Propeller : APC 18 x 5.5 Propeller : APC 18 x 5.5 Propeller : APC 18 x 5.5 Propeller : APC 18 x 8e www.armour.gr...
  • Page 11 Anti Clock wise Clock wise 2) Install the hovering arm to the centre wing Make sure the hovering arm is in the right side. Check the rotation direction of each quad motor to install the arm to the right side. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 12 2) Install the hovering arm to the centre wing Make sure the hovering arm is in the right side. Check the rotation direction of each quad motor to install the arm to the right side. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 13 3) Wing Assembly Make sure the lock pin are firmly locked. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 14 4.2.3 Tail plane Assembly 1) Connecting the DuPont connector of the elevator to the DuPont plug on the hovering arm. 2) Make sure they are plugged in the correct polarity and locked. Make sure the DuPont connector are firmly plug in www.armour.gr...
  • Page 15 Make sure all screws are firmly installed. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 16 Installed the battery in the appropriate installation position, and firmly fixed, where they cannot experience any loosening situation. Also, the user can connect the batteries according to their situations. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 17 B) Installed the battery in the appropriate installation position, and firmly fixed, where they cannot experience any loosening situation. Also, the user can connect the batteries according to their situations. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 18 The VTOL battery sensor switch will detect the battery plugin firmly or not. If the battery does not plugs in firmly then the voltage display on software will be “0”. Each device is recommended to use the specified type of batteries provided by factory. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 19 The top left and bottom right rotor motor are in clockwise. The top right and bottom left rotor motor are in anti-clockwise (Observe from the top of the fuselage, see diagram below for detail explanations) Anti Clock wise Clock wise Clock wise Anti Clock wise Clock wise www.armour.gr...
  • Page 20 If they are the same, then proceed to the next inspection; if not, the operator needs to re-examine the cable connection. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 21 Besides, blowing the airspeed tube with the mouth will generate a huge pressure, which may damage the dynamometer. Proceed the pre-flight checking in Appendix 1 before every flight 4.4 The First Flight After completing the UAV assembly and pre-flight inspections, your UAV is ready for its first flight. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 22 (1) The lithium / Li-ion battery should be charged to 3.8~3.9V while in storage. (2) When operating in winter or high-altitude area, the operator should pay attention to the battery insulation treatments, since low temperature may affect the performance of the battery. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 23 (3) Flight behavior in inclement weather or very low ambient temperature (≤-20°C) (4) Route planning does not meet the safety regulations of flight behavior。 (5) Did not perform the preflight inspection, or perform reckless flight behavior. (6) Flight beyond the safe life of the product behavior. www.armour.gr...
  • Page 24 Hovering Power Supply □ No. of GPS satellite: □ □ Whether manual radio Whether the hovering propeller control command correct? and motor is oriented in the correct? □ Will the airspeed increase when pressing the pitot tube? □ □ □ □ www.armour.gr...
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