Today Project Appa took a big step in our project goals. Our first flight test of the power system was successful. We were able to fly at small altitudes with the power system onboard and the tether cable we designed. The drone was completely powered from the wall. Next we will add a case to the power supply and possibly a fan to help with cooling. Here is a video of this test flight.
Towards the end of this video you can see Justin using a laser thermometer to see the temperature of the power supply. After a 20 second flight the temperature rose to 322 °K. This shows we do not have enough airflow over the bottom of the power supply for adequate cooling. This will be addressed with the case.