Chinese Military Exoskeleton

Chinese Military Exoskeleton Presented during the 2014 Zhuhai Airshow (Airshow China), this HULC-styled powered leg exosketon for the Chinese military has a coefficient of 80% (100kg weight will only feel like 20kg to the wearer) and is very flexible, even allowing for side-ways kicks.

An improved model will soon be introduced into PLA service within a few years.

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ZMR-250 Chinese mini quadcopter crash report

I have already published the first part of the review of this frame but I thought viewers might like to see how it holds up under a crash that most carbon mini-quadcopters would shrug off.

Was this just bad luck or are the arms too weak at the point where the holes for the inner-most motor screws are drilled?

I've had much worse crashes with my other mini quadcopters and only broken props so it would appear that the ZMR250 frame isn't as strong as many other offerings in the market.

Stay tuned for the full flight review though.

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Review: Cheap carbon Chinese 250-size mini quadcopter (part 1)

How do the cheap Chinese 250-sized mini quadcopter frames compare to the Blackout Mini H and QAV 250 frames?

I've had a lot of emails from people who've said that I really should review these cheap carbon frames and see for myself if they're any good so I browsed eBay and bought three frames for a total of less than US.

They were listed as:
Mini H Quad Frame micro 220mm FPV Carbon fiber Quadcopter

Carbon Fiber 250mm Mini FPV Quadcopter Frame Kit/4 axis

QAV250 C250 Carbon Fiber Mini 250 FPV Quadcopter Frame

All of these frames were actually identical to the one in this review

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