AtomRC Swordfish Setup and INAV

AtomRC Swordfish Assembly, Setup and INAV configuration.
1.2m twin motor V-tail. RTH FPV version.
Flying weight 830g with 4S 18650
AtomRC F405 NAVI FCB (INAV or Ardu)
Exceed TX500 VTx, Foxeer Toothless Nano camera
A beautiful flier, smooth, stable, quiet, acrobatic and a decent glider.

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[hntrains]

The plane looks great. It's odd and nice at the same time that you can make adjustments to it; I hope the manufacturer watches this and takes the right decisions about the product.

[jamesceastep]

Andrew:
Very nice job covering setup. I've chosen to stay in planes less than 250grams since my designated fields are quite far away, so it will be a while before I dive into this one, but it looks really great. Thanks. - Jim

[januszpolski]

Really interesting and beautiful rc plane!
Big thanks to Andrew for this video!

[dronepilotrc]

Nice! Mine is being held hostage but I’m definitely ready for it to get here. I have some old 2206 2700kv motors laying around that I might try out first and then I have some Emax 2807 1300kvs. Can’t wait to play with this plane 🎉

[SteffenRC]

Great video.. Very complete.. Looks like a wonderful long range soarer..

[AerialWaviator]

Great info on setup. So right, everyone's transmitter setup and switch-modes seem to differ.
Thanks for the update on the current draw. Very impressive package.
Overall this seems like one of the best new planes released in 2022.

[Navstarmarine]

Hi Andrew! Had a great maiden flight! Thank you for your help! One bug though… the azimuth to home is 180 out of phase with reality. The heading is fine on the OSD and RTH is spot on. Distance to Home is good as well.Just the azimuth to home is bad. I understand that compass is not needed for FW so that is off and heading is derived from gps. So I’m confused why the stock RTH azimuth is not right. TY

[Synthetic]

Thank you Andrew. Well done. Very helpful. I appreciate your time & expertise.

[raffman]

Such an honor watching your vlog Sir Andrew another well done and informative video!!!

[The_Pub_]

Need to see how well she glides, still fascinated by the low V tail angle..

[jeremiahulishney]

If you open the hatch at min 4:08 did they wire the led lights to the ESC or to the quick release board on the the wing?

[januszpolski]

Great video contains many interesting informations. Thanks for IT!

[stevelucas]

Hello Andrew....I have upgraded to 7.1 add now I need to enter into the CLI to change the direction of thr FC 180 degrees and you mentioned on your YT that the change would be manually posted to the CLI. Please advise how to do that . I am new to programming a FC. Thank You Steve

[husky]

Andrew, I noticed that your receiver powered-up when you plugged in the USB cable. Mine doesn't, so I have to connect the main battery up. Have you any idea why that might be? It's frustrating because the air unit begins to overheat while I'm working through INAV. Receiver is a Crossfire Nano btw

[EWHiggs]

I'm at a loss as to why AtomRC didn't extend the ailerons control horn to be in line with the ailerons neutral angle pivot point to maintain control surface throw symmetry on such a nice design. The degree of asymmetry in control throw distance added is hard to measure accurately, and better done at the servo if that's what you want (for differential aileron throw, etc) allowing asymmetry in both directions up and down.

[fixchoco]

Hello, I have a question regarding the installation of the plane. Please understand that it's my first time assembling and making it myself, so I don't know it well because the instructions are poor.

I bought the current RTH+FPV version. I searched and found out that I needed a receiver with SBUS function, so I bought R88 of Radio Master.

I'm wondering if the controller F405 provided by ATOMRC serves as a normal receiver, apart from video transmission. I'm wondering how to bind if you're playing that role. I look forward to your kind reply. Thank you.

[Crunklefloop]

Nice overview Andrew. It looks like they've used Quad style ESCs, have they added any capacitors on the ESCs too or just the one cap for the battery feed?

[stepheny]

Has anyone tried a ZOHD Kopilot with this one?.
Great video Andrew as always

[miksterr]

Andrew, can you do waypoint missions with the supplied FC?

[RayMckenzie-vg]

I got an atom swordfish for Christmas. I tried to maiden it today and every time i through it it would fly out about 10 to 20 feet and make a hard right turn and hit the ground. I did set it up like the instructions said -1800 and the arrow pointing towards the rear. Do you have any idea on what is going on. Thanks for your help. Ray